The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health shared its final findings of soil testing in the fire-affected communities.

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The number of kids who die from the flu every year is sobering. Last year, there were 216 pediatric flu deaths - the highest in 15 years.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week reported the death of a school-aged child due to a rare complication occurring from a measles infection experienced as an infant. In a ...

The school-aged child developed a rare but fatal brain condition years after recovering from a measles infection, California health officials said.

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Kate Sequeira is the audience editor for the Los Angeles Times early childhood education initiative. She worked previously as a production specialist for The Times’ Reading by 9 literacy program.

LOS ANGELES - A school-aged child in Los Angeles County died due to complications from a measles infection. According to the ...

Health officials say that the child developed a condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, which can develop in ...

City officials said that there have been no human cases of rabies reported in the city and that the exposure risk remains low.

A school-age child in Los Angeles County who had measles as an infant has died of a rare complication, the county health ...

The health department said the death is a "painful reminder" of how dangerous measles can be in unvaccinated people.