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3.    <channel><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 22:00:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><title>Health &amp; Wellness</title><description>Step up your health game with wellness news, tips, and recommendations around psychology, fitness, diet, yoga, vitamins, mental health, and more.</description><link>https://www.latimes.com</link><language>en-US</language><copyright>Los Angeles Times © 2021</copyright><atom:link href="https://www.latimes.com/health/rss2.0.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"/><item><title>California psychedelics bill that would bring &#x27;magic mushrooms&#x27; into the mainstream fails – again</title><dc:creator>Anabel Sosa</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 22:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
4.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-16/psychedelics-law-fails-again</link>
5.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-16/psychedelics-law-fails-again</guid><description><![CDATA[<p> The legislation called for creating three new government entities to regulate psychedelic-assisted therapy</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> The legislation called for creating three new government entities to regulate psychedelic-assisted therapy</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
6. <item><title>Despite its &#x27;nothingburger&#x27; reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu</title><dc:creator>Karen Kaplan</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 15:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
7.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-15/covid-19-remains-deadlier-than-the-flu</link>
8.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-15/covid-19-remains-deadlier-than-the-flu</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>This past winter, the mortality rate for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 was 35% higher than for patients hospitalized with the flu.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This past winter, the mortality rate for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 was 35% higher than for patients hospitalized with the flu.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c04d13a/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2400x1600+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F84%2F1165c06647b584f1f630e36a7505%2Fla-photos-1staff-716127-me-0215-mariachi-band-covid-19-patient-004.IK.JPG" height="1600" width="2400">
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14. <item><title>Deadly overdoses fell in U.S. for first time in five years, new estimates show</title><dc:creator>Emily Alpert Reyes</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 14:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
15.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-15/deadly-overdoses-fell-in-us-for-first-time-in-five-years</link>
16.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-15/deadly-overdoses-fell-in-us-for-first-time-in-five-years</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>U.S. deaths due to drug overdoses fell last year, the first decrease in five years, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>U.S. deaths due to drug overdoses fell last year, the first decrease in five years, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2d08d37/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3600x2400+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2Fc8%2Fe40e17a44cfdbe758b651c400563%2F1177752-me-0831-overdose-awareness-005-ik.jpg" height="2400" width="3600">
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18.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA - August 31: Two overdose survivors Finn Settles, 24, left, and Renee Arellano, 45, meet and greet each other at a rally held to mark International Overdose Awareness Day outside City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
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22. <item><title>Not Ozempic! Kelly Clarkson says medication behind her weight loss is &#x27;something else&#x27;</title><dc:creator>Alexandra Del Rosario</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 20:04:16 GMT</pubDate>
23.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-14/kelly-clarkson-ozempic-rumors-weight-loss</link>
24.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-14/kelly-clarkson-ozempic-rumors-weight-loss</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Kelly Clarkson gets candid about her weight loss, revealing she's on a medication that 'aids and breaks down the sugar' in her body — and it's not Ozempic. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kelly Clarkson gets candid about her weight loss, revealing she's on a medication that 'aids and breaks down the sugar' in her body — and it's not Ozempic. </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
25. <item><title>Want to live to 100? That may depend on your sex</title><dc:creator>Deborah Vankin</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 13:28:13 GMT</pubDate>
26.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-14/aging-longevity-women-men</link>
27.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-14/aging-longevity-women-men</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Want to live longer? Longevity is surprisingly different for women and men. Here are some easy tips to get started.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Want to live longer? Longevity is surprisingly different for women and men. Here are some easy tips to get started.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7ea29a4/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F95%2F4bf9368e4dd6901ecc4d569ed6c6%2Flat-ledeillustration-mc-v01.jpg" height="2000" width="3000">
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30.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Maggie Chiang / For The Times]]></media:credit>
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33. <item><title>$3.3 billion available for mental health beds as Newsom jump-starts Prop. 1 spending</title><dc:creator>Jessica Garrison, Anabel Sosa</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 12:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
34.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-14/california-3-3-billion-available-for-mental-health-beds</link>
35.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-14/california-3-3-billion-available-for-mental-health-beds</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Newsom announced that the state will make $3.3 billion in funding available by July to begin building mental health treatment centers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Newsom announced that the state will make $3.3 billion in funding available by July to begin building mental health treatment centers.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a68f05a/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5725x3997+0+0/resize/1500x1047!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F34%2Fac7bb8e9440e915aa0d708db0a2e%2F1393827-me-newsom-prop-1-mjc-003.jpg" height="3997" width="5725">
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37.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 03: Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed shock that the largest mental health institution is the county jail. Newsom kicked off his campaign for Proposition 1 at Los Angeles General Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. The Proposition is the only statewide initiative on the March 5 primary ballot and asks voters to approve bonds to fund more treatment for mental illness and drug addiction. The initiative is a component of his efforts to tackle homelessness in the state. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
38.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
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41. <item><title>Do zinc products really help shorten a cold? It&#x27;s hard to say</title><dc:creator>Corinne Purtill</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
42.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-10/does-zinc-work-when-you-have-a-cold</link>
43.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-10/does-zinc-work-when-you-have-a-cold</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Zinc products promising cold relief have been on the market for decades. A new analysis finds   research on their efficacy to be inconclusive.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zinc products promising cold relief have been on the market for decades. A new analysis finds   research on their efficacy to be inconclusive.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/00659d5/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2Fb2%2F89c89f0745628352eb3a9c32387f%2Ffo-quick-chicken-pho-17.jpg" height="1152" width="2048">
44.    <media:title>fo-quick-chicken-pho-17.jpg</media:title>
45.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Quick chicken pho]]></media:description>
46.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
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48. </item>
49. <item><title>Health officials warn Californians of risks of fake Botox. Here&#x27;s what to look for</title><dc:creator>Emily Alpert Reyes</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2024 15:58:49 GMT</pubDate>
50.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-09/california-fake-botox-what-to-look-for</link>
51.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-09/california-fake-botox-what-to-look-for</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Fake versions of Botox have popped up in California, raising alarm among officials who warn that counterfeit product can lead to slurred speech and breathing issues.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fake versions of Botox have popped up in California, raising alarm among officials who warn that counterfeit product can lead to slurred speech and breathing issues.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
52. <item><title>Are you in an age-gap friendship? We want to hear from you </title><dc:creator>Deborah Netburn</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2024 10:00:54 GMT</pubDate>
53.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-09/gap-friendship-intergenerational</link>
54.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-09/gap-friendship-intergenerational</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The L.A. Times is looking to speak with Southern California residents who are in intergenerational, or age-gap, friendships.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The L.A. Times is looking to speak with Southern California residents who are in intergenerational, or age-gap, friendships.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa049a5/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5568x4114+0+0/resize/1500x1108!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2Faa%2F98b7ee1e4473b610dbe48f6fddc7%2F1177596-me-0829-wallpaper-friends-cmh-10.jpg" height="4114" width="5568">
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56.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BURBANK, CA - AUGUST 29, 2022: Beverly Pate, left, and Reita Green are photographed at Green's home in Burbank on Monday, August 29, 2022. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
57.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Christina House/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
58. </media:content>
59. </item>
60. <item><title>Q&amp;A: Parent burnout is real. Here&#x27;s what you can do about it</title><dc:creator>Karen Kaplan</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2024 10:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
61.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-08/parent-burnout-is-real-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it</link>
62.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-08/parent-burnout-is-real-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>In a nationwide survey of parents, 57% said they struggled with stress, exhaustion and feeling overwhelmed. When parents suffer burnout, children may suffer too.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a nationwide survey of parents, 57% said they struggled with stress, exhaustion and feeling overwhelmed. When parents suffer burnout, children may suffer too.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
63. <item><title>Weed changed this California town. Now artsy residents are all in on psychedelics</title><dc:creator>Renée Reizman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2024 10:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
64.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-08/chambers-project-pact-grass-valley-psychedelic-drugs</link>
65.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-08/chambers-project-pact-grass-valley-psychedelic-drugs</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>A new Grass Valley venue functions as an art gallery, an educational non-profit and as a third space for the local community — especially those who dabble in psychedelics.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new Grass Valley venue functions as an art gallery, an educational non-profit and as a third space for the local community — especially those who dabble in psychedelics.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0980c5d/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F58%2Fcea5c0624c7eba5712523642d168%2Flatimes-grassvalleyarts-v001.jpg" height="2000" width="3000">
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67.    
