Life expectancy in California still hasn’t rebounded since the pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus caused life expectancy in California to drop significantly. It’s now been over two years since officials declared the pandemic-related public health emergency to be over. And yet, life expectancy for Californians has not fully…
The Trevor Project’s suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth may soon go silent
Amy Kane was filled with dread when she heard that the national suicide prevention lifeline would stop offering specialized crisis intervention to young LGBTQ+ Americans and end its partnership with the West Hollywood-based Trevor Project. With the service set to…
Foreign honeybees are crowding out native species in southern California
LOS ANGELES — You’ve probably heard the phrase: “Save the bees.” But new research suggests we may need to be more specific about which bees we’re saving. Europeans introduced western honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) to the Americas in the early 1600s. They…
NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and young scientists
Over the last several months, a deep sense of unease has settled over laboratories across the United States. Researchers at every stage — from graduate students to senior faculty — have been forced to shelve experiments, rework career plans, and…
Commentary: A candid take on mortality and the power of friendship
They gather several times a week in the parking lot of a Vons supermarket in Mar Vista, and no subject is off-limits. Not even the grim medical prognosis for 70-year-old David Mays, one of the founding members of the coffee…
Should bioplastics be counted as compost? Debate pits farmers against manufacturers
Vernalis — Greg Pryor began composting yard and food waste for San Francisco in 1996, and today he oversees nine industrial-sized composting sites in California and Oregon that turn discarded banana peels, coffee grounds, chicken bones and more into a dark, nutrient-rich…
Once the global gold standard, U.S. government health guidance is falling apart
Weeks after President Trump took office, multiple government webpages referencing gender and sexual orientation abruptly disappeared from the internet. Many returned after a February court order. But they came with an unusual addition: a disclaimer from the Department of Health…
Federal contractors dumped wildfire asbestos waste at L.A. landfills
Federal contractors tasked with clearing ash and debris from the Eaton and Palisades wildfires improperly sent truckloads of asbestos-tainted waste to nonhazardous landfills, including one where workers were not wearing respiratory protection, according to state and local records. From Feb….
Newsom challenges Trump to step up on wildfire preparedness
As California’s fire season heats up, Gov. Gavin Newsom sharply criticized the Trump administration Tuesday for failing to devote adequate resources to wildfire preparation and response efforts on federal lands. Newsom said his office sent the White House a proposed…
I covered the L.A. fires in the Palisades. So I had my blood tested for lead
I watched my blood snake through the tube stuck into my arm as I sat under a canopy erected by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health at an Altadena church. Four months prior — almost to the hour…
Hardcore birders and casual sparrow spotters: Science needs you
Attention would-be warbler watchers and pigeon peepers: Ornithologists at UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County are recruiting volunteers for Project Phoenix, a multiyear citizen science initiative investigating birds’ response to wildfire. The team is seeking volunteers…
RFK Jr. is dismantling trust in vaccines, the crown jewel of American public health
When it comes to vaccines, virtually nothing that comes out of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mouth is true. The man in charge of the nation’s health and well being is impervious to science, expertise and knowledge. His brand of arrogance…
Hims & Hers’ split with Wegovy maker weighs on the telehealth company
Hims & Hers, the high-flying telehealth company that rapidly ascended from a buzzy startup selling Viagra to a multibillion-dollar business with a Super Bowl ad, had a hard week. The San Francisco company’s shares took a dive Monday after its…
Contributor: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles threw trans kids overboard
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is the preeminent center for pediatric medicine in Southern California. For three decades, it’s also been one of the world’s leading destinations for trans care for minors. Don’t take my word for it: CHLA boasts about…
Trump administration restores funds for HIV prevention following outcry
The Trump administration has lifted a freeze on federal funds for HIV prevention and surveillance programs, officials said, following an outcry from HIV prevention organizations, health experts and Democrats in Congress. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health received…
Measles cases are on the rise in California
California has already reported more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, a worrisome development that comes as the nation is suffering its largest outbreak of the super-infectious disease in decades. The extent of the national outbreak has…
Malaysia will stop taking U.S. plastic waste. What will California do?
