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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 25, 2025 - - David Mays, 70, sits at a table where he takes all his meds for everyday for diabetes, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure and failing kidneys in his apartment at The Wilcox in East Hollywood on June 25, 2025. Mays, who was living in his car, has been living in a low-income apartment since November 2023. He suffers from diabetes, congestive heart failure and failing kidneys. He refuses to do dialysis and his doctor has said, without it, he will pass away. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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Lopez: A candid take on mortality and the power of friendship

David Mays, a cancer survivor, is dying — but he’s at peace with his fate because he’s got friends, love and support.

Altadena, CA - May 07: Public health nurse Jessica Segura takes blood from Tania Rysinski to be tested for lead after fire exposure by the Department of Public Health at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in Altadena, CA. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times)

I covered the L.A. fires in the Palisades. So I had my blood tested for lead

Kim Kardashian, left, and Khloé Kardashian leave a hotel ahead of the anticipated wedding celebrations of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

What cosmetic work has Khloé Kardashian had? Hear it from the reality star herself

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 03: Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a premier of a documentary film called "Midnight at the Border" at the Saban Theater on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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Abcarian: RFK Jr. is dismantling trust in vaccines, the crown jewel of American public health

The Hims app arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. A Super Bowl ad touting Hims & Hers Health Inc.'s copycat weight-loss drugs is getting pushback from the branded drugmakers' lobbying group, which says it's "misleading" and potentially violates marketing rules. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hims & Hers’ ugly split with Wegovy maker weighs on the telehealth company’s future

Kennedy says U.S. is pulling funding from global vaccine group Gavi

Measles on the rise in California: More cases so far this year than all of 2024

Trump will end crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth. But L.A. has options for those in need

One in five U.S. food and beverage products is made with synthetic dyes

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The Children's Hospital Los Angeles is seen from Sunset Blvd. in on Dec. 9, 202.
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Contributor: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles threw trans kids overboard

The Trump administration threatened to punish the hospital if it continued to serve these patients. That’s no way to decide what medical services patients will receive.

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