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  • Technology that's been used for other ailments now holds new promise for people with low back pain.
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health, health care, medical research, healthy living, denise dador
  • Get help understanding the Covered California health insurance initiative.
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health, health insurance, health care, health & food
  • People attend an event in Glendale to learn more about how Covered California will affect Medicare.
  • With the Affordable Care Act, called Covered California here, many seniors want to know if Medicare will be affected.
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health, health care, health insurance, save money / consumer news, ric romero
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  • Health insurance is going to change for millions of Californians. Will there be more access to dental coverage?
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health, health care, health insurance, healthy living, denise dador
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  • Sure there have been some glitches, but just how successful has the launch of Covered California really been? Covered California is the state's version of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as "Obamacare."
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health, health care, health insurance, california news, carlos granda
  • Even with health care reform, the cost of prescription drugs for many in California will be unaffordable.
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health, health care, health insurance, healthy living, denise dador
  • An HIV testing facility is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Saturday that improves HIV testing efforts across the state.
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  • Some Californians will qualify for financial assistance that could dramatically lower their insurance rates.
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health, health care, health insurance, save money / consumer news, ric romero
  • Online enrollment for the new Covered California health insurance exchange was inundated on opening day Tuesday.
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health, health care, health insurance, save money / consumer news, carlos granda
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  • One of the biggest items in the new health care law is mandatory coverage for adults with pre-existing conditions.
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health, health care, health insurance, healthy living, denise dador
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  • There are four levels of health insurance available through the new health care marketplace called Covered California.
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health, health care, health insurance, save money / consumer news, ric romero
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  • Starting Jan. 1, all Covered California plans will have to cover 10 health categories identified as 'essential.'
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  • The ongoing government shutdown is putting some critical medical research on indefinite hold.
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medical research, health care, health, budget, national news, rudabeh shahbazi
  • Covered Californias website shows the four levels of coverage.
  • There are four levels of health insurance available through the new health care marketplace called Covered California.
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  • Thursday marked day three of open enrollment in the Covered California health insurance exchange.
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health, health care, health insurance, california news, carlos granda
  • New mom Patama Garcia is seen with her baby.
  • Starting Jan. 1, all Covered California plans will have to cover 10 health categories identified as 'essential.'
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  • Tuesday was the first day Americans were able to sign up for the government's new health plan. So who's eligible?
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health, health care, health insurance, save money / consumer news, ric romero
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  • Millions of Californians can now sign up for health insurance through the state's insurance marketplace called Covered California.
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  • Millions of Californians can start signing up for health insurance on Tuesday morning through Covered California.
  • Millions of Californians can start signing up for health insurance on Tuesday morning through Covered California.
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  • Beginning October 1, Californians can begin shopping for one of the many health care plans available through Covered California, the state's new health insurance marketplace.
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health, health care, health insurance, save money / consumer news, ric romero
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  • Soon millions of Californians who weren't eligible or couldn't afford health insurance can start shopping for plans.
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health, health care, health insurance, healthy living, denise dador
  • There are many questions about Covered California concerning who's eligible, what's available and how to enroll.
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health, health care, health insurance, healthy living, denise dador
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  • There are some ways to save big on prescription drug prices, and even get some medications for free.
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health, health care, health insurance, save money / consumer news, ric romero
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  • It's the most common congenital birth defect, affecting one in 500 babies, yet many new parents know nothing about it.
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health, health care, health insurance, healthy living, denise dador
  • A brochure for Covered California is seen.
  • A town hall meeting was held Friday at a Van Nuys hospital for people who had questions about the new health care law.
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health care, save money / consumer news
  • Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) is trying to educate as many people as he can about Covered California.  Enrollment begins October 1.
  • One group key to the success of the Covered California health insurance exchange is the Latino community. Studies show Latinos are twice as likely to die from diabetes and have higher rates of high blood pressure and obesity. It's also the community with one of the highest number of people uninsured.
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health, health care, health insurance, healthy living, denise dador
  • Eyewitness News Weathercaster Danny Romero presents an award at an event celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Hollywood Sunset Free Health Clinic in Silver Lake.
  • The Hollywood Sunset Free Health Clinic in Silver Lake celebrated 45 years of serving the uninsured in the area.
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  • It's time to get a flu shot, and now for the first time in decades, you're going to have more choices than ever before.
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health, flu, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • A San Bernardino sheriff's deputy who survived a dangerous infection says his biggest obstacle is not a physical one.
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health care, inland empire news, leticia juarez
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  • A new health program delivers nursing-home-level of care services, but seniors don't have to move into a home.
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  • Women in California may have greater access to abortion services under a controversial measure sent to Governor Brown.
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health care, women's health, california news, nannette miranda
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  • Californians will soon have some new choices in health care coverage. There's a push to get people signed up.
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health care, health insurance, california news, nannette miranda
  • Blue Shield won't pay for an expensive prostate cancer treatment because there's no science to justify the price.
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health insurance, health care, california news
  • Hearing the diagnosis of breast cancer is hard enough. But imagine having to go back in for a second surgery.
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health care, technology, healthy living, denise dador
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  • Big changes are coming to healthcare in California in just a few weeks, the result of the national healthcare overhaul.
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health care, health insurance, california news, robert holguin
  • A new technique for replacing the hip is getting people up and moving faster than ever before.
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health, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • Surgeons aren't able to get entire brain tumors removed. Now doctors can light up the tumor to see it better than before.
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health, cancer, health care, medical research, healthy living, denise dador
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles is seen in this file photo.
  • Ten California hospitals are facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines because of failures in patient care.
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california, health, health care, california news
  • A new study says you may want to think very hard about where you place your tattoos.
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health, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • A new study says you may want to think very hard about where you place your tattoos.
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  • An ambulance is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Communicating effectively during an ER visit is extremely important. One way to do that is in the first 10 seconds.
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health, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • An ambulance is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Communicating effectively during an ER visit is extremely important. One way to do that is in the first 10 seconds.
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health, health care, health & food
  • A patient gets his blood pressure measured  in this undated file photo.
  • There are five lesser-known symptoms you need to know about the risk of early heart attack.
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health, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • Scientists are using new technology to make treatment for aphasia patients more accessible.
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health, health care, healthy living, denise dador
  • Rather than releasing felons, Governor Jerry Brown is looking at ways to move the overcrowding across state lines.
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jerry brown, health care, california news, nannette miranda
  • There are well-known symptoms of diabetes, plus several warning signs you may not be familiar with.
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health, health care, children's health, healthy living, denise dador
  • A new kind of virtual reality therapy may help those who have autism and have difficulty interacting with others.
  • A new kind of 'virtual reality' therapy may help those who have autism and have difficulty interacting with others.
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health care, health, healthy living, denise dador
  • A new kind of virtual reality therapy may help those who have autism and have difficulty interacting with others.
  • A new kind of 'virtual reality' therapy may help those who have autism and have difficulty interacting with others.
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health care, health, health & food
  • A new study reveals there more to the idea that optimistic and happy people tend to have healthier outlooks.
  • A new study reveals there more to the idea that optimistic and happy people tend to have healthier outlooks.
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  • A new study reveals there more to the idea that optimistic and happy people tend to have healthier outlooks.
  • A new study reveals there more to the idea that optimistic and happy people tend to have healthier outlooks.
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health care, health, healthy living, denise dador