Malaysia will ban plastic waste imports from the U.S. starting Tuesday because of America’s failure to abide by the Basel Convention treaty on international waste transfers, in a move that could have significant consequences for California. Malaysia emerged as a…
One in five U.S. food and beverage products is made with synthetic dyes
Odds are, something in your pantry is colored with petroleum. Synthetic dyes — which give fruit snacks their bright colors and cereals their rainbow crunch — are embedded into the everyday foods that fill grocery store shelves, often in ways…
The numbers of gray whales migrating along the California coast continue to plummet
The number of gray whales migrating along the California coast has plummeted again this year, dropping to levels not seen since the 1970s, according to federal officials. There are now likely fewer than 13,000 gray whales migrating along the North…
Those cuts to ‘overhead’ costs in research? They do real damage
As a professor at UC Santa Barbara, I research the effects of and solutions to ocean pollution, including oil seeps, spills and offshore DDT. I began my career by investigating the interaction of bacteria and hydrocarbon gases in the ocean,…
Newsom’s podcast sidekick: a single-use plastic water bottle
Johnny had Ed. Conan had Andy. And Gov. Gavin Newsom? A single-use plastic water bottle. In most of the YouTube video recordings of Newsom’s new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” a single-use plastic water bottle lurks on a table nearby….
How ICE is disrupting public health in Southern California
Missed childhood vaccinations. Skipped blood sugar checks. Medications abandoned at the pharmacy. These are among the healthcare disruptions providers have noticed since Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations began in Southern California earlier this month. Across the region, once-busy parks, shops…
Union presses California’s key bird flu testing lab for records
The union representing workers at a UC Davis lab that tests and tracks bird flu infections in livestock has sued the university, demanding that records showing staffing levels and other information about the lab’s operations be released to the public….
Supreme Court upholds laws that ban hormones for transgender teens
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that states may ban puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender teens, rejecting the claim that such gender-based discrimination is unconstitutional. In a 6-3 decision, the court’s conservative majority said states are generally free to…
Native American life expectancy is lower than previous estimates show
Official U.S. records dramatically underestimate mortality and life expectancy disparities for Native Americans, according to a new, groundbreaking study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research, led by the Boston University School of Public Health, provides…
Final evacuation order officially lifted after Palisades fire
More than five months after a wildfire devastated the Pacific Palisades, the final evacuation orders have been fully lifted, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A portion of the coastal Los Angeles neighborhood had remained under an evacuation order…
COVID ‘razor blade throat’ rises as new subvariant spreads in California
• COVID rising in wastewater in parts of California• New subvariant, ‘Nimbus,’ increasingly dominant nationally• Concerns rise about Trump’s appointees making vaccine access more difficult COVID-19 appears to be on the rise in some parts of California as a new,…
How L.A. General finds names for its John Doe patients
He had a buzz cut and brown eyes, a stubbly beard and a wrestler’s build. He did not have a wallet or phone; he could not state his name. He arrived at Los Angeles General Medical Center one cloudy day…
Trump signs laws to kill California auto emission standards. California AG sues
President Trump signed legislation Thursday seeking to rescind California’s ambitious auto emission standards, including a landmark rule that eventually would have barred sales of new gas-only cars in California by 2035. In a bill signing ceremony in the East Room…
Former Cedars-Sinai OB-GYN surrenders license after sexual abuse complaints
Former Cedars-Sinai Medical Center obstetrician-gynecologist Barry J. Brock has surrendered his medical license following an accusation of negligent care from the state medical board. Brock, 75, signed an agreement late last month to give up the license he has held…
State rescinds suspension efforts for Hollywood nursing home
The California Public Health Department has dropped efforts to suspend the license of a Hollywood nursing home whose actions were found to have led to two patient deaths in recent years. Brier Oak on Sunset was among seven Los Angeles…
As pressure mounts for post-fire soil testing, Newsom administration downplays concerns
Elected officials in California are calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Newsom administration to pay for soil testing on properties destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, underscoring the public health risk and financial burdens that could…
Salton Sea is emitting foul-smelling gas at high levels, study says
On scorching days when winds blow across the California desert, the Salton Sea regularly gives off a stench of decay resembling rotten eggs. New research has found that the shrinking lake is emitting the foul-smelling gas hydrogen sulfide more frequently…
On 7-5 vote, AQMD rejects gas appliance surcharge aimed at improving air quality
On a 7 to 5 vote, the South Coast Air Quality Management District on Friday rejected controversial measures aimed at reducing air pollution by imposing surcharges that could make natural gas-powered water heaters and furnaces more expensive to buy. In…
State moves to suspend licenses of troubled L.A. nursing home companies
The California Department of Public Health is moving to suspend the licenses of seven Southern California nursing facilities that have been repeatedly cited in recent years for contributing to patients’ deaths. The state health department sent letters last month to…
California asks FDA to undo limits on abortion pill mifepristone amid RFK Jr. scrutiny
California and three other states petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to ease its restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, citing the drug’s proven safety record and arguing the limits are unnecessary. “The medication is a lifeline…
One of the most lethal algae blooms in Southern California is over
It was one of the largest, longest and most lethal harmful algae blooms in Southern California’s recorded history, claiming the lives of hundreds of dolphins and sea lions between Baja California and the Central Coast. And now, finally, it’s over….
