Rumer Willis hopes being transparent about Bruce Willis' health will give people hope
Bruce Willis is great amid dementia battle, Rumer Willis says. 'My dad is so beloved, and that's been so evident in the transparency with which we've been sharing.' (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

Long Beach health officials declare tuberculosis outbreak a public health emergency
Long Beach Health officials declared a public health emergency on Thursday afternoon after one person died and nine others were hospitalized due to a tuberculosis outbreak. The spread was contained to one single-room occupancy hotel. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew J. Campa Source Type: news

Tarot is everywhere. But her fresh decks are 'a little less caftan, a little more rock 'n' roll'
Kim Krans' bestselling "The Wild Unknown" has pushed her to the top of the booming divination industry of tarot and divination. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Simone Wilson Source Type: news

Prince William shares positive health update about Kate Middleton amid cancer battle
Prince William said that his wife Catherine and their children are 'all doing well' months after the princess revealed that she has an undisclosed form of cancer. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

For Anne Hathaway, going five years without booze is a bigger milestone than 'middle age'
Anne Hathaway put alcohol (and hangovers) on a shelf more than five years ago. Now, she's expressing gratitude for the gifts and opportunities she's been given. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

Regular mammograms should start at 40 as breast cancer rates rise for younger women, panel says
New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say breast cancer screening should begin at 40 and continue every other year through age 74. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news

To save Black lives, panel urges regular mammograms for all women ages 40 to 74
New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say breast cancer screening should begin at 40 and continue every other year through age 74. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news

Opinion: My mother set herself on fire. Why do people choose to self-immolate?
Don't dismiss these horrifying acts as 'crazy,' because they're rarely so simple. There was a cultural context when my mother did it in 1971, just as there is today. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nina St. Pierre Source Type: news

Ashley Judd, Aloe Blacc open up about deaths of Naomi Judd, Avicii in White House visit
Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc promote a White House suicide prevention strategy, speaking candidly about the deaths of musicians Naomi Judd and Avicii. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

Delta Burke looks back on 'Designing Women' exit, and using crystal meth to lose weight
Delta Burke explains why she moved back to Florida decades after being fired from 'Designing Women': The business was killing her and she 'didn't want to die in L.A.' (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

Taylor Swift's new album is rife with breakup songs. Psychologists explain why we love them
Taylor Swift's new studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," draws inspiration from her breakup with longtime beau Joe Alwyn. What draws music fans to songs about failed relationships? (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Karen Kaplan Source Type: news

Newsom calls for increased oversight of local homelessness efforts
The call to ramp up accountability is the latest example of Newsom pointing at local governments for the failure to lessen homelessness, which has only worsened in his tenure despite more than $20 billion in state funds spent on programs to help. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Taryn Luna Source Type: news

Author Sophie Kinsella reveals that she's had brain cancer since 2022: 'All is stable'
'Confessions of a Shopaholic' scribe Sophie Kinsella reveals she was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022. Since then she's had surgery, radiation and chemo. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

Kate Beckinsale's 'Tummy Troubles Survivor' shirt hints at ailment that hospitalized her
Kate Beckinsale wore a T-shirt emblazoned with 'Tummy Troubles Survivor,' an apparent reference to the mystery medical issue that hospitalized her in March. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

He wasn't a crier, but then his wife died — and the tears wouldn't stop. How one father found his way forward
When bereavement books didn't help Warren Kozak, he decided to write his own. Only after he was done did he realize that his book about loss was really a book about love. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Richard Harris Source Type: news