The California Department of Public Health is advising consumers and businesses not to eat, serve, or sell raw cheddar cheese ...

People and their canine companions are urged to be extra careful now at the beaches because of a new warning from the California Department of Public Health about bird flu.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an urgent advisory following a recent ...

New measles cases were recently reported in two Northern California counties, leading health officials to urge vaccination.

California public health officials have announced a quarantine on mussels that aren’t commercially harvested, cautioning that naturally occurring toxins make the species potentially poisonous to ...

California public health officials cautioned more children are testing positive for the flu this season. Here are flu symptoms to watch for.

STD investigator Hou Vang unlocks a refrigerator that houses immunizations in the Fresno County Department of Public Health on June 8, 2022. (File photo by Larry ...

As Southern California faces a massive heat wave, some L.A. County beaches have been hit with warnings about unsafe bacteria ...

Measles cases are on the rise across California, according to the state's Department of Public Health, which is urging residents to check their immunization status and get vaccinated against the ...