U.S. just radically changed its COVID vaccine recommendations: How will it affect you?
As promised, federal health officials have dropped longstanding recommendations that healthy children and healthy pregnant women should get the COVID-19 vaccines. “The COVID-19 vaccine schedule is very clear. The vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women. The vaccine is not…
Lawmakers ask Newsom, waste agency to follow plastic legislation law
California lawmakers are taking aim at proposed rules to implement a state law aimed at curbing plastic waste, saying the draft regulations proposed by CalRecycle undermine the letter and intent of the legislation. In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Want to understand CalRecycle’s chemical recycling rules? You’ll need to pay
Sacramento — Want to know what constitutes an acceptable form of recycling in California under CalRecycle’s new draft guidelines for the state’s landmark plastic waste law? It’ll cost you roughly $187, and even then you may not find your answer. The issue…
COVID variant NB.1.8.1 spreads as Trump pivots away from vaccines
A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California — heightening the risk of a potential summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder to get, and more expensive, for many Americans,…
A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn
As hot, dry and disastrous as the last few years have been, it appears that the chaos caused by a warming planet is just getting started. Though the hottest year in nearly two centuries was recorded only last year, the…
Contributor: Slashing NIH research guarantees a less healthy, less wealthy America
In recent months, funding for biomedical research from the National Institutes of Health has been canceled, delayed and plunged into uncertainty. According to an April STAT News analysis, NIH funding has decreased by at least $2.3 billion since the beginning…
Firefighters make significant progress on Mono County blaze that prompted evacuations
Firefighters made steady progress fighting a slow-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park and Mammoth Mountain on Sunday. The Inn fire began Thursday afternoon off Highway 395 in Mono County. By nightfall, it had grown to over 500 acres, prompting…
A mysterious, highly active undersea volcano near California could erupt later this year. What scientists expect
• Axial Seamount is the best-monitored submarine volcano in the world.• It’s the most active undersea volcano closest to California.• It could erupt by the end of the year. A mysterious and highly active undersea volcano off the Pacific Coast…
CalRecycle introduces revised landmark waste law regulations
State waste officials have taken another stab at rules implementing a landmark plastic waste law, more than two months after Gov. Gavin Newsom torpedoed their initial proposal. CalRecycle, the state agency that oversees waste management, recently proposed a new set…
Residents can have soil tested for lead around Eaton burn area
Residents in the Eaton burn area and downwind can now send in soil samples from their yard to test for lead, a potent neurotoxin that’s especially dangerous for kids, thanks to a new program from the Los Angeles County Department…
Trump cuts will cause a spike of HIV cases in L.A. and nationally
A growing coalition of HIV prevention organizations, health experts and Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm over sweeping Trump administration cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention and surveillance programs nationally, warning they will reverse years of progress combating the disease and…
Fertility clinic director vows to rebuild after Palm Springs bombing
PALM SPRINGS — Less than a week after a targeted bomb explosion nearly destroyed his fertility clinic, Dr. Maher Abdallah stood below the blazing desert sun in front of a liquor store, its windows blown out by the powerful blast. Behind him…
Many fire cleanup workers are not protecting against toxic debris
A crew of 10, many sporting bright orange National Day Laborer Organizing Network T-shirts, funneled out of a Mexican restaurant on the edge of the Eaton burn scar. Four months — to the day — after winds smashed a tree…
Here’s how to lose weight safely with GLP-1s and reduce food cravings
Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, “Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight” (Flatiron Books), former FDA Commissioner David A….
The Eaton fire area’s next potential health issue: Mosquitoes
Cleanup efforts following the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires are underway, but an ongoing concern is swimming pools in the two burn zones, many of which contain stagnant water that has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes that can carry…
Contributor: The emergency in emergency medicine
If you have been to an ER lately — or if you’ve watched the disturbingly accurate TV show “The Pitt” — you’ve seen scenes that resemble field hospitals more than state-of-the-art medical centers. Waiting rooms have been turned into makeshift…
6 doctors on Biden’s cancer diagnosis and his treatment options
Former President Biden’s weekend announcement that he has an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bone sparked the usual sympathy from supporters — and sharp suspicions among detractors. The announcement comes amid fresh reporting on Biden…
Questions emerge over Biden’s cancer diagnosis, decision to run
WASHINGTON — The revelation that former President Biden has advanced prostate cancer generated more questions than answers on Monday, prompting debate among experts in the oncology community over the likely progression of his disease and resurfacing concerns in Washington over his decision…
5 quick exercises to improve your brain function as you age
Exercise has long been linked with stronger brains and reduced risk of dementia and other cognitive diseases. But new research suggests that older adults can significantly improve brain health with only a few minutes of daily movement. Researchers from the…
Biden is diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer
WASHINGTON — Former President Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, his office said Sunday, a devastating development after having dropped his bid for reelection last summer over widespread concerns over his age and health. Biden’s personal office…
Nearly half of Pasadena Unified schools have contaminated soil, district finds
Eleven of the 23 Pasadena Unified School District schools, where students have been back on campus since January, have contaminated soil after the Eaton fire, the district found. More than 40% of the schools had lead at levels exceeding the…
California board voted to nix a controversial hazardous waste proposal
A state environmental oversight board voted unanimously to rescind a controversial proposal that would have permitted California municipal landfills to accept contaminated soil that is currently required to be dumped at sites specifically designated and approved for hazardous waste. Earlier…
Did the fires make Southern California’s beaches less safe?
