Tag: Death
Thousand Oaks nursing home resident arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate
A resident of a Thousand Oaks nursing home has been arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office...
30 years later, a family's loss gives life to others
For the Green family, the memory of Oct. 1, 1994 is many things at once: the date of their greatest pain and...
California surgeon general sets goal of reducing maternal mortality by 50%
California’s surgeon general has unveiled a new initiative to reduce maternal mortality and set a goal of halving the rate of...
See COVID's toll on California's life expectancy in new CDC longevity report
It was the year COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, and the pandemic’s startling death toll in California and elsewhere appeared close to...
Deaths from drug overdoses plateaued in L.A. County in 2023 after years of increases
Deaths from drug overdoses and poisoning reached a plateau last year in Los Angeles County — the first time in a decade...
Be grateful for what you have. It may help you live longer
Death may be inevitable, but that hasn’t stopped health researchers from looking for ways to put it off as long as possible....