Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Interim health officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Jeffrey Gunzenhauser
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Ebola Precautions in L.A. As many as 100 people in Texas are being tested for exposure to Ebola, after a man was diagnosed with the disease in Dallas this week. Here in L.A., health officials don’t expect to see an Ebola outbreak. But hospitals are taking special precautions anyway to prepare for the unlikely event that someone shows up with the virus. What are they doing?
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Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.