68.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Niv Bavarsky / For The Times]]></media:credit>
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70. </item>
71. <item><title>King Charles III is &#x27;very good&#x27; amid cancer treatment, won&#x27;t see Harry during prince&#x27;s U.K. visit</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2024 16:54:42 GMT</pubDate>
72.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-07/king-charles-iii-prince-harry-health-update-cancer-treatment</link>
73.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-07/king-charles-iii-prince-harry-health-update-cancer-treatment</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>King Charles III returned to public-facing royal duties last week amid cancer treatment. A busy schedule means he can't see Prince Harry in the U.K. this week.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>King Charles III returned to public-facing royal duties last week amid cancer treatment. A busy schedule means he can't see Prince Harry in the U.K. this week.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
74. <item><title>A mother&#x27;s loss launches a global effort to fight antibiotic resistance</title><dc:creator>Corinne Purtill</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2024 10:00:42 GMT</pubDate>
75.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-07/a-mothers-loss-launches-a-global-effort-to-fight-antibiotic-resistance</link>
76.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-07/a-mothers-loss-launches-a-global-effort-to-fight-antibiotic-resistance</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Diane Shader Smith's daughter, Mallory Smith, died at age 25 after fighting an antibiotic-resistant lung infection for 12 years. A new book of her daughter's diary entries and a website are aimed at finding solutions. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Diane Shader Smith's daughter, Mallory Smith, died at age 25 after fighting an antibiotic-resistant lung infection for 12 years. A new book of her daughter's diary entries and a website are aimed at finding solutions. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7199288/2147483647/strip/false/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F73%2Fd10a79ac4041863063aaf2f33351%2F1443921-me-0504-diane-shader-smith-gem-001.jpg" height="4480" width="6720">
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78.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 3, 2024 - Diane Shader Smith sits next to a portrait of her daughter Mallory Smith in her home in Beverly Hills on May 3, 2024. Mallory, who had been living with cystic fibrosis since she was a child, died at the age of 25 in 2017 of an antibiotic-resistant lung infection she contracted after a transplant. On Tuesday, May 7, Random House is publishing Mallory's diary entries during her illness as the book, "Diary of a Dying Girl,' and on the same day the WHO, CDC and a ton of other organizations are launching a website called the Global AMR Diary, where other people can share their stories of drug-resistant infections. Shader Smith has become a fierce advocate for awareness of antibiotic resistance. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
79.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
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81. </item>
82. <item><title>Lawmakers grill Newsom officials on homelessness spending after audit causes bipartisan frustration</title><dc:creator>Mackenzie Mays</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2024 10:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
83.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-07/california-lawmakers-grill-newsom-officials-on-homelessness-spending-after-audit-raises-alarms</link>
84.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-07/california-lawmakers-grill-newsom-officials-on-homelessness-spending-after-audit-raises-alarms</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Republicans and Democrats alike are demanding data about how billions have been spent to help get Californians off the streets.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Republicans and Democrats alike are demanding data about how billions have been spent to help get Californians off the streets.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
85. <item><title>Do you love your waterbed? We want to hear from you</title><dc:creator>Deborah Netburn</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2024 17:04:05 GMT</pubDate>
86.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-06/waterbed-enthusiasts-los-angeles-california</link>
87.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-06/waterbed-enthusiasts-los-angeles-california</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Do you sleep on a waterbed? Are you based in California? The L.A. Times would like to interview you for a upcoming story.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you sleep on a waterbed? Are you based in California? The L.A. Times would like to interview you for a upcoming story.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
88. <item><title>A champion of psychedelics who includes a dose of skepticism</title><dc:creator>Sarah Fay</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 4 May 2024 10:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
89.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-05-04/psychedelic-medicine-psychiatry-ernesto-londono-memoir-trippy</link>
90.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-05-04/psychedelic-medicine-psychiatry-ernesto-londono-memoir-trippy</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Ernesto Londoño's memoir 'Trippy' explores psychiatry's renewed flirtation with drugs such as LSD. He's a believer but not a zealot.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ernesto Londoño's memoir 'Trippy' explores psychiatry's renewed flirtation with drugs such as LSD. He's a believer but not a zealot.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/gif" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c08e112/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1600x1067+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2F09%2F7ba374134e149c47c0cc7a12b0af%2Ftrippy-psychedelics-book-review-2.gif" height="1067" width="1600">
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92.    
93.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; photo via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
94. </media:content>
95. </item>
96. <item><title>Rumer Willis hopes being transparent about Bruce Willis&#x27; health will give people hope</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2024 15:51:23 GMT</pubDate>
97.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-03/bruce-willis-health-update-transparency-rumer-willis-dementia</link>
98.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-03/bruce-willis-health-update-transparency-rumer-willis-dementia</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Bruce Willis is great amid dementia battle, Rumer Willis says. 'My dad is so beloved, and that's been so evident in the transparency with which we've been sharing.'</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bruce Willis is great amid dementia battle, Rumer Willis says. 'My dad is so beloved, and that's been so evident in the transparency with which we've been sharing.'</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
99. <item><title>Long Beach health officials declare tuberculosis outbreak a public health emergency</title><dc:creator>Andrew J. Campa</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2024 01:27:11 GMT</pubDate>
100.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-02/long-beach-health-officials-declare-tuberculosis-outbreak-a-public-health-emergency</link>
101.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-02/long-beach-health-officials-declare-tuberculosis-outbreak-a-public-health-emergency</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Long Beach Health officials declared a public health emergency  after one person died due to a tuberculosis outbreak. The spread was contained to one single-room occupancy hotel.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Long Beach Health officials declared a public health emergency  after one person died due to a tuberculosis outbreak. The spread was contained to one single-room occupancy hotel.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/74165c6/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3900x3016+0+0/resize/1500x1160!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd4%2F70%2Fe53b15614112b1d81e517919dfa4%2F1258011-stand-alone-feature-27-ajs.jpg" height="3016" width="3900">
102.    <media:title>1258011-stand-alone-feature-27-ajs.jpg</media:title>
103.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Long Beach, CA - February 17: An aerial view of the Lion Lighthouse, Shoreline Aquatic Park, downtown Long Beach at dusk Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
104.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
105. </media:content>
106. </item>
107. <item><title>Tarot is everywhere. But her fresh decks are &#x27;a little less caftan, a little more rock &#x27;n&#x27; roll&#x27;</title><dc:creator>Simone Wilson</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2024 10:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
108.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-02/kim-krans-wild-unknown-tarot-animal-card-decks</link>
109.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-02/kim-krans-wild-unknown-tarot-animal-card-decks</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Kim Krans' bestselling "The Wild Unknown" has pushed her to the top of the booming industry of tarot and divination.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kim Krans' bestselling "The Wild Unknown" has pushed her to the top of the booming industry of tarot and divination.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
110. <item><title>Prince William shares positive health update about Kate Middleton amid cancer battle</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2024 21:15:45 GMT</pubDate>
111.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-01/kate-middleton-prince-william-catherine-cancer-health-update</link>
112.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-01/kate-middleton-prince-william-catherine-cancer-health-update</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Prince William said that his wife Catherine and their children are 'all doing well' months after the princess revealed that she has an undisclosed form of cancer.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prince William said that his wife Catherine and their children are 'all doing well' months after the princess revealed that she has an undisclosed form of cancer.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
113. <item><title>For Anne Hathaway, going five years without booze is a bigger milestone than &#x27;middle age&#x27;</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:02:45 GMT</pubDate>
114.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-30/anne-hathaway-sobriety-stress-middle-age</link>
115.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-30/anne-hathaway-sobriety-stress-middle-age</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Anne Hathaway put alcohol (and hangovers) on a shelf more than five years ago. Now, she's expressing gratitude for the gifts and opportunities she's been given.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anne Hathaway put alcohol (and hangovers) on a shelf more than five years ago. Now, she's expressing gratitude for the gifts and opportunities she's been given.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
116. <item><title>Regular mammograms should start at 40 as breast cancer rates rise for younger women, panel says</title><dc:creator>Karen Kaplan</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
117.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-04-30/regular-mammograms-should-start-at-age-40-panel-recommends</link>
118.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-04-30/regular-mammograms-should-start-at-age-40-panel-recommends</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say breast cancer screening should begin at 40 and continue every other year through age 74.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say breast cancer screening should begin at 40 and continue every other year through age 74.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
119. <item><title>Opinion: My mother set herself on fire. Why do people choose to self-immolate?</title><dc:creator>Nina St. Pierre</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
120.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-28/self-immolation-trump-trial-gaza-protest-mental-illness</link>
121.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-28/self-immolation-trump-trial-gaza-protest-mental-illness</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Don't dismiss these horrifying acts as 'crazy,' because they're rarely so simple. There was a cultural context when my mother did it in 1971, just as there is today.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don't dismiss these horrifying acts as 'crazy,' because they're rarely so simple. There was a cultural context when my mother did it in 1971, just as there is today.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
122. <item><title>Ashley Judd, Aloe Blacc open up about deaths of Naomi Judd, Avicii in White House visit</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:41:48 GMT</pubDate>
123.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-24/ashley-judd-aloe-blacc-suicide-prevention-naomi-judd-avicii-white-house</link>
124.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-24/ashley-judd-aloe-blacc-suicide-prevention-naomi-judd-avicii-white-house</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc promote a White House suicide prevention strategy, speaking candidly about the deaths of musicians Naomi Judd and Avicii.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc promote a White House suicide prevention strategy, speaking candidly about the deaths of musicians Naomi Judd and Avicii.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
125. <item><title>How L.A. County is trying to remake addiction treatment — no more &#x27;business as usual&#x27;</title><dc:creator>Emily Alpert Reyes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
126.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-23/how-la-county-is-trying-to-change-addiction-treatment</link>
