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Features and interviews focusing on health and health care in Southern California from KPCC's award-winning news team. Visit KPCC online at www.kpcc.org.

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Friday, March 2, 2012

UCLA researchers stop Parkinson's progression in animal tests


A possible breakthrough has happened in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. UCLA researchers have found a way to stop the pr..


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Friday, March 2, 2012

Study: Obesity can make it hard to walk or even stand up


A new study out of USC says that older, obese adults may lose so much muscle, they may have trouble walking or standing up due t..


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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Orange County's Chapman University to get new type of pharmacy program, focusing on tech


Chapman University and the Keck Institute have teamed up to create a pharmacy grad school which will focus on the future of phar..


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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Brentwood boy wonder makes iPhone, iPad apps, donates tens of thousands to help kids, medical research


Going to the hospital for surgery can be traumatic, especially for kids. But Cameron Cohen, 13, transformed his experience into ..


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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Supreme Court sends complex Medi-Cal case back to 9th Circuit appeals court


The U.S. Supreme Court has kicked a California Medi-Cal case back to a lower court. Even a U.S. Supreme Court justice admitted t..


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Thursday, February 23, 2012

California patient advocate only gives 1 HMO 4 stars


There’s a new report card out from California’s Patient Advocate Office. How does your health plan stack up against the othe..


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Friday, February 17, 2012

Democratic women criticize hearing on religious freedom and contraception


Religious leaders testified before a House committee today that the health care mandate to provide free birth control infringes ..


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Friday, February 17, 2012

Pilot program reverses weight gain in low-income Latino pre-schoolers


The pilot program at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital is the first to reverse weight gain that’s common to pre-school Lat..


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

SEIU workers accuse California hospitals of 'price gouging'


Union health care workers gathered signatures outside Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood for two initiatives they ho..


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

GOP amendment would allow any employer to opt out of providing health services on moral grounds


A GOP amendment to a Senate transportation bill would allow any employer to opt out of providing free birth control or other hea..


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

LA middle school students performing brain surgery? Well, virtually.


Middle school students performing brain surgery? Don't be scared. It's all part of a day of special learning at Cedars-Sinai Med..


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Inmate on hunger strike dies at California State Prison, Corcoran


An inmate on a hunger strike at Corcoran state prison has died after refusing food for four days, but preliminary reports say he..


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Clinical trial: Stem cells can help regrow healthy heart tissue, shrink scars


Heart attack patients who receive stem cells derived from their own hearts can regrow healthy heart tissue and shrink the scar t..


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Saturday, February 11, 2012

UCLA program brings Latino doctors to underserved areas


As California’s Latino population grows, so too does the need for doctors who speak fluent Spanish and who understand the Lati..


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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Consumer Watchdog sues Senior Health Insurance for allegedly cheating elderly


Consumer Watchdog has announced a suit against a long-term care insurance company, accusing it of cheating the elderly by making..


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