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Reflecting on the Pivotal Moments: Top News Stories in the United States in 2023...

As we bid farewell to 2023, these pivotal moments and ongoing developments serve as a testament to the resilience, adaptability, and collective aspirations of the American people.

Californians can now buy Narcan in pharmacies...

The drug can reverse an overdose of opioids such as heroin and fentanyl

Numbers of COVID infections in Los Angeles County are increasing...

According to public health data, this week there was a daily average of 512 new COVID infections and an average of 422 hospitalizations; people at risk are asked to take

CDC found Covid 19 HIV herpes and hepatitis in unlicensed California lab...

Local and federal authorities spent months investigating a Fresno County warehouse they suspected had an illegal lab of medical waste and hazardous materials.

Thousands of Los Angeles County residents may lose their Medi-Cal coverage...

Nearly 40,000 county residents may lose their access to Medi-Cal with the end of the rules imposed by the pandemic; people need to submit documentation to show they do qualify

Healthy fish to include in your diet...

It is likely that the smaller the fish, the less likely it is that these fish have higher levels of mercury which makes it much healthier for the human organism.

Fentanyl deaths cross the US border...

Of the 7,328 people who lost their lives in Canada in 2022 from drug overdoses, 81% of deaths were linked to fentanyl.

Guatemala declares a red alert in three municipalities due to an increase in COVID-19 cases...

San Marcos La Laguna, Santiago Atitlan and Sacapulas are the Guatemalan municipalities with the highest number of cases of the virus. Another 74 municipalities are under orange alert.

How big are the fires that are hitting Canada and filling New York with smoke...

It is common for there to be fires at this time of year, but they are being the most virulent in the last decade,

Smoke from the Canadian fires continues to affect millions in the Northeast US...

Millions remain under air quality advisories in the United States as wildfires rage across Canada, spewing a thick haze of smoke in the northeast of the country

246 shootings and more than 17 thousand victims in 147 days in the United States...

They seek to establish special taxes on firearms in California to raise funds to help victims

The finding that reveals the brutal treatment of child workers in the Industrial Revolutio...

The skeletons of minors employed in factories are a testimony of the hell in which they lived. The children worked 14-hour days and their remains show signs of illness and

60,000 pounds of an explosive chemical went missing on a freight train traveling from Wyoming to California...

Kristen South, a spokeswoman for Union Pacific, the rail company that transported the chemical

CDC: 2 doses of mpox vaccine were 86% effective against infection...

CDC officials said the results showed the importance of at-risk populations getting vaccinated or receiving a second dose.

Heartbreaking stories that reflect the collapse of hospitals in Afghanistan...

Health centers in the Central Asian country do not have the resources or staff to perform routine operations or offer treatment for curable diseases.

Florida Attorney General Sues Biden Administration to Halt Mass Release of Immigrants as Title 42 Ends...

The Florida attorney general requested a temporary restraining order to prevent immigrants from being released on parole into the US.

Artificial intelligence offers better and more empathetic advice than human doctors...

The panel of healthcare professional raters preferred ChatGPT responses to those of human physicians 79% of the time

Google search predictions increase fear and anxiety among Spanish speakers...

Autocompletes evoked fear and stress among Spanish-speakers, as well as skepticism and hesitancy toward the autocomplete searches themselves.

Senate approves ending Covid emergency, 3 years after initial declaration...

The resolution to end the Covid emergency, which passed the House earlier this year, now heads to the president's desk Joe Biden

California lifts mask requirement and vaccination mandate for healthcare workers on April 3...

California Public Health Updates Rules for Wearing Masks in Indoor High-Risk and Healthcare Settings; the change occurs after the end of the state of public health emergency by COVID since

Los Angeles County Passes Four Anti-Gun Violence Ordinances...

Supervisors of one of the most populous counties in the nation decided not to wait for the US Congress and approved measures to improve the safety of its residents

Severe storms are a warning to prepare for emergencies...

Remember that there are resources available to those impacted

New Louisiana law requiring ID to view p**n could be easy to break...

Experts believe that young people who want to access adult content can circumvent the law that requires them to present an ID with tools as basic as a VPN

Fear for the triplendemic led by a rebound in covid-19...

Authorities offer recommendations to avoid contagion

World record: the United States reached more than 100 million cases of Covid...

The United States is the first country to record 100 million cases of COVID-19. Experts say it's likely underestimated

Los Angeles County health officials strongly urge wearing masks indoors due to increased infections...

This Tuesday, the county Department of Public Health reported 2,370 new cases and 9 deaths related to the disease; the number of people hospitalized is 1,040 sick

Misinformation, a 'cancer' against vaccines for Covid-19...

In California, Latinos have been the hardest hit by the pandemic

Mexico buys oral treatment against COVID-19 from Pfizer...

The treatment reduces the risk of hospitalization or death by 89%, when started within three days of the onset of symptoms.

Why are we getting sick from covid even after getting vaccinated and the booster dose?...

The reasons why some people have not been infected are varied, and range from taking greater precautions even within the same household and how long ago you got the vaccine

San Francisco declares public health emergency over monkeypox...

The city has more than 260 cases of monkeypox after reporting its first case in early June

Los Angeles may impose indoor mask mandate next week...

Of all the tools we have used in this pandemic to counter the spread of COVID, wearing masks indoors is one of the simplest and turns out to be very

Global warning issued as Super Gonorrhoea resulting from infertility to blindness...

Scientists issue warning as Super gonorrhoea has high-level of resistance and is a drug-resistant type of STI.

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