Several hospitals and health care facilities in southern California temporarily closed or suspended services as the devastating wildfires continue to spread.

After history-making weather forced the cancellation of a trip to the Riverside County desert to mark the creation of a new national monument, the president and first lady Jill Biden hunkered at

Wildfires in Southern California have killed at least 25 people and destroyed at least 12,000 structures since they began burning January 7. Still, area health systems have largely remained operational. Here's how the wildfires have affected health care operations, employees and priorities in Southern California:

President Joe Biden on Wednesday met his first great-grandchild — and then pledged full aid to California firefighters battling a series of disastrous wildfires just miles to the west. The back-to-back trips to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a Santa Monica fire hall were unscheduled detours on one of final trips of Biden’s presidency.

Several health care centers and medical facilities remain closed amid the devastating wildfires that continue to spread across southern California.

A federal agency focused on civil rights announced Thursday that it had entered an agreement with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to improve ... facing Black women. In California, maternal mortality ...

Massive fires continue burning after igniting in the foothills of Pacific Palisades, and Altadena, forcing thousands to evacuate amid a life-threatening and destructive windstorm slamming Southern California.

The back-to-back trips to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a Santa Monica fire hall were unscheduled detours on one of final trips of Biden’s presidency. He traveled to California to name two new ...

President Joe Biden added a new title on Wednesday: great-grandfather.

The rising rate of colon cancer in young people can't be caused by diet alone, doctors say. Microplastics, sleep, and antibiotics may play a role.

They are firefighters and aid workers, chefs and booksellers—and they’re all on a mission to show up for their Los Angeles community.

KCRW and R&S Kayne Foundation Los Angeles held a public information panel and Q&A session regarding immediate and long-term health considerations from the fires. Watch in English or Spanish.