Jury finds stone companies at fault in lawsuit by countertop cutter sick with silicosis

'More serious than we had hoped': Bird flu deaths mount among California dairy cows

Although California dairy farmers anticipated a bird flu mortality rate of less than 2%, some say between 10% and 15% of infected cattle are dying.

Published: 2024-10-04 17:47:31

The Tijuana River smells so bad, the CDC is coming to investigate

The CDC plans to knock on the doors of randomly selected homes in the Tijuana River Valley later this month to ask them about how the sewage crisis has affected their wellbeing.

Published: 2024-10-04 15:46:18

Opinion: The evidence shows women make better doctors. So why do men still dominate medicine?

Research suggests that the patients of female physicians' fare better on average. But old-fashioned sexism is still a barrier to their success in the profession.

Published: 2024-10-04 10:15:37

Valley fever is a growing risk in Central California; few visitors ever get a warning

As the range and incidence of valley fever grows, public health officials are struggling to warn visitors of the risk.

Published: 2024-10-02 10:00:35

Depression was rising among young people in Southern California. COVID made it worse

New data from Southern California children, teens and young adults show that rising rates of depression and anxiety increased further during the pandemic.

Published: 2024-10-01 15:00:24

Study finds Central Valley residents continually exposed to 'toxic soup' of pesticides

A new study found that as Central Valley residents go about their day, they regularly breathe in pesticides, including one banned in California.

Published: 2024-09-30 12:00:19

L.A. County reports first West Nile virus death this year

A San Fernando Valley resident is the first person in L.A. County to die this year from West Nile virus, a mosquito-transmitted illness that can cause lethal inflammation in the brain.

Published: 2024-09-27 10:00:26

Brett Favre, testifying at welfare fraud hearing, reveals he has Parkinson's

Brett Favre, 54, says he has Parkinson's disease while testifying before a House committee about welfare fraud in which he was allegedly involved in Mississippi.

Published: 2024-09-24 17:38:19

Concern grows as bird flu outbreaks continue to rise among California dairy herds

The number of dairy herds infected with H5N1 Bird Flu doubled over the weekend. The count is now 34.

Published: 2024-09-24 10:00:54

Virus that can cause paralysis in children is on the rise in California: A few safeguards

Enterovirus D68, which in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis in children, is on the rise in California and across the nation, analyses show.

Published: 2024-09-24 10:00:39

Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to get yours

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it will again make four free COVID tests available through the mail for households.

Published: 2024-09-24 01:47:41

Newsom's office announces new California environmental campaign at Climate Week NYC

Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Californians to take actions in their daily lives to help combat climate change — from composting to taking public transit to avoid driving.

Published: 2024-09-23 10:00:13

Funny, it isn't hard to make a comedy show that autistic adults can enjoy too

"Let It Out," a stand-up show hosted at the Laugh Factory, aimed to demonstrate that making comedy shows inclusive for neurodivergent people could be easy.

Published: 2024-09-22 10:00:33

Wildfires can release more energy than an atomic bomb. No wonder they look apocalyptic

Uncontrolled wildfires can be powerful enough to generate their own weather.

Published: 2024-09-22 10:00:07

New genetic research points to Wuhan animal market as origin of COVID pandemic, study says

Samples taken in the pandemic's early weeks reinforce hypothesis that coronavirus emerged from live animal market, not a laboratory, new study says.

Published: 2024-09-21 10:00:36

Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17

With 17 dairy herds in California now infected with bird flu, the state is upping its surveillance.

Published: 2024-09-20 20:20:02

30 years later, a family's loss gives life to others

Nicholas Green's organ donation legacy lives on 30 years later.

Published: 2024-09-20 10:00:16

What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon

Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the 'mini-moon' will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena.

Published: 2024-09-19 10:00:06

Drug-resistant germs will kill millions more people in coming decades, researchers warn

Unless officials take action to develop new medications, drug-resistant infections could kill nearly 2 million people a year in 2050.

Published: 2024-09-18 10:00:55

Tortured by regret? Here's a trick to make peace with the past

A new study from Temple University offers an easy road map for how to reframe and conquer regrets, no matter how big or small.

Published: 2024-09-18 10:00:30

California surgeon general sets goal of reducing maternal mortality by 50%

California's surgeon general unveiled a new initiative Tuesday aimed at reducing maternal mortality, setting a goal of halving the statewide rate of deaths related to pregnancy and birth by December 2026.

Published: 2024-09-17 15:30:07

Tooth decay still plagues California kids nearly a decade after Medi-Cal promised change

Kids in California struggle with more cavities than kids in most states, despite Medi-Cal efforts to fix dental care administrative hurdles and focus on prevention.

Published: 2024-09-17 10:00:32

Are tiny black holes zipping through our solar system? Scientists hope to find out

Scientists say microscopic black holes could explain the elusive "dark matter" that makes up a quarter of all matter in the universe. But can it be proven?

