Chuck Norris, 86, was hospitalized on Kauai after a medical emergency; TMZ reports he is in good spirits while details remain scarce.

A new MESA analysis finds that each extra daily serving of ultraprocessed food modestly raises cardiovascular risk, with the biggest effects seen in Black participants. The findings are reported in JACC: Advances.

A new Measure of America portrait shows life expectancy across Los Angeles County varies by more than 16 years, with the county average falling to about 80.5 years. The report points to COVID, housing and widening inequality as drivers.

A former Beverly Hills nurse says she was fired after reporting patient‑safety problems at an upscale surgery center; court papers show a conditional settlement.

A 7‑year‑old who had measles as an infant died after developing SSPE, a rare and fatal brain disease. Doctors and health officials say the death underscores the stakes as measles returns.

A tentative court accord was filed in Santa Monica as Summit Malibu and the family of former adult performer Emily Willis move toward resolving a lawsuit over her 2024 medical emergency.

Pasadena’s Travel Vaccine Clinic is offering MMR doses, titers and yellow cards as measles cases rise nationwide. Appointments and walk‑ins are available on Mondays and Wednesdays.

USC plans a community pharmacy and clinic at 3232 W. Slauson Ave. in April to bring prescriptions, vaccines and screenings closer to South LA residents.

Long Beach will ship free harm-reduction kits — test strips and naloxone — discreetly to residents in neighborhoods hit hardest by overdoses.

Los Angeles County says Baylisascaris eggs were found in a Woodland Hills dog — the first formal detection in the county. Officials stress the risk to people is low but urge cleanup of raccoon feces and routine veterinary care.

State audits flagged 428 schools and the State Controller’s Office says districts lost more than $2.2M in attendance funding as measles activity climbs. Districts are tightening enrollment checks and running catch‑up clinics.

UCLA Health is converting the former Olympia Medical Center into a 119‑bed Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Mid‑Wilshire, including a 20‑bed outpatient stabilization unit.

A Los Angeles jury awarded $25 million after finding Pam butter‑flavored spray linked to bronchiolitis obliterans; the plaintiff is now on oxygen and awaiting a transplant.