127.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-23/how-la-county-is-trying-to-change-addiction-treatment</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>A Los Angeles County initiative called Reaching the 95% aims to engage with more people than the fraction of Angelenos already getting addiction treatment.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Los Angeles County initiative called Reaching the 95% aims to engage with more people than the fraction of Angelenos already getting addiction treatment.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3820a13/2147483647/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F72%2F30d3cd35404d8d01e7c36c0d98b2%2F1430594-me-changing-addiction-treatment-05-mjc.jpg" height="4000" width="6000">
128.    <media:title>1430594-me-changing-addiction-treatment-05-mjc.jpg</media:title>
129.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA- APRIL 10: Brandon Fernandez, CEO of CRI-Help, Inc. meets with staff at CRI-Help addiction and rehabilitation center in North Hollywood, CA on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The meeting was to discuss the challenges of drug and addiction treatment as well as the "Reaching the 95%" (R95) initiative to provide treatment to the remaining 95-percent with substance use disorder. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
130.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
131. </media:content>
132. </item>
133. <item><title>Delta Burke looks back on &#x27;Designing Women&#x27; exit, and using crystal meth to lose weight</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:19:01 GMT</pubDate>
134.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-22/delta-burke-designing-women-crystal-meth-weight-loss</link>
135.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-22/delta-burke-designing-women-crystal-meth-weight-loss</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Delta Burke explains why she moved back to Florida decades after being fired from 'Designing Women': The business was killing her and she 'didn't want to die in L.A.'</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Delta Burke explains why she moved back to Florida decades after being fired from 'Designing Women': The business was killing her and she 'didn't want to die in L.A.'</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
136. <item><title>Taylor Swift&#x27;s new album is rife with breakup songs. Psychologists explain why we love them</title><dc:creator>Karen Kaplan</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
137.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-04-19/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-psychologists-explain-why-we-love-breakup-songs</link>
138.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-04-19/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-psychologists-explain-why-we-love-breakup-songs</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Taylor Swift's new 'The Tortured Poets Department' album draws inspiration from her own breakups. What attracts us to songs about failed relationships?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Taylor Swift's new 'The Tortured Poets Department' album draws inspiration from her own breakups. What attracts us to songs about failed relationships?</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
139. <item><title>Newsom calls for increased oversight of local homelessness efforts </title><dc:creator>Taryn Luna</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate>
140.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-18/newsom-calls-for-new-unit-to-enforce-local-homelessness-plans-and-monitor-state-funding</link>
141.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-18/newsom-calls-for-new-unit-to-enforce-local-homelessness-plans-and-monitor-state-funding</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The call to ramp up accountability is the latest example of Newsom pointing at local governments for the failure to lessen homelessness, which has only worsened in his tenure.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The call to ramp up accountability is the latest example of Newsom pointing at local governments for the failure to lessen homelessness, which has only worsened in his tenure.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
142. <item><title>Author Sophie Kinsella reveals that she&#x27;s had brain cancer since 2022: &#x27;All is stable&#x27;</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:47:09 GMT</pubDate>
143.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-04-17/sophie-kinsella-brain-cancer-glioblastoma-shopaholic-author</link>
144.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-04-17/sophie-kinsella-brain-cancer-glioblastoma-shopaholic-author</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>'Confessions of a Shopaholic' scribe Sophie Kinsella reveals she was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022. Since then she's had surgery, radiation and chemo.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>'Confessions of a Shopaholic' scribe Sophie Kinsella reveals she was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022. Since then she's had surgery, radiation and chemo.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
145. <item><title>Kate Beckinsale&#x27;s &#x27;Tummy Troubles Survivor&#x27; shirt hints at ailment that hospitalized her</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:41:22 GMT</pubDate>
146.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-17/kate-beckinsale-hospital-illness-tummy-troubles-shirt</link>
147.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-17/kate-beckinsale-hospital-illness-tummy-troubles-shirt</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Kate Beckinsale wore a T-shirt emblazoned with 'Tummy Troubles Survivor,' an apparent reference to the mystery medical issue that hospitalized her in March.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kate Beckinsale wore a T-shirt emblazoned with 'Tummy Troubles Survivor,' an apparent reference to the mystery medical issue that hospitalized her in March.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
148. <item><title>He wasn&#x27;t a crier, but then his wife died — and the tears wouldn&#x27;t stop. How one father found his way forward</title><dc:creator>Richard Harris</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
149.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-04-17/coping-with-death-of-spouse-waving-goodbye-warren-kozak</link>
150.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-04-17/coping-with-death-of-spouse-waving-goodbye-warren-kozak</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>When bereavement books didn't help Warren Kozak, he decided to write his own. Only after he was done did he realize that his book about loss was really a book about love.   </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When bereavement books didn't help Warren Kozak, he decided to write his own. Only after he was done did he realize that his book about loss was really a book about love.   </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
151. <item><title>Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett hospitalized after adverse reaction to meds</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
152.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-04-16/steve-hackett-hospital-genesis-guitarist-bronchial-infection</link>
153.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-04-16/steve-hackett-hospital-genesis-guitarist-bronchial-infection</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett was hospitalized over the weekend after having an adverse reaction to medication he took for a bronchial infection.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett was hospitalized over the weekend after having an adverse reaction to medication he took for a bronchial infection.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
154. <item><title>Beyond Erewhon: Inside the L.A. grocery store where all the cool vegans are flocking</title><dc:creator>Deborah Vankin</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
155.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-04-16/vegan-community-hot-spot-los-angeles-besties</link>
156.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-04-16/vegan-community-hot-spot-los-angeles-besties</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Besties Vegan Paradise market's brand of veganism is infused with hip-hop, streetwear, tattoos and other youth culture  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Besties Vegan Paradise market's brand of veganism is infused with hip-hop, streetwear, tattoos and other youth culture  </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e144e5e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x2001+0+0/resize/1500x1001!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2Fdc%2F8d9b7a3145da8fd82113a4f1924b%2F1425681-wk-rebranding-veganism-jja-0005.jpg" height="2001" width="3000">
157.    <media:title>1425681-wk-rebranding-veganism-jja-0005.jpg</media:title>
158.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA - March 28: Matt Fontana and Asia Rain, owners of the vegan grocery store Besties in East Hollywood, poses for a portrait before their Vegan Run Club that gathers every Thursday night ending back at the store where everyone gets free soft serve ice cream on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
159.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
160. </media:content>
161. </item>
162. <item><title>California woman dies after using  toxic, lead-filled hemorrhoid cream</title><dc:creator>Ruben Vives</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:52:04 GMT</pubDate>
163.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-15/california-woman-dies-after-using-hemorrhoid-cream-laced-with-lead</link>
164.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-15/california-woman-dies-after-using-hemorrhoid-cream-laced-with-lead</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The California Department of Health has issued a public warning about a Vietnamese ointment after a Sacramento woman died of lead poisoning in March.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The California Department of Health has issued a public warning about a Vietnamese ointment after a Sacramento woman died of lead poisoning in March.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/011905d/2147483647/strip/false/crop/720x761+0+0/resize/720x761!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2Fc4%2F725033de4362b049402970ae4551%2Fointment-oc-health.jpg" height="761" width="720">
165.    <media:title>ointment_OC_Health.jpg</media:title>
166.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Due to the risk of lead poisoning, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) urges users of the Vietnamese hemorrhoid ointment called Cao Bôi Trĩ Cây Thầu Dầu (Castor Oil Hemorrhoid Extract) to immediately stop using the ointment and to get their blood tested for lead. The alert follows the death of a woman in Sacramento who developed severe lead poisoning after using the ointment, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The CDPH said the ointment, purchased in Vietnam and shipped to the US, contained 4% (four percent) lead. Exposure to any amount of lead can be harmful.]]></media:description>
167.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[OC Health Care Agency]]></media:credit>
168. </media:content>
169. </item>
170. <item><title>My 17-year-old Honda, Broomhilda, met a tragic end. Why do we grieve when our cars die?</title><dc:creator>Vivian Manning-Schaffel</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:00:46 GMT</pubDate>
171.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-04-15/why-do-we-grieve-when-our-cars-die</link>
172.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-04-15/why-do-we-grieve-when-our-cars-die</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>If you live in L.A., you spend so much time in your car that it becomes somewhere significant memories are made. It becomes a supporting character in your story.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you live in L.A., you spend so much time in your car that it becomes somewhere significant memories are made. It becomes a supporting character in your story.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9f1c115/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2F5e%2Fe7d2c3c5479389fe162d56736bab%2Fgrieving-when-cars-die-1.jpg" height="2000" width="3000">
173.    <media:title>grieving-when-cars-die-1.jpg</media:title>
174.    
175.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
176. </media:content>
177. </item>
178. <item><title>Opinion: My son was killed with a gun. Like too many California parents, I don&#x27;t know who did it</title><dc:creator>Mattie Scott</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:30:08 GMT</pubDate>
179.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-12/california-sacramento-gun-violence-crime-homicide-murder-unsolved-cold-case-firearm</link>
180.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-12/california-sacramento-gun-violence-crime-homicide-murder-unsolved-cold-case-firearm</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Low homicide clearance rates help perpetuate gun violence. Legislation under consideration in Sacramento would help more families reopen cold cases.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Low homicide clearance rates help perpetuate gun violence. Legislation under consideration in Sacramento would help more families reopen cold cases.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
181. <item><title>A little too obsessed with Taylor Swift? It might be a coping mechanism</title><dc:creator>Angela Chen</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
182.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-04-11/coping-mechanisms-information-age-taylor-swift</link>
183.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-04-11/coping-mechanisms-information-age-taylor-swift</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>In 'The Age of Magical Overthinking,' Amanda Montell observes how information overload and online culture have hijacked our brain's hard-wired vulnerabilities.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In 'The Age of Magical Overthinking,' Amanda Montell observes how information overload and online culture have hijacked our brain's hard-wired vulnerabilities.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e9faa39/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F95%2Fab3d1ad540089b1d56038b37ef26%2F01-ledeillustration-mc-v02.jpg" height="2000" width="3000">
184.    <media:title>01_ledeIllustration_mc_v02.jpg</media:title>
185.    
