Emily Alpert Reyes covers public health for the Los Angeles Times. She previously reported on Los Angeles city government and politics, as well as on the census and demographics, tracking how our lives are changing in Los Angeles, California and the country. Before joining The Times, she worked for the pioneering nonprofit news website voiceofsandiego.org, winning national awards for her reporting on education. She has also traveled to Bolivia as a fellow with the International Reporting Project and survived the University of Chicago.
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A Los Angeles gynecologist agreed to surrender his medical license amid accusations of “unprofessional conduct,” including asking a patient about her religious beliefs after she disclosed a previous abortion.
Nov. 6, 2024
California voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 35, the measure that cements an existing tax on health plans to help fund the Medi-Cal program, as election results continued to be tallied Wednesday.
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Local officials say the new clubhouse that opened in July, Fountain House Hollywood, is the only one of its kind in Los Angeles. It’s a community run by people diagnosed with serious mental health conditions.
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Maternal health organizations and advocates are urging the California surgeon general to suspend the rollout of a plan aimed at reducing maternal mortality.
Oct. 29, 2024
Twenty-five more patients are suing a longtime OB-GYN, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and other facilities where he worked over allegations of sexual abuse.
Oct. 22, 2024
The National Union of Healthcare Workers said nearly 2,400 mental health workers launched the job action after Kaiser Permanente management turned down their proposals.
Oct. 21, 2024
Engineered stone makers have started to offer products with less silica amid an international outcry over countertop cutters falling ill and dying from silicosis.
Oct. 21, 2024
A driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into the roof of a Rancho Palos Verdes home on Sunday evening, suffering minor injuries.
Oct. 20, 2024
More than 2,000 unionized psychologists, therapists and other mental health professionals at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California plan to launch an indefinite strike Monday amid complaints that the massive system has failed to address problems with how it provides mental health care.
Oct. 18, 2024