It seems like a straightforward question: Do the tons of toxic material the Los Angeles County fires sent spewing into the ocean pose an ongoing threat to human health? For nearly five months, public agencies, advocacy groups and scientists have…
Researchers call on Newsom to pay for post-fire soil testing in Los Angeles County
A group of environmental researchers is calling on the Newsom administration to step in and pay for soil testing at thousands of homes destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades wildfires. Nearly a dozen university professors wrote a letter Wednesday to…
Are salmon sperm facials really good for your skin?
Just when it seemed that the skincare industry had exhausted itself with absurd products and cyborgian procedures, Kim Kardashian brought a new one into the cultural consciousness. In the summer of 2024, Kim Kardashian announced on “The Kardashians” that she…
Contributor: On autism and vaccines, there are lies, damned lies and statistics
During an interview in late April with Dr. Phil, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated his appeal to parents on vaccine safety: “We live in a democracy, and part of the responsibility of being a parent is to do your own…
Researchers find drinking water is safe in Eaton, Palisades burn areas
Scientists have released some of the first independent test results confirming that drinking water in fire-affected areas around Altadena and the Pacific Palisades is largely free of harmful contaminants, as an Altadena utility lifted the last “do not drink” notice…
Antelope Valley residents say they are fed up with rampant dumping, official inaction
Eric Eller likes to ride his dirt bikes through the canyons, dry riverbeds and rocky outcroppings of the Antelope Valley in the high desert north of Los Angeles. Eller’s an off-the-grid kind of guy with a “Mad Max” vibe —…
Facing self-imposed budget cuts, Republicans in Congress mull the future of Medicaid
Congress is forging ahead with its budget for next year, but the most controversial program on the chopping block — Medicaid — is causing a rift within the Republican Party. Earlier this year, Congress passed a budget blueprint that contains…
Lawsuit blames Edison for toxic fallout from Eaton fire
Southern California Edison was hit with another lawsuit in the wake of the Eaton fire Wednesday, with lawyers claiming families living in or near areas devastated by the Eaton fire may have suffered from dangerous levels of lead, asbestos and…
More Californians use teletherapy than get therapy in person
More Californians are talking to their therapists through a video screen or by phone than in person, marking a profound shift in how mental healthcare is delivered as record-setting numbers seek help. While patients and providers say teletherapy is effective…
L.A. County finds high lead levels in soil on properties already cleaned by Army Corps
New soil testing by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by January’s catastrophic wildfires and cleared by federal cleanup crews. The county health department hired…
Meet Casey Means, L.A. holistic doctor and Trump surgeon general pick
President Trump’s choice of Dr. Casey Means, a Los Angeles holistic medicine doctor and wellness influencer, as his nominee for surgeon general appears to mark another attempt to defy establishment medicine and longstanding federal policy. Trump portrayed Means — a…
Indigenous tribes pitted against each other over a state bill to redefine land protection in California
In the last year, the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation has worked to protect its cultural sites from more than 850 land development projects around the Los Angeles Basin, thanks to a 2014 state law that allows…
A new tool to combat L.A.’s disease-carrying mosquitoes shows promise
A battle is underway against an invasive mosquito behind a recent surge in the local spread of dengue fever in Southern California — and officials may have unlocked a powerful tool to help win the day. Two vector control districts…
7 million people have Alzheimer’s. Why is Trump administration derailing research?
