• Thu. May 28th, 2026

The Pulse of Southern California

Health

  • Home
  • California’s possible new House lines not a sure winner

California’s possible new House lines not a sure winner

California voters have made a couple things clear over the last couple of decades: they don’t like partisan manipulation of political maps. And they don’t like President Trump. Those two…

Una prueba que ofrece información clave sobre el riesgo de infarto

By Paula Span Una larga lista de familiares paternos de Lynda Hollander padecían enfermedades cardíacas y varios habían tenido cirugías importantes. Por eso, cuando llegó a los 50 años y…

Aclarando la confusión sobre las vacunas contra covid-19

By Michelle Andrews Si quieres vacunarte contra covid-19 este otoño, ¿lo cubrirá el seguro médico de tu empleador? No hay una respuesta clara. El secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos,…

Medicaid: nuevo requisito federal de trabajo deja a estados sin mucho margen de maniobra

By Katheryn Houghton and Bram Sable-Smith Cuando el presidente Donald Trump firmó una ley que agrega requisitos laborales para algunos beneficiarios de Medicaid, es posible que haya perjudicado a legisladores…

Living unhoused and undocumented in one of California’s hottest regions

Temperatures were fast approaching 116 degrees as Rubén Partida and his wife, Kimberly, loaded their dusty Nissan Frontier truck with two coolers of water and Gatorades blanketed in ice. As…

Congress Looks To Ease Restrictions on Veterans’ Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals

By Tony Leys WATERLOO, Iowa — John-Paul Sager appreciates the care he has received at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics, but he thinks it should be easier for…

12 things you probably haven’t done in San Francisco — but should ASAP

Maybe you’ve heard about San Francisco’s doom loop. But have you met its jumbo nude? As just about any San Franciscan could tell you, “doom loop” is shorthand for the…

RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses such as COVID-19 and…

Shopping for an electric vehicle? The rebates don’t last much longer

Orange County resident Michael Buday has one eye on the calendar as he makes plans to purchase a used Tesla. He has two months left to take advantage of a…

‘The Pitt’ premiere’s ‘Easter eggs,’ explained character by character

“7 a.m.,” the pilot episode of “The Pitt,” introduces viewers to the organized chaos of a Pittsburgh hospital emergency room and the doctors and nurses who spend their days going…