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LOS ANGELES — With the COVID-19 state of emergency a thing of the past, California health officials on Friday unveiled plans to relax guidance on masking in high-risk settings and to end vaccination requirements for health care workers.

The S&P 500 isn't as cheap as it was — it's up 3.6% this year after all. But analysts still spot relatively bargain-priced stocks due to rally.

An acute change in mood that persists for weeks should not be ignored.

Unearthed document from the 1840s reveals how much patients were paying for their mental health care at the Royal Edinburgh Asylum - and it's a real eye-opener.

The news that Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Feb. 15, 2023, to be treated for clinical depression sparked a national discussion around the need for openness about mental health struggles. This comes after Fetterman suffered a near-fatal stroke in…

Having recently returned from sitting bedside with a surgical patient at a local hospital for two straight weeks, I can faithfully attest to some basic truths about modern medicine. First, it’s not Club Med. In many ways, it’s like having an inquisitive, yet psychotic, toddler armed with a blood pressure…

Among other steps, the agency’s Office of Civil Rights is being reorganized to better investigate complaints of violations of HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

The prioritisation of economic values in the health care system may not be explicitly stated in PR material, but is felt by staff in every memo and scheduling and waitlist decision, say Alina Pavlova and Nathan Consedine

Nearly 70 cities and counties across rural America have banned abortion in the past few years as part of a slow-burning conservative campaign to outlaw the procedure everywhere.