Health Archives • Long Beach Post

Ex-St. Mary nursing officer wins $27.5 million in lawsuit alleging retaliation after she raised safety concerns

by City News Service June 27, 2025June 27, 2025

The suit alleged she was forced out of her role after raising serious concerns about patient care and safety.

Health Department warns about confirmed measles case in Long Beach

by Jacob Sisneros June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

Medicaid work rules could leave a million Californians with no health insurance

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

‘I’m really scared’: Elderly and disabled Californians with more than $2,000 could lose Medi-Cal

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

Your medical debt could be wiped away: LA County buys and forgives millions of dollars of it

by John Donegan May 16, 2025May 18, 2025

Medi-Cal coverage of weight loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposal

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

After promising universal health care, California governor must reconsider immigrant coverage

by Angela Hart, KFF Health News and Christine Mai-Duc, KFF Health News May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

Long Beach nurses to strike May 22 in protest of pay, working conditions

by John Donegan May 10, 2025May 11, 2025

Long Beach is giving away free gun safes to help prevent accidental firearm deaths

by Jacob Sisneros April 23, 2025April 29, 2025

These communities are unaware they’ve lived near toxic gas for decades. Why has no action been taken?

by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, CalMatters April 23, 2025April 23, 2025