Dr. Charles DeCarli, co-director of the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Research Center, got the news in a call from a colleague on March 24. “Your study was terminated.” DeCarli had been conducting a six-year examination, funded by the National Institutes of…
RFK Jr. said his agency will find the cause of autism. These researchers have actually been looking
The annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research took place in Seattle this week. The field’s premiere scientific conference was scheduled to be held in the Emerald City five years ago, until COVID-19 dashed those plans. This time,…
A medical researcher is wrongly snagged by Trump’s word police
SAN FRANCISCO — Nisha Acharya, an eye doctor and UC San Francisco professor, was at her campus clinic tending patients when a surprising email arrived. Her federal research grant had just been terminated, according to a reporter for the Washington Post, who…
Monster earthquake could sink swath of California, heighten flood risk
A long-feared monster earthquake off California, Oregon and Washington could cause some coastal areas to sink by more than 6 feet, dramatically heightening the risk of flooding and radically reshaping the region with little to no warning. Those are the…
Contributor: To dumbly go where no space budget has gone before
Reports that the White House may propose nearly a 50% cut to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate are both mind-boggling and, if true, nothing short of disastrous. To make those cuts happen — a total of $3.6 billion — NASA would…
Can $1,000 a month get more students into nursing? L.A. effort says yes
Community colleges play a critical role in addressing California’s persistent demand for healthcare workers, preparing students to become the state’s next generation of nurses, medical assistants and physical therapy aides. But in the Los Angeles Community College District, where more…
California reports sharp rise in valley fever cases for first three months of 2025
California is heading toward another record year for cases of valley fever, the disease caused by fungal spores linked to cycles of drought and precipitation. There were 3,123 reported cases of valley fever in the first three months of the…
Measles confirmed in L.A. County resident who had traveled to Texas
Measles has been confirmed in a Los Angeles County resident who recently returned from Texas, a state that is in the midst of an outbreak of the highly infectious disease, health officials said Friday. The outbreak in Texas is one…
U.S. will lose population immunity to measles in a generation, Stanford scientists say
In December, Stanford School of Medicine colleagues Dr. Nathan Lo and Mathew Kiang got to talking. Childhood immunization rates were slowly but steadily falling nationwide, from 95% in the years before the pandemic to less than 93% in the 2023-24…
Ad campaign will target Trump allies for looming Medicaid cuts
With the Trump administration slashing budgets and threatening to revoke tax-exempt status for nonprofits, some Southern California social justice organizations have gone into a defensive crouch, hoping to wait out the passing storm. They are not openly fighting President Trump’s…
Save the Earth’s ‘creepy-crawlies.’ Some may save us
When I was a child, I visited the village in India where my father grew up. As we strolled down dirt roads, he reminisced on his barefoot youth. I don’t remember much of what he said — I was too…
Online charter schools skirt California’s childhood vaccine laws
Heartland Charter School in Kern County has several dream field trips on the calendar this spring, including tours of In-N-Out Burger, an Amtrak train ride along the Central Coast and a matinee performance of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”…
RFK Jr. announces a plan to ban certain food dyes, following California’s lead
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday announced a plan to ban synthetic food dyes that color everyday snack items such as Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and M&Ms. The first step in the plan is…
Contributor: RFK Jr.’s rhetoric masks the real tragedy people with autism are facing
As the leader of a nonprofit that supports thousands of children and adults with developmental disabilities across Los Angeles County, I’ve seen firsthand the strength, resilience and dignity of families raising children with autism. So when I heard the U.S….
Mexican child dies following infection with H5N1 bird flu
A 3-year-old girl in Mexico died this month after getting infected with H5N1 bird flu, according to a report issued by the World Health Organization this week. Authorities say the strain of bird flu is one that has been circulating…
Altadena residents with standing homes fear long-term health effects
On Jan. 7, two residents on opposite sides of Altadena — Francois Tissot, a Caltech professor who studies the geology of ancient Earth and our solar system, living in the east side of town; and Jane Potelle, an environmental advocate…
Oregon officials investigate rare brain disease blamed for 2 deaths
Health officials in Hood River County, Ore., are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Two people have died and a third person is showing symptoms consistent with the disease. The disease has…
Why this L.A. hospital says infants have mental health needs too
A major initiative at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles aims to address a critical but much overlooked need: mental health care for families experiencing the complex flood of joy, fear and upheaval during the first few years of a child’s life….
