Health

Two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus, health officials said.

Lawmakers have taken steps to require insurers to keep more accurate directories of doctors and specialists, but state rules still aren’t complete, and penalties are rare.

Lawmakers have focused on the high cost of diabetes drugs. The announcement will make state-branded insulin available two years later than the governor originally promised.

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped.

New tracking devices are being tested on dementia and Alzheimer patients by LA County Department of Aging and Disabilities