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Are Americans still drinking a lot of alcohol? Depends on your age
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol consumption has dropped among adults in the United States, according to researchers in California and Philadelphia. Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found that while alcohol use has decreased, rates are still higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, which lasted from 2020 to 2023. The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal “Annals of Internal Medicine” on Monday, Sept. 21. "It’s encouraging to see alcohol use decline for the first time since the start of the pandemic,” said Dr. Brian P. Lee, hepatologist and liver transplant specialist with Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California, in a university news release . Lee, a principal investigator of the study, added that “certain groups continue to have concerning trends.” The new study is a follow-up on Lee’s previous findings that alcohol use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and continued for another two years, the university said. Here’s what the research team found. Researchers looked at survey responses taken over a six-year span To carry out the study, the researchers observed National Health Interview Survey responses from 114,352 U.S. adults between 2018
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Whittier Hospital receives a grant to purchase essential equipment for the NICU
LOS ANGELES — The neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, at PIH Health at Whittier Hospital recently received a grant that allowed it to purchase a lifesaving piece of equipment. The Giraffe OmniBed, or isolette, can cost upwards of $50,000 and lasts about 15 years. The staff in the...
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Pasadena Fire and Huntington Health Launch EMS Medication Exchange
The Pasadena Fire Department is expanding its emergency medical capabilities through a new Whole-Blood Program and a medication exchange partnership with Huntington Health and Huntington Hospital Pharmacy. The medication exchange allows the department to replace EMS medications nearing their expiration dates with supplies that have longer expiration dates. The medications...
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USC Arcadia Hospital to Honor Midgley Foundation for Healthcare Support
USC Arcadia Hospital to Honor Midgley Foundation for Healthcare Support. USC Arcadia Hospital’s (USC-AH) Foundation will honor the Midgley Foundation for its philanthropic leadership and generosity at its annual Crystal Ball gala in October. The Midgley Foundation has been a longtime supporter of the Arcadia-based hospital, providing significant philanthropic...
Santa Monica Mirror
Longtime Santa Monica addiction treatment center plans $50M campus redevelopment
CLARE|MATRIX intends to replace its aging facilities with a modern four-story building. Operators of a local behavioral health facility that has operated since the 1970s are preparing to demolish their existing Santa Monica location and build an expanded, modernized facility. Under proposals for the CLARE|MATRIX Pico Campus at 901 W....
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Pasadena-Based Kaiser Permanente Southern California Earns Top Scores in National Health Plan Ratings
In the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s 2026 Ratings, only 18 Health Plans Received the Highest Possible Rating of 5 Stars. Nine of Those Belong to Kaiser Permanente. Kaiser Permanente, whose Southern California Region with nearly 5 million members is based in Pasadena, continues to provide some of the...
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Halloween Frights at Hospital of Emotions LA
This Halloween, Hospital of Emotions in Los Angeles is opening a door that has remained closed. Beginning October 16, guests can descend deep into the bowels of the historic former St. Vincent Medical Center for “Restricted Access: The Downstairs Experience,” a new 30-minute guided journey into the hospital’s previously closed lower level, where a century of lives seems to linger in the halls.
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Fire Department Swaps Aging Medications With Huntington Hospital Pharmacy
The trade mirrors the stewardship rule behind the department’s new field blood program, where unused units go back to the hospital. Pasadena firefighter-paramedics are trading medications nearing their expiration dates to Huntington Hospital Pharmacy in exchange for stock with longer shelf life, an arrangement the City of Pasadena says reduces replacement costs and keeps drugs from going unused or wasted.
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Fire Department Swaps Aging Medications With Huntington Hospital Pharmacy
Pasadena firefighter-paramedics are trading medications nearing their expiration dates to Huntington Hospital Pharmacy in exchange for stock with longer shelf life, an arrangement the City of Pasadena says reduces replacement costs and keeps drugs from going unused or wasted. Medications approaching expiration go to the hospital pharmacy, where they can...
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Boo Johnson’s Pharmacy Long Beach Skate Shop Is Closing Its Doors With One Final Party
Another core skate shop is getting ready to close, and this time it is Boo Johnson’s Pharmacy Long Beach. The Long Beach shop has been part of the local skate scene for years, giving people a place to grab boards, shoes, clothes, accessories, and hang out with other skaters.
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New billboard in WeHo may tower over Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip could see a new 84-foot-tall, two-sided billboard over the existing SOFA Entertainment building at 9121 Sunset Blvd. The West Hollywood Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the proposed full-motion animated billboard, known as the Sunset Cinema Project, on Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
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AFib is On the Rise: Dignity Health experts highlight warning signs
Atrial fibrillation — a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) — is a leading contributor to stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. The stakes are significant: medical research shows that AFib carries a five-fold increase in the risk of stroke. In recognition of AFib Awareness Month this September,...
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Cedars performs first kidney, liver transplant from HIV donors
Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center doctors have performed the institution’s first kidney and liver transplants in which organs from deceased donors with HIV were transplanted into recipients who also have HIV, the hospital announced Monday. The approach can significantly shorten the wait for a lifesaving organ. officials said. The patient...