186.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Maggie Chiang / For The Times]]></media:credit>
187. </media:content>
188. </item>
189. <item><title>Union accuses Kaiser of violations months after state fine on mental health care</title><dc:creator>Emily Alpert Reyes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2024 16:49:24 GMT</pubDate>
190.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/kaiser-mental-health</link>
191.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/kaiser-mental-health</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Months after Kaiser Permanente reached a sweeping agreement with state regulators to improve its mental health services, the healthcare giant is facing union allegations that patients could be improperly losing such care.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Months after Kaiser Permanente reached a sweeping agreement with state regulators to improve its mental health services, the healthcare giant is facing union allegations that patients could be improperly losing such care.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6555017/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2400x1600+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F13%2F31a93497432b95de4e0e00726899%2Fla-photos-1staff-848994-me-0930-kaiser-neurosurgery-005.IK.JPG" height="1600" width="2400">
192.    <media:title>848994_ME_0930_Kaiser_Neurosurgery_005.IK.JPG</media:title>
193.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA - September 30: Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles Medical Center on Sunset Blvd. on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
194.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
195. </media:content>
196. </item>
197. <item><title>Bergamot Comedy Fest delivers laughter and lessons on mental health at The Crow</title><dc:creator>Alex Distefano</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2024 14:43:03 GMT</pubDate>
198.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-09/bergamot-comedy-fest-review-the-crow-santa-monica</link>
199.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-09/bergamot-comedy-fest-review-the-crow-santa-monica</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The weeklong festival offered diverse panels for creatives, comics, and writers along with packed comedy shows with mental health as its central theme on Friday.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The weeklong festival offered diverse panels for creatives, comics, and writers along with packed comedy shows with mental health as its central theme on Friday.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b1eacf5/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3408x2272+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2Fef%2F4b81409f49d59f60ef2c5440c90e%2F1431373-la-et-bergamot-comedy-festival-mdb-crowcomedyshow09.jpg" height="2272" width="3408">
200.    <media:title>1431373-la-et-bergamot-comedy-festival-mdb-crowcomedyshow09.jpg</media:title>
201.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA - April 05: Comedian Byron Bowers performs during the Bergamot Comedy Fest at The Crow on Friday, April 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
202.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Michael Blackshire/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
203. </media:content>
204. </item>
205. <item><title>Where Biden, Trump and Kennedy stand on housing and homelessness</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Oreskes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2024 10:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
206.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-04-09/2024-election-presidential-biden-trump-kennedy-housing-homelessness-voter-guide</link>
207.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-04-09/2024-election-presidential-biden-trump-kennedy-housing-homelessness-voter-guide</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Housing and homelessness are election issues of extreme importance to Californians. Here's where the major presidential candidates stand.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Housing and homelessness are election issues of extreme importance to Californians. Here's where the major presidential candidates stand.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4008a8/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2435x1500+0+0/resize/1500x924!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fb6%2Fef2a54754d59b3f1b25bcbbc97da%2Fbiden-trump-kennedy.jpg" height="1500" width="2435">
208.    <media:title>Biden_Trump_Kennedy.jpg</media:title>
209.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Joe Biden speaks at an event in Raleigh, N.C., March. 26, 2024. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., participates in, "The Present State of Black America," panel discussion for the start of Black History Month at Artlounge Collective in Los Angeles on February 1, 2024.]]></media:description>
210.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Matt Kelley / AP]]></media:credit>
211. </media:content>
212. </item>
213. <item><title>RFK Jr. speaks candidly about his gravelly voice: &#x27;If I could sound better, I would&#x27;</title><dc:creator>James Rainey</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2024 10:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
214.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-04-08/rfk-jr-voice-condition-spasmodic-dysphonia</link>
215.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-04-08/rfk-jr-voice-condition-spasmodic-dysphonia</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>'If I could sound better, I would,' says the presidential candidate, who has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that affects his vocal cords. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>'If I could sound better, I would,' says the presidential candidate, who has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that affects his vocal cords. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6b7b0fd/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F44%2Fe7%2Fa4b5396540979b0a5082a7c2f840%2F1405450-me-0201-black-history-month-kennedy-023.jpg" height="3840" width="5760">
216.    <media:title>1405450-me-0201-black-history-month-kennedy-023.jpg</media:title>
217.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., participates in, "The Present State of Black America," panel discussion for the start of Black History Month at Artlounge Collective in Los Angeles on February 1, 2024. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
218.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
219. </media:content>
220. </item>
221. <item><title>An AI app claims it can detect sexually transmitted infections. Doctors say it&#x27;s a disaster</title><dc:creator>Corinne Purtill</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 7 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
222.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-04-07/calmara-claims-it-can-detect-stis-doctors-say-its-a-disaster</link>
223.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-04-07/calmara-claims-it-can-detect-stis-doctors-say-its-a-disaster</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>'There are so many things wrong with this app that I don't even know where to begin,' one doctor said about Calmara, which says it can identify sexually transmitted infections from photos of penises.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>'There are so many things wrong with this app that I don't even know where to begin,' one doctor said about Calmara, which says it can identify sexually transmitted infections from photos of penises.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/gif" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4124239/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2594x2594+0+0/resize/1500x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F19%2Ffc%2Fee356ffd427cad6564385ce7531a%2Fai-app-stds-eggplant-robot-7.gif" height="2594" width="2594">
224.    <media:title>AI-app-stds-eggplant-robot-7.gif</media:title>
225.    
226.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
227. </media:content>
228. </item>
229. <item><title>Jay Leno&#x27;s wife Mavis Leno sometimes &#x27;does not know&#x27; him due to dementia, lawyer says</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2024 19:23:19 GMT</pubDate>
230.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-02/jay-leno-mavis-leno-conservatorship-dementia-health-update</link>
231.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-02/jay-leno-mavis-leno-conservatorship-dementia-health-update</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Mavis Leno is battling 'advanced dementia' and 'sometimes does not know her husband, Jay [Leno], nor her date of birth,' her court-appointed attorney reported.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mavis Leno is battling 'advanced dementia' and 'sometimes does not know her husband, Jay [Leno], nor her date of birth,' her court-appointed attorney reported.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
232. <item><title>Opinion: A deadly but curable disease is thriving in L.A.&#x27;s jails. That&#x27;s unacceptable</title><dc:creator>Mark Bunin Benor</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2024 10:00:53 GMT</pubDate>
233.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-02/hepatitis-c-los-angeles-county-jail-california-medicine-health-care</link>
234.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-02/hepatitis-c-los-angeles-county-jail-california-medicine-health-care</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The Los Angeles County jail system needs a concerted effort to screen for and treat the blood-borne liver disease, which kills about 14,000 Americans a year.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Los Angeles County jail system needs a concerted effort to screen for and treat the blood-borne liver disease, which kills about 14,000 Americans a year.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ba857be/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3840x2560+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2Fe9%2F7f5aee104fb7be363103d54e4220%2F467110-me-mens-central-jail-als.JPG">
235.    <media:title>467110-me-mens-central-jail_ALS.JPG</media:title>
236.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES CA OCTOBER 2, 2019 -- An inmate at Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles, October 2, 2019. The incarceration rate for African Americans in California is more than five times their share of the state's population.(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
237.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Al Seib/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
238. </media:content>
239. </item>
240. <item><title>California is making fentanyl test strips free to organizations. How to get a kit </title><dc:creator>Karen Garcia</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:46 GMT</pubDate>
241.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-29/california-is-making-fentanyl-test-strips-free-to-organizations-how-to-get-a-kit</link>
242.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-29/california-is-making-fentanyl-test-strips-free-to-organizations-how-to-get-a-kit</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>In an effort to slow the proliferation of synthetic opioid-related deaths, California will begin offering free fentanyl-testing strips to eligible organizations across the state that ask for them, the state Department of Health Care Services announced Thursday. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In an effort to slow the proliferation of synthetic opioid-related deaths, California will begin offering free fentanyl-testing strips to eligible organizations across the state that ask for them, the state Department of Health Care Services announced Thursday. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ee0f343/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4317x2878+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb1%2F59%2F04db949149e687199dd7a4b0bcae%2F1306920-la-fg-mexicali-opiate-addiction-35-cmc.jpg" height="2878" width="4317">
243.    <media:title>1306920-la-fg-mexicali-opiate-addiction-35-cmc.jpg</media:title>
244.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mexicali, Mexico-June 7, 2023-This test strip show that the heroin that was used is positive for fentanyl. (A La Sala worker laid a fentanyl test strip on it. A red line soon appeared.) Most all drugs are now laced with fentanyl. A man injects heroin laced with fentanyl at a safe house in Mexicali. Most all of the heroin and meth drugs in Mexicali have traces of fentanyl, leading to a high death rate amongst addicts. Even if they wanted to avoid fentanyl, it would be impossible. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
245.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
246. </media:content>
247. </item>
248. <item><title>Halle Berry&#x27;s perimenopause was misdiagnosed as &#x27;worst case of herpes&#x27; her doc ever saw</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
249.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-03-27/halle-berry-perimenopause-misdiagnosed-herpes</link>
250.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-03-27/halle-berry-perimenopause-misdiagnosed-herpes</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Halle Berry says her doctor was convinced she had the 'worst case of herpes' he had ever seen when she described symptoms related to perimenopause.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Halle Berry says her doctor was convinced she had the 'worst case of herpes' he had ever seen when she described symptoms related to perimenopause.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a39c075/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5644x3763+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F38%2Fc37899764ad28b93abecfe5b5981%2F1263659-et-2023-oscars-red-carpet-2-7671.jpg" height="3763" width="5644">
251.    <media:title>1263659-et-2023-oscars-red-carpet-2-7671.jpg</media:title>
252.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 12: Halle Berry attends the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
253.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
254. </media:content>
255. </item>
256. <item><title>The &#x27;soup for dinner&#x27; life: It&#x27;s easy, delicious. A never-boring way to slim down</title><dc:creator>Michelle Huneven</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:05:19 GMT</pubDate>
257.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2024-03-27/soup-for-dinner-diet-the-easiest-and-delicious-way-to-lose-weight-recipes</link>
258.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2024-03-27/soup-for-dinner-diet-the-easiest-and-delicious-way-to-lose-weight-recipes</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Quick soups, simmering soups, you-can't-make-a-mistake soups. These are a home cook's easy way to cut back. You will not be bored or boring as a cook or an eater on this diet.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quick soups, simmering soups, you-can't-make-a-mistake soups. These are a home cook's easy way to cut back. You will not be bored or boring as a cook or an eater on this diet.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
259. <item><title>How Dodgers fans built a gigantic community of L.A. hikers</title><dc:creator>Claire O’Callahan</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
260.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-27/dodgers-fans-hiking-club</link>
261.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-27/dodgers-fans-hiking-club</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Every year a group of Dodgers fans rings in the start of baseball season in an especially Angeleno way: Decking themselves in all blue and hiking through Griffith Park's peaks. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every year a group of Dodgers fans rings in the start of baseball season in an especially Angeleno way: Decking themselves in all blue and hiking through Griffith Park's peaks. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/69b92b3/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3600x2400+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F30%2Ff8%2Fe8b1cb2a4ff4a8bbafc76a8bbe00%2F1419983-wk-dodgers-hiking-crew-5-brv.jpg" height="2400" width="3600">
262.    <media:title>1419983-wk-dodgers-hiking-crew-5-brv.jpg</media:title>
263.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA - March 24: Hikers dressed in Dodger Blue gather for a group photo midway through an over six-mile hike through Griffith Park on Sunday, March 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
264.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
265. </media:content>
266. </item>
267. <item><title>Q&amp;A: The FDA says the abortion pill mifepristone is safe. Here&#x27;s the evidence</title><dc:creator>Karen Kaplan</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:52:15 GMT</pubDate>
268.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-03-26/whats-the-evidence-that-mifepristone-is-safe</link>
269.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-03-26/whats-the-evidence-that-mifepristone-is-safe</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Mifepristone has been used more than 5 million times in the U.S. since its FDA approval in 2000. The Supreme Court will weigh a challenge to expanding its access.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mifepristone has been used more than 5 million times in the U.S. since its FDA approval in 2000. The Supreme Court will weigh a challenge to expanding its access.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
270. <item><title>A trick to reduce stress? Spend 20 seconds a day doing this easy practice</title><dc:creator>Deborah Netburn</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
271.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-25/quick-way-reduce-stress-20-second-meditation</link>
272.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-25/quick-way-reduce-stress-20-second-meditation</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers at UC Berkeley say a daily 20-second 'micropractice' can help reduce stress and improve mental health.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Researchers at UC Berkeley say a daily 20-second 'micropractice' can help reduce stress and improve mental health.  </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ec85fff/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2Fbe%2F5136eefa41b098ea46bffe1ab176%2Fself-compassionate-touch-stress-relief.jpg" height="2000" width="3000">
273.    <media:title>self-compassionate-touch-stress-relief.jpg</media:title>
274.    
