Indoor masking is optional for all staff and students starting Wednesday, but "highly encouraged."

The Los Angeles Unified School District's indoor mask requirement was dropped Monday by the United Los Angeles Teachers Union, ratifying a precautionary agreement.

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Hypertension is a frequent illness in which the long-term force of blood against artery walls is high enough to produce health issues like heart disease.

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For the first time in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law defining "medical necessity," compelling private health insurers to pay for additional mental health and addiction treatment.

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They are little reddish-brown bloodsuckers. Bedbug bites heal on their own in a week or two. However, bedbugs can produce an allergic or severe skin reaction in some people.

Nausea and vomiting are signs of many different things, like early pregnancy, concussions, and the stomach flu. Whether you're a child or an adult, this is true. There are many ways to get rid of nausea. Drinking ice-cold drinks and eating light, bland foods can help you feel better.

Being sedentary during a pandemic can cause elderly people to fall.

Everybody has had bouts of diarrhea at some point in his or her own life. The most common symptoms of diarrhea are frequent, watery bowel movements, abdominal cramps, and bloating.

Making simple improvements to your sodium intake can help your heart.

A diabetic coma is a dangerous side effect of diabetes that makes you pass out. In people who have diabetes, having dangerously high or low blood sugar (hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia) can cause them to pass out.

Brain Storm Calming

Michael A. Moskowitz was honored for his life's work helping migraine sufferers.

Autism Diagnosis and Treatment Delays Increased During the Pandemic.

Though research shows early treatment of autism is critical for long-term development, Wylie James Prescott, 3, had to wait almost a year after being diagnosed with autism.

How Do You Know If You're Having an Asthma Attack?

People who have asthma have asthma attacks when the muscles around their airways get tight