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Dr. Alexander Assists Westside’s Hearing Impaired

May 16, 2018

May 16, 2018

By KELDINE HULL| Dr. Melissa Alexander, founder of Alexander Audiology, diagnosis and treats patients with varying degrees of hearing loss....

Pregnancy Myths | Kaiser Permanente Thrive

May 7, 2018

May 7, 2018

Dr. Veronica Grijalva, an OB/GYN at Kaiser Permanente Thrive in West LA, separates the pregnancy facts from fiction in a myth busting interview with Brooke Thomas.

Westside Beat: Stroke Support Group

March 20, 2018

March 20, 2018

If you’ve had a stroke, then Heart Health Awareness is not something that you only think about in February, it...

Help Protect Your Family’s Health – Join the “Check Before You Burn” Campaign

February 22, 2018

February 22, 2018

During wildland fires — including recent record-breaking events — billowing columns of smoke spread harmful levels of air pollution across...

California Legislature Gets Serious About Addressing Plastic Pollution: Bill Addresses Alarming Environmental and Public Health Issue

February 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

Assemblymember Richard Bloom introduced legislation that begins confronting the most pervasive, but least talked about, type of plastic pollution: plastic...

Healthcare Workers to Vote Thursday, Nov. 30 on ULP Strike at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica

November 30, 2017

November 30, 2017

Hundreds of healthcare workers will vote Thursday, Nov. 30 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at St. John’s Health Center, 2121 Santa Monica...

Panel Discussion: Women’s Health & Reproductive Rights at Santa Monica Public Library

November 2, 2017

November 2, 2017

Santa Monica Public Library presents a panel discussion on women’s health and reproductive rights on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 7:00...

UCLA Health Launches Pioneering Mobile Stroke Unit With Support From L.A. County

October 26, 2017

October 26, 2017

Roughly every 40 seconds, someone in the United States will have a stroke. Almost every four minutes, one of those...

Breast Cancer Survivor and Single Mom Advises Women to Get Essential Health Screenings

October 12, 2017

October 12, 2017

October is Women’s Health and Breast Cancer Screening Month, and Shelley Ramey, a West Los Angeles resident and breast cancer...

100 Healthcare Workers, Allies to Protest Today at Noon About Understaffing at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica

October 12, 2017

October 12, 2017

One hundred healthcare workers and allies will protest today at 12 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12 at Providence St. John’s Health Center, 2121 Santa...