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Calif. (August 11, 2026) – Blue Shield of California and Cedars-Sinai Health System have reached a new long-term agreement that ensures the nonprofit health plan’s Commercial HMO and PPO members will continue to have in-network access to Cedars-Sinai Health System facilities and providers throughout Southern California

Emma Heming Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis, visited the California State Capitol this week to advocate for legislation that would add frontotemporal dementia (FTD) to the state’s neurodegenerative disease registry

Amid the national outbreaksof cyclospora — a foodborne parasite that causes explosive diarrhea, has sickened tens of thousands of people nationally and led to two reported deaths — California health officials have reassured residents: The state remains one of the few unaffected by the outbreak

UC San Diego Health and its three hospitals (Hillcrest Medical Center, Jacobs Medical Center and East Campus Medical Center) have been ranked as the top care facilities in California and the region and among the top 20 in the nation according to the 2026-2027 U.S. News & World Report ”Best Hospitals” survey. UC San Diego Health has…

Those sensitive to heat or who spend extended amounts of time outdoors could be susceptible to heat-related illnesses. Consider dressing in loose, light-colored fabrics

John Loeppky Thu, July 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM UTC “California sober” is a controversial harm-reduction approach.Credit: Verywell / Tara Anand

Michelle Cisneros and husband Darren Campbell recount the dramatic moments they welcomed daughter Valentina in a fast-food parking lot with the help of firefighters after realizing they wouldn’t make it back to the hospital

Researchers analyzed wolf scat collected during the summers of 2022 and 2023 from the Lassen and Harvey wolf packs, whose ranges include parts of Lassen, Plumas and Shasta counties. They found cattle DNA in 72% of the samples

As the school year approaches, California health officials are urging parents to update their children’s routine vaccinations to comply with state requirements and prevent disease outbreaks