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Jun 2 9:19 am
  • virus

LA County identifies first presumed case of monkeypox

City News Service

Los Angeles County health officials said, “The risk of monkeypox in the general population remains very low.”

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Mar 17 2022 10:00 am
  • podcast

This Long Beach man is using a painful diagnosis to help others with sickle cell anemia

Jackie Rae

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.

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Dec 5 2021 9:00 am
  • health

Long Beach saw record number of sexually transmitted infections in 2020

Melissa Evans

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.

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Apr 11 2021 2:08 pm
  • Port of Long Beach

Asthma programs to receive $3.7 million from Port of Long Beach

Crystal Niebla

The Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area has also been ranked in the past for having the worst ozone pollution in the nation.

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Jan 28 2021 1:36 pm
  • health

That giant white tent in the parking lot at Lakewood Center will soon house an outdoor gym

Brandon Richardson

The huge 14,600-square-foot outdoor gym would open for members of 24 Hour Fitness on Monday.

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Oct 23 2020 1:26 pm
  • health

With national focus on Black Lives Matter, Long Beach program hopes to raise awareness for Black baby mortality rates

Kelly Puente

Long Beach’s Black Infant Health program is one of two sites in the state selected to lead a new awareness campaign.

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Aug 8 2020 11:40 am
  • COVID-19

Informe muestra lo saludable que era Long Beach antes del coronavirus

Sebastian Echeverry

Una evaluación de salud reciente de Long Beach realizada antes de que comenzara la pandemia puede dar pistas sobre la magnitud de la pandemia.

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Aug 1 2020 12:49 pm
  • health

Report shows how healthy Long Beach was before coronavirus

Sebastian Echeverry

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.

0
Jul 3 2020 10:11 am
  • health

Sale of flavored tobacco is now banned in Long Beach

Staff Reports

The prohibition includes flavored cigarillos, flavored electronic smoking devices, flavored electronic smoking device fluid, including nicotine and non-nicotine products and menthol cigarettes.

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May 12 2020 3:44 pm
  • Terminal Island

Terminal Island is failing to protect inmates from COVID-19, congresswoman says after tour

Brandon Richardson

“I’m very concerned about what I saw in there,” Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán said after a tour of Terminal Island prison.

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