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Robots to Link Calif. Hospitals for Stroke Network

05/07/2013

The goal behind the RP-VITA "telestroke program" is to assess and provide care in hospitals where 24-hour access to stroke specialists may be unavailable.

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05/07/2013

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LA County Wants Paramedics Free to Take Psychiatric Patients to Mental Health Centers

01/27/2017

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New state legislation would change a law that bars paramedics from taking patients to mental health urgent care and sobering centers

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01/27/2017

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As 2016 Ends, Flu Toll Spikes in California

12/31/2016

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Three deaths have now been reported in the Golden State, and dozens of people are heading to local hospitals.

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12/31/2016

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Officials Say Calif. Spice Outbreak Acted as Rehearsal for Mass Casualty Event

09/21/2016

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Earlier this month, nearly 70 people were sickened in downtown L.A.'s Skid Row.

Earlier this month, nearly 70...

09/21/2016

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Nearly Two Dozen Homeless People in Calif. Fall Ill After Smoking `Illicit Substance`

08/23/2016

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Fourteen of the patients needed to be transported to the hospital.

Fourteen of the patients needed...

08/23/2016

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Ebola Monitoring Program Ends in Los Angeles

01/08/2016

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Almost 1,300 travelers who had visited Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea had been monitored across California for Ebola since October 2014

Almost 1,300 travelers who had...

01/08/2016

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Los Angeles County Firefighters Continue Search and Rescue in Nepal After Second Quake

05/13/2015

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The rescue team was still in Nepal from the April 25 earthquake, and will now remain in the country to aid with search and rescue after the 7.3-magnitude aftershock.

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05/13/2015

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UCLA Researchers Say Low Income Diabetics More Likely to Lose a Limb

08/14/2014

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In their study, UCLA researchers found African-Americans and non-English speaking residents are more likely to undergo an amputation.

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08/14/2014

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Mostly Young, Obese Adults Affected by This Year`s Flu

02/08/2014

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Although the CDC found that obesity was the top underlying medical condition among those who were hospitalized this season, researchers were careful not to call it a definitive risk factor.

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02/08/2014

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Hospitals find ways to navigate homeless into shelters

10/25/2013

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Oct. 25--WOODLAND HILLS -- Almost once a week, Guadalupe Tolentino's liver and bloodstream drown in liquor and sorrow, and that gets him a free ambulance ride to Kaiser Permanente's Emergency Department. There, doctors and nurses...

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10/25/2013

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