275.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; Photos via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
276. </media:content>
277. </item>
278. <item><title>Kate Middleton is helping her kids through cancer diagnosis. How to talk to your children</title><dc:creator>Karen Garcia</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
279.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-23/with-kate-middleton-cancer-in-the-news-heres-how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-serious-illnesses</link>
280.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-23/with-kate-middleton-cancer-in-the-news-heres-how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-serious-illnesses</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Kate Middleton emphasized the time she took to share her cancer diagnosis with her children. Here's how adults can speak to children about serious illnesses.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kate Middleton emphasized the time she took to share her cancer diagnosis with her children. Here's how adults can speak to children about serious illnesses.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
281. <item><title>Q&amp;A: What oncologists can glean from Kate Middleton&#x27;s cancer announcement</title><dc:creator>Karen Kaplan</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
282.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-03-23/what-oncologists-can-glean-from-royal-announcement</link>
283.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-03-23/what-oncologists-can-glean-from-royal-announcement</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The video announcement by Catherine, Princess of Wales, about her cancer diagnosis was short on specifics. Here's a look at what we know.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The video announcement by Catherine, Princess of Wales, about her cancer diagnosis was short on specifics. Here's a look at what we know.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
284. <item><title>Puppetry is booming in L.A. Meet the new generation of performers making it cool again</title><dc:creator>Deborah Netburn</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
285.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-21/puppetry-los-angeles-new-generation</link>
286.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-21/puppetry-los-angeles-new-generation</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>In the last year, membership has spiked at the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry. Inside the new generation of artists continuing its mission.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the last year, membership has spiked at the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry. Inside the new generation of artists continuing its mission.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
287. <item><title>Voters approve Proposition 1, Newsom&#x27;s overhaul of the California mental health system</title><dc:creator>Taryn Luna, Julia Wick</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:50:12 GMT</pubDate>
288.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/newsoms-proposition-1-passes-in-california-primary-election</link>
289.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/newsoms-proposition-1-passes-in-california-primary-election</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>After a close race, Gov. Gavin Newsom's Proposition 1 overhaul of California's mental health system narrowly passed in the 2024 primary election. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After a close race, Gov. Gavin Newsom's Proposition 1 overhaul of California's mental health system narrowly passed in the 2024 primary election. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a68f05a/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5725x3997+0+0/resize/1500x1047!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F34%2Fac7bb8e9440e915aa0d708db0a2e%2F1393827-me-newsom-prop-1-mjc-003.jpg" height="3997" width="5725">
290.    <media:title>1393827-me-newsom-prop-1-mjc-003.jpg</media:title>
291.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 03: Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed shock that the largest mental health institution is the county jail. Newsom kicked off his campaign for Proposition 1 at Los Angeles General Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. The Proposition is the only statewide initiative on the March 5 primary ballot and asks voters to approve bonds to fund more treatment for mental illness and drug addiction. The initiative is a component of his efforts to tackle homelessness in the state. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
292.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
293. </media:content>
294. </item>
295. <item><title>Amid Kate frenzy, hospital responds to Catherine&#x27;s reported medical-records breach</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:59:57 GMT</pubDate>
296.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-03-20/kate-middleton-medical-records-breach-london-clinic-abdominal-surgery</link>
297.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-03-20/kate-middleton-medical-records-breach-london-clinic-abdominal-surgery</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>As public interest into Kate Middleton's health intensifies, the London Clinic responds to a report that her medical records were illegally accessed.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As public interest into Kate Middleton's health intensifies, the London Clinic responds to a report that her medical records were illegally accessed.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
298. <item><title>Surcharge for alternatives to dairy milk stirs up lawsuit against Starbucks</title><dc:creator>Andrew J. Campa</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
299.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/starbucks-class-action-lactose-story</link>
300.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/starbucks-class-action-lactose-story</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Three California women are suing Starbucks, alleging it unfairly charges more to those who request nondairy milks in their drinks because they can't safely consume dairy.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Three California women are suing Starbucks, alleging it unfairly charges more to those who request nondairy milks in their drinks because they can't safely consume dairy.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
301. <item><title>The first over-the-counter birth control pill becomes available. Where is it sold?</title><dc:creator>Jireh Deng</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:38:21 GMT</pubDate>
302.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-19/the-first-ever-over-the-counter-birth-control-pill-becomes-available-where-is-it-sold</link>
303.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-19/the-first-ever-over-the-counter-birth-control-pill-becomes-available-where-is-it-sold</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Health experts say the over-the-counter birth control pill gives contraception options to people who live in rural or remote areas. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Health experts say the over-the-counter birth control pill gives contraception options to people who live in rural or remote areas. </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
304. <item><title>California communities are banning syringe programs. Now the state is fighting back in court</title><dc:creator>Emily Alpert Reyes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:45:55 GMT</pubDate>
305.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-19/california-syringe-program-bans-public-health-lawsuit</link>
306.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-19/california-syringe-program-bans-public-health-lawsuit</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Giving clean syringes to people who inject drugs has been found to curb the spread of disease. But syringe programs are being banned in many California communities. The state is fighting back.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Giving clean syringes to people who inject drugs has been found to curb the spread of disease. But syringe programs are being banned in many California communities. The state is fighting back.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
307. <item><title>Dr. Dre says he had three strokes when hospitalized for brain aneurysm</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:53:54 GMT</pubDate>
308.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-18/dr-dre-strokes-aneurysm</link>
309.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-18/dr-dre-strokes-aneurysm</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Dre said he had three strokes after his 2021 hospitalization for a brain aneurysm: 'It's just something that you can't control.'</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Dre said he had three strokes after his 2021 hospitalization for a brain aneurysm: 'It's just something that you can't control.'</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f32e49/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5087x3391+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F63%2F1f258f284fac80a8ea2046d0e0c6%2F1250905-et-65th-grammy-awards-show-telecast-15411.jpg" height="3391" width="5087">
310.    <media:title>1250905-et-65th-grammy-awards-show-telecast-15411.jpg</media:title>
311.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 5: 65th GRAMMY AWARDS - Dr. Dre accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the 65th Grammy Awards, held at the Crytpo.com Arena on February 5, 2023. -- (Photo by Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
312.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
313. </media:content>
314. </item>
315. <item><title>Abcarian:  Flamin&#x27; Hot Cheetos and iPhones are ruining my kid and yours </title><dc:creator>Robin Abcarian</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:04:28 GMT</pubDate>
316.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-17/iphone-smartphone-cheetos-children-screen-addiction</link>
317.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-17/iphone-smartphone-cheetos-children-screen-addiction</guid><description><![CDATA[<p> I'll take all the help I can get prying the smartphone out of my 13-year-old niece's messy orange hands. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> I'll take all the help I can get prying the smartphone out of my 13-year-old niece's messy orange hands. </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
318. <item><title>Dodgers renew Andrew Toles&#x27; contract again. He hasn&#x27;t played since 2018 due to mental health issues</title><dc:creator>Chuck Schilken</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:51:40 GMT</pubDate>
319.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2024-03-14/andrew-toles-dodgers-contract-mental-health-insurance</link>
320.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2024-03-14/andrew-toles-dodgers-contract-mental-health-insurance</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Andrew Toles last played in 2018. The Dodgers apparently renewed his contract so he could keep his insurance while dealing with mental health issues.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Andrew Toles last played in 2018. The Dodgers apparently renewed his contract so he could keep his insurance while dealing with mental health issues.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
321. <item><title>Plants saved her life. Now she&#x27;s helping others heal at her L.A. plant shop</title><dc:creator>Kailyn Brown</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
322.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-14/meet-me-in-the-dirt-plant-shop-redondo-beach</link>
323.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-14/meet-me-in-the-dirt-plant-shop-redondo-beach</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Barbara Lawson used gardening to pull herself out of depression. Now, she's sharing the healing powers of plants with others at her South Bay plant shop. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Barbara Lawson used gardening to pull herself out of depression. Now, she's sharing the healing powers of plants with others at her South Bay plant shop. </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
324. <item><title>Column: Hubris, thy name is Gavin  </title><dc:creator>George Skelton</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:07:46 GMT</pubDate>
325.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-13/column-newsoms-overconfidence-on-proposition-1-shows-he-still-has-a-lot-to-learn</link>
326.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-13/column-newsoms-overconfidence-on-proposition-1-shows-he-still-has-a-lot-to-learn</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom should have learned this four years ago: You don't try to sell voters on more government spending in a primary election.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom should have learned this four years ago: You don't try to sell voters on more government spending in a primary election.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
327. <item><title>Olivia Munn has luminal B breast cancer, resulting in 4 surgeries in 10 months</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:06:04 GMT</pubDate>
328.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-13/olivia-munn-breast-cancer-luminal-b-double-mastectomy-john-mulaney</link>
329.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-13/olivia-munn-breast-cancer-luminal-b-double-mastectomy-john-mulaney</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Olivia Munn revealed Wednesday that she was diagnosed last year with luminal B breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. She considers herself 'lucky.'</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Olivia Munn revealed Wednesday that she was diagnosed last year with luminal B breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. She considers herself 'lucky.'</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e49a136/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5097x3746+0+0/resize/1500x1102!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F6a%2F710535884b43b94099a4cdbc31e3%2F1418076-la-et-oscars-red-carpet-5216.jpg" height="3746" width="5097">
330.    <media:title>1418076-la-et-oscars-red-carpet-5216.jpg</media:title>
331.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hollywood, CA - March 10: Olivia Munn arriving on the red carpet at the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
332.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
333. </media:content>
334. </item>
335. <item><title>Christina Applegate says she probably had MS for 7 years before diagnosis</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:06:16 GMT</pubDate>
336.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-13/christina-applegate-multiple-sclerosis-jamie-lynn-sigler-messy-podcast</link>
337.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-13/christina-applegate-multiple-sclerosis-jamie-lynn-sigler-messy-podcast</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Christina Applegate opened up about how living with multiple sclerosis has been 'kind of hell' and 'isolating' but shares how fellow actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler supports her.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christina Applegate opened up about how living with multiple sclerosis has been 'kind of hell' and 'isolating' but shares how fellow actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler supports her.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
338. <item><title>11% of high school seniors report using delta-8 THC, advertised as &#x27;legal&#x27; form of cannabis</title><dc:creator>Emily Alpert Reyes</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:42:47 GMT</pubDate>
