Tag: patient
Doctors identify 'alarming' new strain of drug-resistant bacteria in Los Angeles
Three men sought help at clinics or emergency rooms in Los Angeles County over a three-month period this year, each reporting severe...
What is spondylolisthesis, the back condition that derailed Luigi Mangione's life?
What a difference a fraction of an inch can make.Having one of the 33 bones in his spine out of alignment by...
Opinion: Too many older Americans are getting tested for Alzheimer's
An 80-something patient came in for an annual visit recently and was worried that recent memory lapses might be symptoms of Alzheimer’s...
Microdosing Ozempic? Why some people are playing doctor with weight-loss drugs
Shauna Bookless never imagined she’d become her own pharmacist. But after gaining more than 20 pounds during undergraduate and graduate school and...
Health groups call for suspending state plan on maternal deaths, saying it burdens patients
Dozens of maternal health organizations and advocates are urging the California surgeon general to suspend the rollout of a plan aimed at...
Opinion: I'm a doctor in East L.A. and Beverly Hills. I want to treat obesity the same way in both places
As a diabetes specialist, I’ve treated thousands of patients, some in Beverly Hills and some in East Los Angeles. My Beverly Hills...