Published: 2024-09-17 10:00:27

'Grief into action.' Philanthropists give historic $150 million donation to City of Hope for pancreatic cancer research

Entrepreneur Emmet Stephenson and his daughter are giving $150 million to City of Hope to fund an award for innovation research in pancreatic cancer. It's the largest single gift the center has received.

Published: 2024-09-17 09:30:06

An industrial chemical is showing up in fentanyl in the U.S., troubling scientists

An industrial chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine.

Published: 2024-09-16 18:32:17

How AI might help researchers make esophageal cancer less deadly

To improve survival for esophageal cancer patients, researchers are using artificial intelligence to improve screening for the disease.

Published: 2024-09-16 10:00:29

My town became environmentally conscious and so did I

With the environment constantly changing due to global warming, future generations will have a chance only if the current population takes sustainable actions.

Published: 2024-09-15 10:00:58

Just out of high school and blockading the door to JD Vance's office

What did you do last summer? This teenage member of the Sunrise Movement, grieving over climate disasters and unsure about his future, helped blockade the door to JD Vance's Senate office.

Published: 2024-09-15 10:00:09

Cedars-Sinai terminates OB-GYN's hospital privileges after complaint investigation

An obstetrician-gynecologist has been barred from practicing at Cedars-Sinai following an investigation into complaints. The doctor has denied wrongdoing.

Published: 2024-09-14 10:00:28

California reports a total of eight H5N1 bird flu outbreaks among dairy herds

Two more California dairy herds have been infected by H5N1 bird flu, bringing the state's total to eight.

Published: 2024-09-13 23:34:55

A huge deposit of marine fossils found under San Pedro High School

San Pedro High School discovered a deposit of marine fossils on campus in 2022 and began collaborating with local paleontologists to uncover secrets from the Palos Verdes Peninsula's geological past.

Published: 2024-09-13 10:00:28

Why AI is better than humans at talking people out of their conspiracy theory beliefs

An AI chatbot was able to persuade people to reconsider their beliefs in conspiracy theories about the JFK assassination, the moon landing and election fraud.

Published: 2024-09-12 18:00:29

How to rediscover hope during election season

In his new book "Hope for Cynics" Stanford psychology professor Jamil Zaki explains how cynicism became an American epidemic — and how to cure it.

Published: 2024-09-12 10:00:42

Scientists become a source of hope and information on TikTok, Instagram

Instead of waiting years for their studies and work to be published in academic journals, some climate scientists use social media to extend their reach — and their brand.

Published: 2024-09-12 10:00:41

Aging, overworked and underfunded: NASA faces a dire future, according to experts

Aging infrastructure, short-term thinking and ambitions that far exceed its funding are among the problems facing NASA, according to a new report.

Published: 2024-09-12 10:00:11

Three more California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu

Three more California dairy herds have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. A new case of human infection has also been reported in Missouri.

Published: 2024-09-11 19:51:31

'It's almost shameful to want to have children'

'Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question' asks: With American society feeling more socially and politically polarized than ever, is it right to bring another person into the world?

Published: 2024-09-11 10:00:40

Climate warriors fighting some of the 'greatest crises humanity has ever seen'

'Something that Sunrise has taught me, and that I've learned from the world around me, is that hope comes through collective action but is also something that you need to practice.'

Published: 2024-09-10 10:00:31

Q&A: How to talk about politics with people who don't agree with you

There's no surer way to start a fight than to talk politics with someone who disagrees with you. But UCSB psychologist Tania Israel says it doesn't have to be that way. She sees as an opportunity to help bridge America's political divide.

Published: 2024-09-10 10:00:02

California Health and Human Services chief Dr. Mark Ghaly to step down

Dr. Mark Ghaly will be stepping down as head of the California Health and Human Services Agency, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.

Published: 2024-09-06 17:18:05

How parents and caregivers can evaluate the research on MERT and other potential treatments

For parents considering autism interventions for their children, evaluating treatments can be daunting. Experts talked to The Times about what to watch for.

Published: 2024-09-05 10:00:46

Desperate parents turn to magnetic therapy to help kids with autism. They have little evidence to go on

MERT is being marketed to families of children with autism. Providers suggest the treatment has been thoroughly studied, but there is little evidence to date of its efficacy.

Published: 2024-09-05 10:00:44

Officials confirm H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in three California dairy farms

Testing has confirmed H5N1 bird flu outbreaks at three Central Valley dairy farms. Officials say the infections were likely the result of cattle transportation.

Published: 2024-09-04 10:00:19

The new COVID vaccine is here. Why these are the best times to get immunized

The CDC says September and October are generally the best times for most people to get a COVID shot, though there are other factors to consider.

Published: 2024-08-29 17:53:28

Opinion: How bringing back the woolly mammoth could save species that still walk the Earth

The 'de-extinction' company Colossal and the conservation group Re:wild found common ground in the potential of genetic technology to rescue today's disappearing creatures.