339.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-03-13/u-s-teens-are-using-thc-derived-from-hemp-in-states-where-marijuana-is-illegal</link>
340.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-03-13/u-s-teens-are-using-thc-derived-from-hemp-in-states-where-marijuana-is-illegal</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>More than 11% of high school seniors said in a national survey that they had used delta-8 THC, a psychoactive compound that is derived from hemp, in the last year. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More than 11% of high school seniors said in a national survey that they had used delta-8 THC, a psychoactive compound that is derived from hemp, in the last year. </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
341. <item><title>Opposition concedes that Newsom likely to eke out a win on Proposition 1 in California</title><dc:creator>Taryn Luna</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:49:03 GMT</pubDate>
342.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-12/proposition-1-california-gavin-newsom-2024-election</link>
343.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-12/proposition-1-california-gavin-newsom-2024-election</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Despite the confidence he projected about Proposition 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom's ballot measure on California's mental health services is leading narrowly. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Despite the confidence he projected about Proposition 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom's ballot measure on California's mental health services is leading narrowly. </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
344. <item><title>Feds won&#x27;t reimburse California $300 million for homeless housing amid COVID. Congress wants answers</title><dc:creator>Andrea Castillo</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
345.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-03-12/fema-california-funding-housing-homeless-pandemic-congress-project-roomkey</link>
346.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-03-12/fema-california-funding-housing-homeless-pandemic-congress-project-roomkey</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>A letter by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) asks FEMA to reconsider and pay out the funding to cities that are already strapped for cash.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A letter by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) asks FEMA to reconsider and pay out the funding to cities that are already strapped for cash.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ea27b66/2147483647/strip/false/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F0a%2Fd590ba724118be9e8a2a9ded691a%2Fla-photos-1staff-570857-me-0708-homeless-freeways-gem-027.jpg" height="4480" width="6720">
347.    <media:title>570857_ME_0708_homeless_freeways_GEM_027.jpg</media:title>
348.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[WHITTIER, CA - JULY 07, 2020 - - Genia Hope, 52, moves into her new room at a hotel that is being used for Project Roomkey in Whittier on July 7, 2020. Hope had been living homeless in an encampment near the 710 and 105 freeways for the past two years. Outreach workers with the Los Angeles Housing convinced Hope to move into the hotel. Project Roomkey is a coordinated effort to secure hotel and motel rooms in L.A. County as temporary shelters for people experiencing homelessness who are at high-risk for hospitalization if they contract Coronavirus (COVID-19). The city and county of Los Angeles plan to move people from the freeways. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter passed a landmark court order banning homeless encampments from under and along Los Angeles freeways. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
349.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
350. </media:content>
351. </item>
352. <item><title>More parents are delaying their kids&#x27; vaccines, and it&#x27;s alarming pediatricians</title><dc:creator>Jenny Gold</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
353.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-11/parents-delaying-kids-vaccines-posing-risk-to-toddlers</link>
354.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-11/parents-delaying-kids-vaccines-posing-risk-to-toddlers</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>More parents are choosing to delay childhood vaccinations, such as the MMR vaccine. Doctors worry toddlers remain vulnerable as measles spreads.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More parents are choosing to delay childhood vaccinations, such as the MMR vaccine. Doctors worry toddlers remain vulnerable as measles spreads.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e97b3c7/2147483647/strip/false/crop/7774x5222+0+0/resize/1500x1008!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F69%2Fd35481214ddfa5032ed84cd2f67c%2F1416613-me-0228-childhood-vaccination-delay-cmh-06.jpg" height="5222" width="7774">
355.    <media:title>1416613-me-0228-childhood-vaccination-delay-cmh-06.jpg</media:title>
356.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LADERA RANCH-CA-FEBRUARY 28, 2024: Karla Benzl, of Mission Viejo, center, holds her 15-month-old son Marcus while he gets his vaccinations by medical assistant Shellee Rayl at Southern Orange County Pediatric Associates in Ladera Ranch on February 28, 2024. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
357.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Christina House/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
358. </media:content>
359. </item>
360. <item><title>The designer who turned her pain into a colorful crochet brand (spotted on Kendrick Lamar)</title><dc:creator>Kailyn Brown</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2024 11:00:55 GMT</pubDate>
361.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-07/unlikely-fox-krysta-grasso-crochet-hats-clothing</link>
362.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-07/unlikely-fox-krysta-grasso-crochet-hats-clothing</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Krysta Grasso's vibrant crochet brand, Unlikely Fox, is dedicated to her late mother, who taught her to crochet when she was 5.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Krysta Grasso's vibrant crochet brand, Unlikely Fox, is dedicated to her late mother, who taught her to crochet when she was 5.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
363. <item><title>Opinion: What a doctor sees when Joe Biden hesitates </title><dc:creator>Daniel J. Stone</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2024 11:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
364.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-07/joe-biden-age-memory-alzheimers-cognition</link>
365.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-07/joe-biden-age-memory-alzheimers-cognition</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The president's enemies and the uninformed combine his recall issues with stereotypes to create a false narrative of  intellectual impairment.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The president's enemies and the uninformed combine his recall issues with stereotypes to create a false narrative of  intellectual impairment.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
366. <item><title>A magic mineral? What magnesium can — and can&#x27;t — do for you</title><dc:creator>Adam Markovitz</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2024 11:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
367.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-06/magnesium-supplement-benefits-mocktail-foot-spray</link>
368.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-06/magnesium-supplement-benefits-mocktail-foot-spray</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>After decades of anonymity on vitamin store shelves, magnesium is taking a star turn in L.A.'s wellness community. Here's what it can — and can't — do for you.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After decades of anonymity on vitamin store shelves, magnesium is taking a star turn in L.A.'s wellness community. Here's what it can — and can't — do for you.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
369. <item><title>Newsom&#x27;s Prop. 1 holds narrow lead in California primary</title><dc:creator>Taryn Luna</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2024 02:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
370.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-05/prop-1-2024-california-election-results</link>
371.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-05/prop-1-2024-california-election-results</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>California voters in the primary election decide the fate of Proposition 1, which Gov. Gavin Newsom has championed to address mental health and homelessness.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>California voters in the primary election decide the fate of Proposition 1, which Gov. Gavin Newsom has championed to address mental health and homelessness.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a68f05a/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5725x3997+0+0/resize/1500x1047!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F34%2Fac7bb8e9440e915aa0d708db0a2e%2F1393827-me-newsom-prop-1-mjc-003.jpg" height="3997" width="5725">
372.    <media:title>1393827-me-newsom-prop-1-mjc-003.jpg</media:title>
373.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 03: Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed shock that the largest mental health institution is the county jail. Newsom kicked off his campaign for Proposition 1 at Los Angeles General Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. The Proposition is the only statewide initiative on the March 5 primary ballot and asks voters to approve bonds to fund more treatment for mental illness and drug addiction. The initiative is a component of his efforts to tackle homelessness in the state. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
374.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
375. </media:content>
376. </item>
377. <item><title>Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are visitors, fueling debate on aid to poor and addicted </title><dc:creator>Andrew J. Campa</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2024 21:27:51 GMT</pubDate>
378.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-01/la-me-nearly-half-of-san-francisco-drug-users-are-visitors</link>
379.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-01/la-me-nearly-half-of-san-francisco-drug-users-are-visitors</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are not native. That led to speculation from the mayor that abuse of low-income grants was driving substance abusers to the Bay Area.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are not native. That led to speculation from the mayor that abuse of low-income grants was driving substance abusers to the Bay Area.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bc68cf3/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2317x1592+0+0/resize/1500x1031!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2F24%2Fba676a444d5495bbcba2c08a8cb9%2F1385088-me-tenderloin-walking-tour012-ls.jpg" height="1592" width="2317">
380.    <media:title>1385088-me-tenderloin-walking-tour012-ls.jpg</media:title>
381.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA - A group of men loiter and use drugs outside a fastfood restaurant in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. The Tenderloin is a high crime area known for open sales and use of illegal drugs as well thousands of unhoused living on the streets. One of the world's premier cities, San Francisco now has a dubious reputation for intractable homelessness, rampant crime and an exodus of business. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
382.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
383. </media:content>
384. </item>
385. <item><title>&#x27;The Bachelor&#x27;s&#x27; Joey Graziadei says he has Gilbert syndrome, causing &#x27;yellow eyes&#x27;</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2024 18:37:35 GMT</pubDate>
386.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-01/the-bachelor-joey-graziadei-gilbert-syndrome-yellow-eyes</link>
387.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-01/the-bachelor-joey-graziadei-gilbert-syndrome-yellow-eyes</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>'The Bachelor' star Joey Graziadei revealed his long-standing Gilbert syndrome diagnosis amid fan concern about his 'yellow eyes.'</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>'The Bachelor' star Joey Graziadei revealed his long-standing Gilbert syndrome diagnosis amid fan concern about his 'yellow eyes.'</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
388. <item><title>The cost of Prop. 1: Newsom&#x27;s plan to transform California&#x27;s mental health system</title><dc:creator>Taryn Luna</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2024 11:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
389.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-01/california-primary-election-proposition-1-cost-newsom</link>
390.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-01/california-primary-election-proposition-1-cost-newsom</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>If Proposition 1 is approved by California voters, the bond to build more mental health facilities could cost $14 billion in debt and interest payments.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If Proposition 1 is approved by California voters, the bond to build more mental health facilities could cost $14 billion in debt and interest payments.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b5aab64/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4198x3065+0+0/resize/1500x1095!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2Fc8%2Ff2881d17468aa5027fbbaa2c885e%2F1393827-me-newsom-prop-1-mjc-001.jpg" height="3065" width="4198">
391.    <media:title>1393827-me-newsom-prop-1-mjc-001.jpg</media:title>
392.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 03: Gov. Gavin Newsom kicks off his campaign for Proposition 1 at Los Angeles General Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. The Proposition is the only statewide initiative on the March 5 primary ballot and asks voters to approve bonds to fund more treatment for mental illness and drug addiction. The initiative is a component of his efforts to tackle homelessness in the state. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
393.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
394. </media:content>
395. </item>
396. <item><title>How to help a friend after a breakup? Your first instinct is wrong</title><dc:creator>Deborah Netburn</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2024 11:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
397.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-01/how-to-help-friend-breakup-advice</link>
398.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-01/how-to-help-friend-breakup-advice</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>How can you help a friend going through a painful breakup? Experts say show up, offer support and definitely don't bash the ex. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How can you help a friend going through a painful breakup? Experts say show up, offer support and definitely don't bash the ex. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/72089aa/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F0d%2F4f44e245418999430e6afb838e6a%2Flat-breakup-illustration-mc-v02.jpg" height="2000" width="3000">
399.    <media:title>how-to-help-friend-breakup-advice-lead.jpg</media:title>
400.    