Another dead whale washes ashore in Southern California
A dead 50-foot gray whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach on Friday, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. The cause of death of the young adult female is not yet known, said Glenn Gray, chief executive of…
La Brea Tar Pit experts met dire wolf ‘de-extinction’ with skepticism
When news broke that scientists in Texas had succesfully reintroduced the long-extinct dire wolf to the modern world, more people than just “Game of Thrones” fans took notice. Researchers at the Natural History Museum’s La Brea Tar Pits, where a…
L.A. County soil testing near Eaton, Palisades fires shows significant contamination
After months of questions in the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades fires, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has finally shared preliminary results from soil testing in and around the burn areas. The publicly available data are…
The virus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife caused three recent deaths in California. Here’s what to know
Three people in Mammoth Lakes died recently after contracting hantavirus, the same infection that killed Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa earlier this year. The cases have heightened concerns among public health officials about the spread of the rare, but deadly…
How Trump’s tariffs could slow electric vehicle sales in California
The price of electric vehicles in the U.S. will likely rise due to the Trump administration’s new tariffs, potentially jeopardizing California’s ambitious climate goals. Over the past month, the Trump administration announced it will impose tariffs against many of the…
Federal legislation aims to help firefighters with job-related cancer
As firefighters battled the catastrophic blazes in Los Angeles County in January, California’s U.S. senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, both Democrats, signed on to legislation with a simple aim: provide federal assistance to first responders diagnosed with service-related cancer….
Busy but sad? You might have high-functioning depression
Judith Joseph has spent most of her life building an impressive résumé. She is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative for Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at…
Scientists unsure why gray whales are dying off Pacific Coast again
Gray whales are dying in large numbers, again. At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow, protected lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals have congregated for eons to calf, nurse…
State orders Chiquita Canyon Landfill to take corrective measures or face fines
A smoldering chemical reaction brewing deep inside the recently closed Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic now threatens to consume an entire 160-acre canyon of buried waste, endangering a storage area for hazardous liquid waste, according to state officials. The California…
Measles erases immunological memory – Los Angeles Times
Dr. Adam Ratner has heard a lot of myths and misunderstandings about measles in his decades as a New York City pediatric infectious disease specialist. A troubling untruth he’s seen circulating on social media during the current outbreak is that…
California sues over cuts to CDC infectious disease funding
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to cut billions of dollars in federal public health grants designed to make states more resilient to infectious disease, and accused the administration of overreaching…
CDC cuts infectious-disease funding for California
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified the California Department of Public Health it is suspending grants it had provided to support the state’s infectious-disease response during the COVID-19 pandemic. The directive was sent to all 50 states…
Possible cuts to HIV prevention could be deadly, healthcare providers say
Statements from the Trump administration that officials are considering cuts to key programs for the prevention of HIV and AIDS are generating outrage among two of the largest LGBTQ+ service organizations in Southern California. Leaders of the LGBT Center in…
Drug-resistant fungus an ‘urgent threat’ as it spreads in hospitals
A deadly, drug-resistant fungus that preys on the sick and old is continuing to spread in hospitals and senior care facilities across the country, killing more than 1 in 3 infected. Candida auris, a type of yeast that can cause…
RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health staffing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans Thursday to slash the Department of Health and Human Services, cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce in a major restructuring that will consolidate several departments. According to the Department of Health, the cuts…
Contributor: It’s no metaphor — undersea cables hold together our precarious modern life
In the early days of the pandemic, I began pondering the idea of healing. I stumbled upon a story about a cable repair vessel, the Leon Thevenin, which had attended to a cable break off the west coast of Africa….
Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated levels of mercury, lead in their blood
The immediate risks faced by the firefighters who were on the front lines battling the Palisades and Eaton fires that tore through Los Angeles County may have abated, but long-term health concerns remain. A team of researchers tested the blood…
Should doctors kick out unvaccinated children? Pediatricians face dilemma
Orange County pediatrician Dr. Eric Ball still feels guilty about the Disneyland measles outbreak of 2014. At the time, his office allowed children whose parents refused to vaccinate them to still remain as patients. Many took advantage of the policy,…
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
There is a non-zero chance that somewhere in the nearby solar system is a rock that might kill us all. This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a celestial path that could,…
Trump administration cuts threaten efforts to fight outbreak killing sea lions
Redondo Beach — The Trump administration’s targeting of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will jeopardize efforts to save sea lions, dolphins, sea birds and other wildlife stricken by poisons lurking offshore, say marine scientists, public health officials and animal rescuers. Federal…
Tuolumne County confirms two measles cases
The Tuolumne County Public Health Department on Wednesday confirmed two measles cases a day after it opened an investigation into the possible infections. The department said the cases involved an adult and a child under 18 who lived in the…
How one UCLA ICU helps patients and staff live with dying
Extraordinary things happen in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The sick rise from bed with new hearts and lungs. Machines valiantly take over for faltering kidneys, heart valves, bronchial tubes. All patients enter with…
New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry flock
A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are raised for breeding. The finding of the new strain came as researchers separately reported a potentially positive…
Amid tense clashes between NASA and Musk, NASA hitches a ride on SpaceX rocket
After every federal employee received an email asking them to list their recent accomplishments, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to his social media platform X, warning any employee who didn’t respond would be terminated. NASA, instead, asserted that replying was…
Concerning H5N1 bird flu mutation appears in dairy cows
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year after H5N1 bird flu was first reported in Texas dairy cattle. Although not confirmed, scientists believe the infected herds are…
Trump’s EPA takes steps to roll back dozens of environmental regulations
President Trump’s new EPA administrator said Wednesday he was preparing to roll back dozens of landmark environmental rules, including those crucial to California programs on climate change and electric vehicles. “We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of…
L.A. County resident had measles when they recently flew into LAX
Public health officials have confirmed the first case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident this year — the second infected person known to have passed through Los Angeles International Airport in 2025. A county resident who traveled while…
What is hantavirus, the rare disease that killed Betsy Arakawa?
