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LOS ANGELES — Sustained jumps in cases and hospitalizations fueled by the hyper-infectious BA.5 subvariant pushed Los Angeles County into the high COVID-19 community level Thursday, a shift that could trigger a new public indoor mask mandate by the end of this month unless conditions improve.

Rumors abound that BA.5, or "stealth omicron," is going undetected on hospital lab tests

Keep your skin protected as temperatures rise this weekend

LOS ANGELES — California’s summer is being complicated by a dizzying array of omicron subvariants that have emerged over the last several months.

New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19 are on the rise in the U.S., CDC data shows.

With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so, and are being left behind.

Glyphosate is a common pesticide ingredient and has been linked to a number of health conditions in humans

Approval of shot widens options against the virus as CDC will meet next week to decide whether to sign off on vaccine

The protein-based vaccine still needs to be approved by the CDC before it can start to be administered

The United States has often been hostile toward Black gun ownership, but African Americans are the fastest growing demographic of armed weapons buyers in the country.

‘We apologise for the frustration caused and are working to build stable appointment infrastructure,’ the city health department said