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Contributor: It's no metaphor — undersea cables hold together our precarious modern life

Contributor: It's no metaphor — undersea cables ho...

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Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated blood levels of mercury and lead, according to an early study

Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated bloo...

1 year ago 299

RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health programs, including CDC, FDA

RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health prog...

1 year ago 206

A pediatricians' dilemma: Should a practice kick out unvaccinated kids?

A pediatricians' dilemma: Should a practice kick o...

1 year ago 232

Deadly, drug-resistant fungus CDC calls 'urgent threat' is spreading in hospitals

Deadly, drug-resistant fungus CDC calls 'urgent th...

1 year ago 215

CDC to slash infectious-disease funding for states; California impact uncertain

CDC to slash infectious-disease funding for states...

1 year ago 227

Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL

Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of plane...

1 year ago 219

Trump administration cuts to NOAA threaten efforts to save sea lions from toxic plankton

Trump administration cuts to NOAA threaten efforts...

1 year ago 196

Tuolumne County confirms two measles cases, warns of exposure at high school and emergency room

Tuolumne County confirms two measles cases, warns ...

1 year ago 300

'Show up and share': How one UCLA ICU helps patients and staff live with dying

'Show up and share': How one UCLA ICU helps patien...

1 year ago 220

New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry farm; human flu may offer immunity

New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poult...

1 year ago 233

Trump's EPA takes steps to roll back dozens of environmental regulations

Trump's EPA takes steps to roll back dozens of env...

1 year ago 230

Study shows widespread bird flu infection in cattle

Study shows widespread bird flu infection in cattl...

1 year ago 253

Amid tense clashes between NASA and Musk, two NASA science missions launch on SpaceX rocket

Amid tense clashes between NASA and Musk, two NASA...

1 year ago 242

Measles at LAX: L.A. County resident had highly contagious disease when arriving at airport

Measles at LAX: L.A. County resident had highly co...

1 year ago 244

'What would Albert do?': Scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump's policy changes

'What would Albert do?': Scientists from UCLA, USC...

1 year ago 225

What is hantavirus, the rare disease that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife?

What is hantavirus, the rare disease that killed B...

1 year ago 256

Smoke detectors in the sky: Will wildfire affect bird behavior?

Smoke detectors in the sky: Will wildfire affect b...

1 year ago 261

A second death may be linked to U.S. measles outbreak, an unvaccinated New Mexico man

A second death may be linked to U.S. measles outbr...

1 year ago 236

Contributor: How federally funded research saved my son's sight — and his life — from a rare cancer

Contributor: How federally funded research saved m...

1 year ago 221

Contributor: Vaccines are out, measles is in

Contributor: Vaccines are out, measles is in

1 year ago 240

RFK Jr. wants to make food safer. Trump wants to make it cheaper. Can we have both?

RFK Jr. wants to make food safer. Trump wants to m...

1 year ago 231

'Like someone put a blanket over the ocean': Kelp could be among fires' casualties

'Like someone put a blanket over the ocean': Kelp ...

1 year ago 248

New JPL space mission seeks to unravel the mystery of cosmic 'inflation'

New JPL space mission seeks to unravel the mystery...

1 year ago 266

Mass firings across National Weather Service, NOAA ignite fury among scientists worldwide

Mass firings across National Weather Service, NOAA...

1 year ago 282

Killing 166 million birds hasn't helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?

Killing 166 million birds hasn't helped poultry fa...

1 year ago 276

Fire debris is washing up on L.A.'s beaches. County officials warn the public to steer clear

Fire debris is washing up on L.A.'s beaches. Count...

1 year ago 248

More than 900 Californians have died of the flu so far this season amid low vaccine rates, state says

More than 900 Californians have died of the flu so...

1 year ago 259

The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 have changed. But what's the risk, really?

The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 h...

1 year ago 255

Children's Hospital L.A. keeps limits on transgender care amid challenges to Trump order

Children's Hospital L.A. keeps limits on transgend...

1 year ago 250

A proposed law could force California health insurers to explain claim denials

A proposed law could force California health insur...

1 year ago 243

Opinion: Long COVID is solvable, but we need more clinical trials

Opinion: Long COVID is solvable, but we need more ...

1 year ago 258

A new bill could require California to monitor wastewater for disease in the Central Valley

A new bill could require California to monitor was...

1 year ago 239

Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study

Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespr...

1 year ago 236

Earth's inner core isn't just slowing; it's also shape-shifting, study finds

Earth's inner core isn't just slowing; it's also s...

1 year ago 259

Judge halts Trump's NIH cuts that support medical research after California and 21 states sue

Judge halts Trump's NIH cuts that support medical ...

1 year ago 221

A leading pediatrician was already worried about the future of vaccines. Then RFK Jr. came along

A leading pediatrician was already worried about t...

1 year ago 258

A pivotal senator says he extracted vaccine concessions from RFK Jr. How will that play out?

A pivotal senator says he extracted vaccine conces...

1 year ago 315

NIH cuts put medical research at risk, scientists say, raising concerns at UC and elsewhere

NIH cuts put medical research at risk, scientists ...

1 year ago 230

During fires, L.A. burn centers braced for crisis that never came

During fires, L.A. burn centers braced for crisis ...

1 year ago 256

San Mateo County cat diagnosed with bird flu as CDC deletes evidence on possible feline-human transmission

San Mateo County cat diagnosed with bird flu as CD...

1 year ago 274

Deadly version of H5N1 bird flu spills over into Nevada dairy cattle

Deadly version of H5N1 bird flu spills over into N...

1 year ago 233

Senate panel vote clears the way for Kennedy to become health secretary

Senate panel vote clears the way for Kennedy to be...

1 year ago 263

As global plastic production grows, so does the concentration of microplastics in our brains

As global plastic production grows, so does the co...

1 year ago 242

Another unwelcome consequence of climate change: An explosion of urban rats

Another unwelcome consequence of climate change: A...

1 year ago 296

The L.A. wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents demand answers

The L.A. wildfires left neighborhoods choking in a...

1 year ago 242

Senators challenge Robert Kennedy Jr. on vaccines in confirmation hearing as health secretary

Senators challenge Robert Kennedy Jr. on vaccines ...

1 year ago 248

L.A. fires wreaked havoc on the land. Scientists are racing to learn what they've done to the sea

L.A. fires wreaked havoc on the land. Scientists a...

1 year ago 246

Edison wants to raise rates to pay for wildfires linked to its equipment

Edison wants to raise rates to pay for wildfires l...

1 year ago 245

A new strain of bird flu is found on a California duck farm

A new strain of bird flu is found on a California ...

1 year ago 248