LA County identifies first presumed case of monkeypox
Los Angeles County health officials said, “The risk of monkeypox in the general population remains very low.”
This Long Beach man is using a painful diagnosis to help others with sickle cell anemia
Lathan Singleton III is the founder of the Unspoken Hero Society, a nonprofit organization that provides support, advocacy and tools to those affected by chronic illnesses.
Long Beach saw record number of sexually transmitted infections in 2020
More complete data for 2020 is expected to be released early next year, but so far it appears 2020 was a record year for STI infections.
Asthma programs to receive $3.7 million from Port of Long Beach
The Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area has also been ranked in the past for having the worst ozone pollution in the nation.
That giant white tent in the parking lot at Lakewood Center will soon house an outdoor gym
The huge 14,600-square-foot outdoor gym would open for members of 24 Hour Fitness on Monday.
With national focus on Black Lives Matter, Long Beach program hopes to raise awareness for Black baby mortality rates
Long Beach’s Black Infant Health program is one of two sites in the state selected to lead a new awareness campaign.
Informe muestra lo saludable que era Long Beach antes del coronavirus
Una evaluación de salud reciente de Long Beach realizada antes de que comenzara la pandemia puede dar pistas sobre la magnitud de la pandemia.
Report shows how healthy Long Beach was before coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted parts of the city more severely than others, and a recent health assessment of Long Beach conducted before the pandemic began may hold clues as to why.
Sale of flavored tobacco is now banned in Long Beach
The prohibition includes flavored cigarillos, flavored electronic smoking devices, flavored electronic smoking device fluid, including nicotine and non-nicotine products and menthol cigarettes.
Terminal Island is failing to protect inmates from COVID-19, congresswoman says after tour
“I’m very concerned about what I saw in there,” Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán said after a tour of Terminal Island prison.