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

Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett hospitalized after adverse reaction to meds
Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett was hospitalized over the weekend after having an adverse reaction to medication he took for a bronchial infection. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

Beyond Erewhon: Inside the L.A. grocery store where all the cool vegans are flocking
Besties Vegan Paradise market's brand of veganism is infused with hip-hop, streetwear, tattoos and other youth culture (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Deborah Vankin Source Type: news

California woman dies after using toxic, lead-filled hemorrhoid cream
The California Department of Health has issued a public warning about a Vietnamese ointment after a Sacramento woman died of lead poisoning in March. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ruben Vives Source Type: news

My 17-year-old Honda, Broomhilda, met a tragic end. Why do we grieve when our cars die?
If you live in L.A., you spend so much time in your car that it becomes somewhere significant memories are made. It becomes a supporting character in your story. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Vivian Manning-Schaffel Source Type: news

Opinion: My son was killed with a gun. Like too many California parents, I don't know who did it
Low homicide clearance rates help perpetuate gun violence. Legislation under consideration in Sacramento would help more families reopen cold cases. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mattie Scott Source Type: news

A little too obsessed with Taylor Swift? It might be a coping mechanism
In 'The Age of Magical Overthinking,' Amanda Montell observes how information overload and online culture has hijacked our brain's hard-wired vulnerabilities. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Chen Source Type: news

Kaiser accused of violations months after state fine on mental healthcare
Months after Kaiser Permanente reached a sweeping agreement with state regulators to improve its mental health services, the healthcare giant is facing allegations that patients could be improperly losing such care. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes Source Type: news

Bergamot Comedy Fest delivers laughter and lessons on mental health at The Crow
The weeklong festival offered diverse panels for creatives, comics, and writers along with packed comedy shows with mental health as its central theme on Friday. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alex Distefano Source Type: news

Where Biden, Trump and Kennedy stand on housing and homelessness
Housing and homelessness are election issues of extreme importance to Californians. Here's where the major presidential candidates stand. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Oreskes Source Type: news