401.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Maggie Chiang / For The Times]]></media:credit>
402. </media:content>
403. </item>
404. <item><title>California effort to confront implicit bias among doctors faces 1st Amendment challenge</title><dc:creator>Ronnie Cohen</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
405.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-29/californias-plan-to-confront-doctors-bias-comes-under-legal-attack</link>
406.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-29/californias-plan-to-confront-doctors-bias-comes-under-legal-attack</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The litigation is part of a national crusade by right-leaning advocacy and legal groups against DEI initiatives in healthcare. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The litigation is part of a national crusade by right-leaning advocacy and legal groups against DEI initiatives in healthcare. </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
407. <item><title>She got 25 years to life for tossing son four floors. Court says probation should be considered</title><dc:creator>Andrew J. Campa</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
408.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-28/she-got-25-years-to-life-for-tossing-infant-son-from-4th-floor-appeals-court-seeks-new-sentence</link>
409.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-28/she-got-25-years-to-life-for-tossing-infant-son-from-4th-floor-appeals-court-seeks-new-sentence</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Sonia Hermosillo threw her infant from the top of a parking structure. An appeals court said mental illness was not properly considered at sentencing.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sonia Hermosillo threw her infant from the top of a parking structure. An appeals court said mental illness was not properly considered at sentencing.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
410. <item><title>Your guide to the California Senate candidates&#x27; views of housing and homelessness</title><dc:creator>Benjamin Oreskes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
411.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-27/2024-california-election-porter-schiff-lee-garvey-senate-housing-homelessness</link>
412.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-27/2024-california-election-porter-schiff-lee-garvey-senate-housing-homelessness</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>No issue matters more to Californians than housing and homelessness. Catch up on where the major Senate candidates stand on the subject. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No issue matters more to Californians than housing and homelessness. Catch up on where the major Senate candidates stand on the subject. </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
413. <item><title>Amy Schumer shares Cushing syndrome diagnosis to &#x27;advocate for women&#x27;s health&#x27;</title><dc:creator>Nardine Saad</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:12:52 GMT</pubDate>
414.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-02-26/amy-schumer-cushing-syndrome-hormonal-disorder</link>
415.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-02-26/amy-schumer-cushing-syndrome-hormonal-disorder</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Amy Schumer reveals she's been diagnosed with the hormonal disorder Cushing syndrome after addressing criticism of her 'puffier'-appearing face.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amy Schumer reveals she's been diagnosed with the hormonal disorder Cushing syndrome after addressing criticism of her 'puffier'-appearing face.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2600765/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3369x4492+0+0/resize/1125x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6d%2F95%2F5dc65a3340a4b7d8fc972317252f%2F955648-env-amy-schumer-mrt-03.jpg" height="4492" width="3369">
416.    <media:title>portrait of comedian Amy Schumer</media:title>
417.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 07: Portrait of comedian and actor Amy Schumer at the Sunset Marquis Hotel on Saturday, May 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
418.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
419. </media:content>
420. </item>
421. <item><title>Some D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them</title><dc:creator>Hannah Wiley</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
422.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-26/san-francisco-will-prosecute-fentanyl-dealers-for-murder</link>
423.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-26/san-francisco-will-prosecute-fentanyl-dealers-for-murder</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>San Francisco is following the lead of more conservative California counties, launching an investigative unit to target fentanyl deaths as homicide cases. That means drug dealers could be charged with murder.   </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>San Francisco is following the lead of more conservative California counties, launching an investigative unit to target fentanyl deaths as homicide cases. That means drug dealers could be charged with murder.   </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
424. <item><title>Hours on hold, limited appointments: Why California babies aren&#x27;t going to the doctor</title><dc:creator>Jenny Gold</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
425.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-26/california-babies-arent-getting-vital-preventive-care</link>
426.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-26/california-babies-arent-getting-vital-preventive-care</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Most California kids rely on Medi-Cal for vital preventive care, but many are missing necessary health screenings because of trouble accessing its services.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most California kids rely on Medi-Cal for vital preventive care, but many are missing necessary health screenings because of trouble accessing its services.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2a330e2/2147483647/strip/false/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2Fba%2F252b6c4246e58f1d4a11f42fd20c%2F1401687-me-well-child-visit-gxc-0032.jpg" height="4480" width="6720">
427.    <media:title>1401687-me-well-child-visit-gxc-0032.jpg</media:title>
428.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SANTA MONICA, CA - JANUARY 23: Dr. Alice Kuo, MD, PhD, professor and Chief of Medicine-Pediatrics at UCLA, doing a well child visit with 4-year-old patient JoJo at the UCLA Health System Medicine-Pediatrics Comprehensive Care Clinic Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 in Santa Monica, CA. California has some of the lowest rates of well child visits for kids 0-3 in the nation. That means kids aren't getting the care they need - from physicals to developmental screenings to immunizations. JoJo was with his mother Faye Holmes, 50, not shown, of Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
429.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
430. </media:content>
431. </item>
432. <item><title>Opinion: A call can come at any moment. It&#x27;s teaching me the importance of &#x27;one day at a time&#x27;
433. </title><dc:creator>David L. Ulin</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 11:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
434.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-24/aging-healthcare-story-literature-lorrie-moore</link>
435.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-24/aging-healthcare-story-literature-lorrie-moore</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>I am my parents' long-distance helper now. Like a character in a Lorrie Moore story, I have to live by bromides.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am my parents' long-distance helper now. Like a character in a Lorrie Moore story, I have to live by bromides.  </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4fb62dd/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1620x1080+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3e%2F7a%2F31730cbb44b988e0b5ed98e4b1fc%2Fla-oe-ulin-caregiving-promo.jpg" height="1080" width="1620">
436.    <media:title>la-oe-ulin-caregiving-promo.jpg</media:title>
437.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A call can come at any moment. It's teaching me the importance of 'one day at a time']]></media:description>
438.    
439. </media:content>
440. </item>
441. <item><title>How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jay Shetty and Radhi Devlukia</title><dc:creator>Kailyn Brown</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
442.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2024-02-23/sunday-funday-jay-shetty-radhi-devlukia</link>
443.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2024-02-23/sunday-funday-jay-shetty-radhi-devlukia</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>A perfect Sunday for Jay Shetty and his wife, Radhi Devlukia, involves meditation, hiking, hitting the farmers market and cooking dinner at home. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A perfect Sunday for Jay Shetty and his wife, Radhi Devlukia, involves meditation, hiking, hitting the farmers market and cooking dinner at home. </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3c5b2c7/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F28%2F05%2F6be47af14eeaad2ebf01631e157f%2Fla-wk-sunday-funday-jay-radhi-final.jpg" height="2000" width="3000">
444.    <media:title>la-wk-Sunday-Funday-Jay-Radhi-Final.jpg</media:title>
445.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration of Jay Shetty and Radhi Devlukia for their Sunday Funday story. (Samuel Rodriguez / For The Times)]]></media:description>
446.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Samuel Rodriguez / For The Times]]></media:credit>
447. </media:content>
448. </item>
449. <item><title>Opinion: California wants to make your healthcare less expensive</title><dc:creator>Glenn Melnick</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
450.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-23/california-medical-debt-healthcare-newsom</link>
451.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-23/california-medical-debt-healthcare-newsom</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The state's new Office of Health Care Affordability has proposed a cap on healthcare spending growth. But if providers have their way, the effort could get watered down.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The state's new Office of Health Care Affordability has proposed a cap on healthcare spending growth. But if providers have their way, the effort could get watered down.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/123fbc3/2147483647/strip/false/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F05%2Fd540a1fa450fba0ea27e9179b181%2Fla-photos-1staff-694062-me-high-cost-covid-treatment-gxc-0089.JPG" height="4480" width="6720">
452.    <media:title>694062_me_high_cost_covid_treatment_GXC_0089.JPG</media:title>
453.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[VACAVILLE, CA - JANUARY 26: Patricia Mason's, 51, medical bills at her home on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 in Vacaville, CA. Mason works more than full time over two separate jobs - office administrative work, which she can do at home, and retail, which she can't. Patricia was hospitalized with COVID-19 from March 27 - April 20th of 2020 at NorthBay Medical Center. Her medical bill totaled $1,339,079, which her insurance covered most of it. But she still owes $42,184, which insurance won't cover, and it's gone to collections. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
454.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
455. </media:content>
456. </item>
457. <item><title>Single-payer healthcare is a &#x27;tough, tough sell&#x27; as California faces massive budget shortfall</title><dc:creator>Anabel Sosa</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:57:40 GMT</pubDate>
458.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-21/single-payer-healthcare-california-speaker-robert-rivas-budget-deficit-calcare</link>
459.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-21/single-payer-healthcare-california-speaker-robert-rivas-budget-deficit-calcare</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas says he likes the idea of a state-run single-payer healthcare system, but isn't convinced the state can afford it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas says he likes the idea of a state-run single-payer healthcare system, but isn't convinced the state can afford it.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
460. <item><title>What is a head spa? The luxury L.A. treatment reveals the health of your scalp</title><dc:creator>Deborah Vankin</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:29:17 GMT</pubDate>
461.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-02-21/head-spas-la-tiktok-viral-chinese-scalp-cleanse</link>
462.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-02-21/head-spas-la-tiktok-viral-chinese-scalp-cleanse</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Head spas that offer Chinese scalp treatments are all the rage. We underwent an up-close analysis and deep cleaning to check it out.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Head spas that offer Chinese scalp treatments are all the rage. We underwent an up-close analysis and deep cleaning to check it out.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b28182b/2147483647/strip/false/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F45%2Fea257378421d822d47b5f3d90f41%2F1408443-wk-scalp-cleanse-54.jpg" height="5464" width="8192">
463.    <media:title>1408443-wk-scalp-cleanse-54.jpg</media:title>
464.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Temple City, CA - February 12: Reporter Deborah Vankin receives a Chinese scalp treatment from Tou Dao Tang Head Spa on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 in Temple City, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
465.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
466. </media:content>
467. </item>
468. <item><title>&#x27;It&#x27;s a lot of UFO stuff and a lot of healing&#x27;: Inside L.A.&#x27;s wackiest spiritual convention</title><dc:creator>Deborah Netburn</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
