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Pertussis treatment within the first 1-2 weeks is most effective for reducing symptom severity.

Highly contagious whooping cough rises in California to highest level in years

Whooping cough — highly contagious and potentially dangerous — has surged in California to levels not seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Denzel Washington in a black suit and tie leaning forward and posing against a column

Denzel Washington is nearly 10 years sober: Drug, alcohol use led to ‘a lot of damage’

PALM SPRINGS, CA - NOVEMBER 7, 2024 - - Sesar Orozco, center, foreground) enjoys a conversation with friends at Las Palmas, a brewery and wine bar in Palms Springs on November 7, 2024. Rey Romero, right, is co-owner of Las Palmas. Sesar is a florist in Palm Springs who also grew up there. He and a bunch of his friends left their hometown after high school to live in bigger cities - San Diego, San Francisco - before deciding to come home and open businesses in Palm Springs, Indio and Coachella - reshaping their home town in their own image, younger and cooler. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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Who needs L.A.? These 30-somethings are creating a hip, communal oasis in Palm Springs

Ron Worley, candidate for Gaston county commissioner, displays an I Voted Today sticker on Super Tuesday at the entrance to a polling location Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Belmont, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Political stress: Can you stay engaged without sacrificing your mental health?

Mehmet Oz, the former host of "The Dr. Oz Show," speaks during a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Trump nominates Dr. Oz to head Medicare and Medicaid and help take on ‘illness industrial complex’

Alameda County child believed to be latest case of bird flu; source unknown

California’s protections for transgender care could be tested under Trump

You can still hike scenic Palos Verdes. Here are 5 safe trails that avoid the landslides

Dozens sickened and 1 person dies after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli

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Los Angeles, CA - November 06:Inside the Strength Shoppe, clients in their 80s and 90s do slow motion strength training, lifting heavy weights very slowly. The Strength Shoppe on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Marcus Ubungen / Los Angeles Times)

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Is this ‘slow’ strength training method the fountain of youth? L.A.’s 90-year-olds say yes

Strength training has many benefits for health and longevity. Now many older Angelenos are seeking out a method called slow motion strength training to protect their joints and heal injuries.

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