Category: Health Care

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Reopens Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Health Center, Expanding Services to Meet Community Needs

In the face of growing challenges, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) is reaffirming its commitment to the Los Angeles community with the reopening of the Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Health Center. After undergoing extensive renovations, the center opened its doors on May 27, offering a full range of sexual and reproductive health care services, including birth control, cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, and abortion.

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CDC Staffing Upheaval Disrupts HIV Projects and Wastes Money, Researchers Say

Dozens of HIV experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received emails on Wednesday revoking notices they received 10 weeks ago that laid them off. Damage to their projects may be permanent, however, and ongoing restrictions on their research will harm lives, multiple HIV scientists at the CDC told KFF Health News on condition of anonymity because of fears of retaliation.

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3 Things To Watch on Mental Health in Trump’s Early Budget Proposals

Since President Donald Trump released his 2026 budget blueprint in early May, calling for $163 billion in federal spending cuts, much of the attention has focused on his slashing of foreign aid and boosting of border security. But the proposal also holds important clues — amid some mixed messages — about the administration’s approach to two pressing public health issues: mental health and addiction.

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Commentary: California Must Protect Mental Health Funding That Centers Our Communities

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal includes the California Department of Health’s complete elimination of the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP), a devastating move that would dismantle critical, community-driven mental health programs across the state. This includes our own Sisters Mentally Mobilized – Advocate Training Program, which trains and supports Black women as mental health advocates and change agents in their communities.

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