469.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-02-19/la-spiritual-convention-conscious-life-expo-aliens-chakra-energy-healing</link>
470.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-02-19/la-spiritual-convention-conscious-life-expo-aliens-chakra-energy-healing</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>For 22 years, the Conscious Life Expo has been a meetinghouse for astrologers, channelers, aura readers, quantum life coaches, psychics, hypnotists and "starseeds" — people who believe they are galactic volunteers that have taken on a human form to help "the children of Gaia." </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For 22 years, the Conscious Life Expo has been a meetinghouse for astrologers, channelers, aura readers, quantum life coaches, psychics, hypnotists and "starseeds" — people who believe they are galactic volunteers that have taken on a human form to help "the children of Gaia." </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7550d8e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5200x3648+0+0/resize/1500x1052!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2Fd9%2F088900034beb9961824243922a77%2F1403604-wk-conscious-life-expo45-mam.jpg" height="3648" width="5200">
471.    <media:title>1403604-wk-conscious-life-expo45-mam.jpg</media:title>
472.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA-February 9, 2024: Carol Chappell, from Sedona, Arizona, sits inside a pyramid known as a multi dimensional healing chamber enhanced by tensor rings on display at the Conscious Life Expo at the LAX Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
473.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
474. </media:content>
475. </item>
476. <item><title>Opinion: Troubled youth? Contrary to stereotypes, much of Gen Z is doing just fine</title><dc:creator>Ellen Galinsky</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:30:25 GMT</pubDate>
477.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-16/youth-mental-health-crisis-gen-z-discrimination-stereotype-depression</link>
478.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-16/youth-mental-health-crisis-gen-z-discrimination-stereotype-depression</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Perceptions of younger generations as broadly suffering from mental health problems are exaggerated and potentially harmful.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perceptions of younger generations as broadly suffering from mental health problems are exaggerated and potentially harmful.  </p>]]></content:encoded></item>
479. <item><title>Could a single synthetic molecule outsmart a variety of drug-resistant bacteria?</title><dc:creator>Corinne Purtill</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
480.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-15/could-a-single-synthetic-molecule-outsmart-a-variety-of-drug-resistant-bacteria</link>
481.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-15/could-a-single-synthetic-molecule-outsmart-a-variety-of-drug-resistant-bacteria</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists have created a synthetic molecule that appears capable of attacking a broad range of bacteria that have become dangerously resistant to workhorse medicines.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scientists have created a synthetic molecule that appears capable of attacking a broad range of bacteria that have become dangerously resistant to workhorse medicines.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
482. <item><title>New eligibility rules mean nearly 2 million on Medi-Cal can now save for a rainy day</title><dc:creator>Bernard J. Wolfson</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
483.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-14/new-eligibility-rules-are-a-financial-salve-for-nearly-2-million-on-medi-cal</link>
484.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-14/new-eligibility-rules-are-a-financial-salve-for-nearly-2-million-on-medi-cal</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Nearly 2 million Medi-Cal enrollees can now accumulate savings and property without limitations and still qualify for the state's health insurance program for low-income residents.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nearly 2 million Medi-Cal enrollees can now accumulate savings and property without limitations and still qualify for the state's health insurance program for low-income residents.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
485. <item><title>Opinion: That ambulance racing through L.A. traffic may not be going to a life-or-death emergency</title><dc:creator>Jon Nevin</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
486.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-14/ems-ambulance-emergency-medical-service-fire-healthcare-los-angeles-california</link>
487.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-14/ems-ambulance-emergency-medical-service-fire-healthcare-los-angeles-california</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Emergency medical services in California and across the U.S. have grown rapidly to fill gaps in nonemergency care. It's expensive, ineffective and unsustainable.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Emergency medical services in California and across the U.S. have grown rapidly to fill gaps in nonemergency care. It's expensive, ineffective and unsustainable.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1aea753/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3960x2640+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F43%2Fb88d31844095837a4683242dc7e2%2F572247-sd-me-ois-swh0006.JPG" height="2640" width="3960">
488.    <media:title>Shooting in City Heights</media:title>
489.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 09: An American Medical Response ambulance drives past San Diego Police Department officers responding to the scene of an officer-involved shooting on the 4300 block of Menlo Avenue on Thursday, July 9, 2020 in San Diego, CA. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)]]></media:description>
490.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune]]></media:credit>
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493. <item><title>&#x27;Behind the times&#x27;: Washington tries to catch up with AI&#x27;s use in healthcare</title><dc:creator>Darius Tahir</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
494.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-13/behind-the-times-washington-tries-to-catch-up-with-ais-use-in-healthcare</link>
495.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-13/behind-the-times-washington-tries-to-catch-up-with-ais-use-in-healthcare</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Policymakers are starting to puzzle over how to regulate artificial intelligence in healthcare — and likely to mess it up, the AI industry thinks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Policymakers are starting to puzzle over how to regulate artificial intelligence in healthcare — and likely to mess it up, the AI industry thinks.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
496. <item><title>What is Alaskapox? The disease has claimed its first fatality </title><dc:creator>Corinne Purtill</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:29:26 GMT</pubDate>
497.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-13/what-is-alaskapox-the-disease-has-claimed-its-first-fatality</link>
498.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-13/what-is-alaskapox-the-disease-has-claimed-its-first-fatality</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>An elderly man in Alaska has become the country's first person confirmed to have died of Alaskapox. Here's what you should know about the disease.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An elderly man in Alaska has become the country's first person confirmed to have died of Alaskapox. Here's what you should know about the disease.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
499. <item><title>Op-Comic: Ketamine had a reputation as a party drug. Could it help my depression?</title><dc:creator>Lila Ash</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:05:16 GMT</pubDate>
500.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-11/ketamine-treatment-depression-psychedelics</link>
501.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-11/ketamine-treatment-depression-psychedelics</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>I was wary, but knowing what I know now, I only wish I had pursued this treatment sooner.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was wary, but knowing what I know now, I only wish I had pursued this treatment sooner.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b78ad2d/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1762x1762+0+0/resize/1500x1500!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2Ffb%2F86695e7f46d19eb62176c7941c58%2Fla-oe-ash-psychedelics-header.jpg" height="1762" width="1762">
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503.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Op-comic about ketamine treatment for depression. Lila Ash / For The Times]]></media:description>
504.    
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507. <item><title>Halfway through Medicaid purge, enrollment is down about 10 million</title><dc:creator>Phil Galewitz</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 7 Feb 2024 18:57:15 GMT</pubDate>
508.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-07/halfway-through-medicaid-purge-enrollment-is-down-about-10-million</link>
509.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-02-07/halfway-through-medicaid-purge-enrollment-is-down-about-10-million</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Since last April, states have removed more than 16 million people from their Medicaid programs in a process known as the "unwinding," according to KFF estimates compiled from state-level data.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since last April, states have removed more than 16 million people from their Medicaid programs in a process known as the "unwinding," according to KFF estimates compiled from state-level data.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
510. <item><title>This Pilates class is harder to get into than the Magic Castle</title><dc:creator>Lina Abascal</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 7 Feb 2024 11:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
511.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-02-07/forma-pilates-la-core-workout-kendall-jenner-haley-bieber-exclusive-liana-levi</link>
512.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-02-07/forma-pilates-la-core-workout-kendall-jenner-haley-bieber-exclusive-liana-levi</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Started by Liana Levi in 2020, the invite-only Forma Pilates offers a highly personal, and ultra-branded core workout that has drawn celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Addison Rae.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Started by Liana Levi in 2020, the invite-only Forma Pilates offers a highly personal, and ultra-branded core workout that has drawn celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Addison Rae.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0da9df6/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4954x3302+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F4b%2F24561b014aa9ab3e21827e8d58b3%2F1399328-wk-forma-pilates-jja-0009.jpg" height="3302" width="4954">
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514.    <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA - January 23: Colleen McCabe takes a pilates class from Liana Levi owner of Forma Pilates at her home studio on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
515.    <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
516. </media:content>
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518. <item><title>Inside L.A.&#x27;s invite-only mom group that&#x27;s better than Google</title><dc:creator>Deborah Netburn</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 6 Feb 2024 11:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
519.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-02-06/la-moms-group-parenting-advice-facebook-atwater-village</link>
520.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-02-06/la-moms-group-parenting-advice-facebook-atwater-village</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>The Atwater Village Moms' Facebook Group has fostered an invite-only community where more than 6,000 parents swap recommendations, advice and emotional support.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Atwater Village Moms' Facebook Group has fostered an invite-only community where more than 6,000 parents swap recommendations, advice and emotional support.  </p>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/png" url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/331a67d/2147483647/strip/false/crop/2400x1600+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2F4e%2F945eaf1446b89a9cbaca1137a722%2Fla-times-la-mom-group-lede.png" height="1600" width="2400">
521.    <media:title>LA TIMES_LA Mom Group_Lede.png</media:title>
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526. <item><title>With a nudge from Newsom, a new bill aims to legalize psychedelic-assisted therapy in California</title><dc:creator>Anabel Sosa</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 6 Feb 2024 11:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
527.    <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-06/with-guidance-from-newsom-a-new-bill-hopes-to-legalize-psychedelic-assisted-therapy</link>
528.    <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-06/with-guidance-from-newsom-a-new-bill-hopes-to-legalize-psychedelic-assisted-therapy</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>After a failed attempt to decriminalize a short list of psychedelics last year, state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) is reintroducing legislation to make California the third state to legalize psychedelic-assisted therapy for adults.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After a failed attempt to decriminalize a short list of psychedelics last year, state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) is reintroducing legislation to make California the third state to legalize psychedelic-assisted therapy for adults.</p>]]></content:encoded></item>
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