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Phoenix Records First Heat Death of 2026, Exposing Dangerous Gaps in Public Health Safety Net
Maricopa County health officials have confirmed the first heat-related death of 2026 — an older adult male whose passing marks the grim official start of what forecasters are already warning could be another catastrophic summer in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
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Texas TB Surge Raises Alarm as Most Infected Residents Remain Unaware
For nearly three decades, tuberculosis followed a reassuring trajectory in the United States: case counts declining year after year, the disease receding from public consciousness, treated as a solved problem of the developing world rather than an active threat in American cities.
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LA County Health Services Braces for $700M Crisis After Medi-Cal Rollback Hits 200,000 Residents
On May 28, 2026, the County of Los Angeles made it official: LA Health Services announced it is undergoing strategic service relocations as a direct response to what the county calls an "unprecedented budget crisis."
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