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Hundreds of scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump policy changes
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Can food be safer and cheaper at the same time?
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‘Like someone put a blanket over the ocean’: Kelp could be among fires’ casualties
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New JPL space mission seeks to unravel the mystery of cosmic ‘inflation’
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Mass firings at NOAA, National Weather Service ignite fury
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Mass culling of poultry hasn’t contained H5N1 bird flu
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Fire debris is washing up on L.A.’s beaches. County officials warn the public to steer clear
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More than 900 Californians have died from the flu this season, including 15 children
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CHLA hasn’t reversed restrictions on transgender care for youth
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Law proposed to make California health insurers explain claim denials
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Opinion: Long COVID is solvable, but we need more clinical trials
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A new bill could require California to test wastewater in Central Valley
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CDC: Bird flu in dairy cows is more widespread than we thought
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Earth’s inner core is slowing — and shape-shifting — USC study finds
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Judge halts NIH funding cuts after California sues Trump administration
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A leading pediatrician was already worried about the future of vaccines. Then RFK Jr. came along
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During fires, L.A. burn centers braced for crisis that never came
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A cat in San Mateo was diagnosed with bird flu on the same day the CDC deleted evidence that cats may transmit the virus to humans
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Deadly version of H5N1 bird flu spills over into Nevada dairy cattle
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With support of pivotal senator, panel backs Kennedy as health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the sprawling federal bureaucracy responsible for the healthcare of millions of Americans, received the backing of a key Senate committee on Tuesday despite his history of denying the science supporting vaccinations…
As plastic production grows, so do the microplastics in our brains
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CDC scrubs research databases referencing sexual orientation and gender identity
Websites on HPV vaccinations, data on high schoolers’ health habits, information on programs to end violence against women and girls: all began disappearing from government websites this week, as agencies scrambled to comply with President Trump’s executive order against “gender…
Global warming is really good for city-dwelling rats, study finds.
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Scientists race to learn what damage L.A. fires have done to the sea
The Reuben Lasker was about four miles off the coast of Manhattan Beach when ash began to rain upon the sea — first in delicate flurries, then in noxious clouds. The fisheries research vessel had set sail days earlier for…
L.A. wildfires left toxic ash and air. Residents demand answers
Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat suit, a respirator and goggles. The brick chimneys were among the few recognizable features of the quaint three-bedroom 1940…
Senators question Robert Kennedy Jr. in fiery confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has pledged to “make America healthy again” as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services, faced aggressive questions Wednesday from senators who were troubled by his skepticism of vaccines, embrace of debunked medical…
Edison wants to raise rates to pay for wildfires linked to its equipment
Southern California Edison is asking state regulators to make its customers cover more than $7 billion in damages it paid to the victims of two devastating wildfires in 2017 and 2018. At its meeting Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission…
New bird flu strain found on a California duck farm
A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in California’s Merced County at a commercial duck operation. According to the World Organization for Animal Health — an international consortium of medical, veterinary and wildlife professionals that…
Trump is pulling U.S. out of WHO. How it may affect California’s infectious disease surveillance
The United States is ground zero for the H5N1 bird flu. Since March 2024, when the virus was first reported in a Texas dairy herd, the virus has killed one person, sickened scores more, contaminated the nation’s food supply, felled…
Electric line ignites in Eaton Canyon 10 days after wildfire
An electric line that was repaired after the deadly Eaton wildfire caught fire last week, although emergency crews positioned nearby were able to quickly extinguish the flames. Video and photos of the Friday evening fire show flames across an electric…
Trump issues order recognizing only two sexes that are ‘not changeable’
President Trump signed executive orders Monday asserting that the U.S. government recognizes only two sexes that are “not changeable,” and reversing Biden administration directives on LGBTQ+ rights. One of the new orders says that “male” and “female” are defined based…
Advice for RFK Jr. on how FDA can improve Americans’ health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called the Food and Drug Administration a “corrupt system” that is waging “war on public health.” He has pledged to eliminate “entire departments” at the agency charged with ensuring the safety of the foods Americans…
A wave of cat deaths from bird flu prompts new rules on pet food production
As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation’s food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of dead cats has many officials on edge. From pet cats in Los Angeles County and Oregon to captive wild cats…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory unscathed by Eaton fire, but not its workforce
On Jan. 11, an airborne imaging spectrometer managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory flew over Los Angeles County to survey the damage from the historic fires. It captured images of charred hillsides in Angeles National Forest, devastated neighborhoods in Altadena…
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State regulators OK Edison’s wildfire prevention plan despite concerns
The California Public Utilities Commission approved Southern California Edison’s wildfire mitigation plan Thursday, rejecting calls to delay action until more is known about what ignited the devastating Eaton fire. Investigators are now looking into whether Edison’s equipment sparked the Eaton…
What to do if you evacuate without your medications
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 because it causes cancer in rats
The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that the much-maligned red dye No. 3 will be banned in the United States because it has been shown to cause cancer in animals. The decision, lauded by consumer advocacy groups, comes a…
Regulators criticized Edison’s wildfire safety actions months before deadly Eaton fire
State regulators criticized Southern California Edison for falling behind in inspecting transmission lines in areas at high risk of wildfires just months before the deadly Eaton fire, according to state documents. Utility safety officials also said the company’s visual inspections…
What threats lurk in the smoke and ash of L.A.-area fires?
As Santa Ana wind conditions continue to stoke fears of resurgent wildfires across Los Angeles County, health officials are warning of yet another wind-borne threat: ash and dust from active fire zones and burn scars. On Tuesday, the county Department…
Saturn’s moon looked like a snowy Utah landscape in my mind. The reality is just as compelling
Twenty years ago today, I watched TV coverage of a probe descending toward the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn, while outside my home in Utah snow dusted a rocky mountain outcrop I’d nicknamed Titan — both after the…
Free rides on L.A. Metro through Sunday as wildfires continue to burn, but coastal trains shutdown
L.A. Metro has suspended fare collection on its trains and buses through Sunday as wildfires continue to ravage parts of the county, officials said Saturday. Yet people wanting to take a train south to Orange County or north to Ventura…
2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm
Amid a week of horrifying wildfires in Los Angeles, government agencies in the U.S. and around the world confirmed Friday that 2024 was the planet’s hottest year since recordkeeping began in 1880. It’s the 11th consecutive year in which a…
The psychological impact of experiencing L.A. fires on social media
Even for those lucky enough to get out in time, or to live outside the evacuation zones, there has been no escape from the fires in the Los Angeles area this week. There is hardly a vantage point in the…
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How Custom PCB Fabrication Impacts the Defense Industry
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How to protect yourself from the smoke caused by L.A. wildfires
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FDA announces limits on toxic lead in baby foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week set maximum levels for lead in baby foods such as jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids’ exposure to the toxic metal that…
NASA punts Mars Sample Return decision to the next administration
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Strength train for your desk job with these 5 exercise snacks
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107 more women accuse ex-Cedars-Sinai physician of sexual misconduct
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U.S. surgeon general wants cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks
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Quadrantids meteor shower: Best viewing time for Southern California
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Drug overdose deaths plummet in San Francisco. What’s changed?
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U.S. norovirus cases are spiking. Here’s how to avoid it
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Can probiotic supplements prevent hangovers?
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Ex-doctor, others agree to pay $15 million to settle kickback allegations
A former Van Nuys physician who recently surrendered his medical license following sexual harassment accusations has agreed to a $15-million federal settlement over allegations that he and fellow defendants submitted false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal. The U.S. Department of…
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What to know about infectious diseases this holiday season
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How gain-of-function research could aid scientists in H5N1 bird flu fight
As the H5N1 bird flu virus steamrolls its way across the globe — killing wild animals, commercial livestock and even some people — scientists and health officials fear we’re on the precipice of another global pandemic. But when, where and…
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Newsom declares emergency in California after severe bird flu case confirmed in Louisiana
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the H5N1 bird flu virus moved from the Central Valley to Southern California dairy herds, while federal officials confirmed the first U.S. case of severe illness in a hospitalized Louisiana…
Doctor surrenders license after allegations of sexual abuse
A longtime internist who founded a chain of Southern California clinics has surrendered his medical license after an accusation from the state medical board that he sexually assaulted three patients, two of whom worked for his clinics. Dr. Mohammad Rasekhi…
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