Published: 2024-08-28 10:30:31

'I don't want him to go': An autistic teen and his family face stark choices

An autistic child. The struggle for services. The 911 calls. This is the harrowing story of how one mom scrambled to get help for her son and keep her head above water.

Published: 2024-08-27 10:00:42

Growing need. Glaring gaps. Why mental health care can be a struggle for autistic youth

Autistic people and their families say they can't find adequate help in their communities before they reach a crisis point.

Published: 2024-08-27 10:00:08

How much more water and power does AI computing demand? Tech firms don't want you to know

Every query on Chat GPT or another artificial intelligence app requires extraordinary amounts of electricity and water. Users have no way of knowing.

Published: 2024-08-26 10:00:37

Earthquake risks and rising costs: The price of operating California's last nuclear plant

The plant supplies 6% of California's power, yet critics charge the facility is too expensive and too dangerous to continue operating.

Published: 2024-08-25 10:00:13

SpaceX will bring Boeing's Starliner astronauts home from the International Space Station

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the decision was driven by the agency's commitment to safety, especially after the disasters that beset the space shuttle program.

Published: 2024-08-24 18:00:21

Tim Walz's son, Gus, has nonverbal learning disorder. What is that?

Gus Walz, the 17-year-old son of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, has nonverbal learning disorder. He's one of millions of American kids with NVLD, which has been described as the opposite of dyslexia.

Published: 2024-08-23 10:00:44

See COVID's toll on California's life expectancy in new CDC longevity report

New data show how the 50 states and the District of Columbia stack up in terms of life expectancy. Hawaii tops the list, and Mississippi is at the bottom.

Published: 2024-08-21 10:00:41

Algae here, alien life out there — Cal State L.A.-JPL partnership connects engineers to astrobiology

JPL hires Cal State Los Angeles civil engineering students with NASA grant. The interns can do research for NASA and learn about connections between astrobiology and science here on Earth.

Published: 2024-08-20 10:00:50

COVID and bird flu are rising. Here's how to keep yourself safe

Doctors urge people who are experiencing respiratory problems to see a medical professional who can check their symptoms and test to determine what their illness is.

Published: 2024-08-20 10:00:43

How a dire shortage of video game consoles helped prove that gaming boosts mental health

A run on consoles during the pandemic allowed researchers to test whether gaming causes changes in the mental well-being of players.

Published: 2024-08-19 15:00:10

Fast, wet and furious: How the North American monsoon floods the California desert

The North American monsoon plays an important role in the climate of the Four Corners states, bringing crucial moisture to areas that would otherwise be dry.

Published: 2024-08-17 10:00:46

Kratom regulations shelved in California amid battle between advocacy groups

A California bill that would have imposed regulations on kratom products has been shelved. Kratom is a substance derived from a tree native to Southeast Asia that is sold in the U.S. in powder, capsule and extract form.

Published: 2024-08-15 23:32:56

What Elmo — and his human friends — learned by asking Americans about their mental health

Mental and emotional health is on a par with physical health and financial security when it comes to negative impacts on overall well-being, researchers say.

Published: 2024-08-15 10:00:49

Opinion: A route to safer chemotherapy

The danger of toxic side effects for two common chemotherapy drugs could be mitigated with a simple genetic test.

Published: 2024-08-13 17:30:54

Power-hungry AI data centers are raising electric bills and blackout risk

Experts warn that a frenzy of data center construction could delay California's transition away from fossil fuels, raise electric bills and increase risk of blackouts

Published: 2024-08-12 10:00:28

Outbreak of neurotoxin killing unprecedented number of sea lions along California coast

Unprecedented deaths of sea lions along California's Central Coast

Published: 2024-08-11 10:00:49

Q&A: Make the most of your workouts by training like the athletes of Team USA

Even if you're not competing on a world stage, learning to fuel your body and mind like an Olympic or Paralympic athlete may help you boost your own game.

Published: 2024-08-10 10:00:33

Summer break is ending. Here are 10 ways parents can help their kids get back into school mode

With summer break ending, The Times spoke with psychologists about how parents can help their students embrace a back-to-school mindset. Here's their advice.

Published: 2024-08-09 10:00:54

Jury finds stone companies at fault in lawsuit by countertop cutter sick with silicosis

L.A. County jurors decided largely in favor of a man with silicosis who had to undergo a double lung transplant after years of cutting engineered stone countertops.

Published: 2024-08-08 01:18:22

Hospitals that pursue patients for unpaid bills will have to tell L.A. County

Hospitals must promptly report to the Los Angeles County public health department each time they try to collect medical debt from patients, under an ordinance backed Tuesday by county supervisors.

Published: 2024-08-07 00:40:26

How do Olympic skateboarders catch serious airtime? Physicists crunched the numbers

Physics researchers discovered that the mechanics for good skateboarding technique can be surprisingly simple. At least, on paper.

Published: 2024-08-05 10:00:35

How a 'light bulb moment' in an Arkansas barn made Ryan Crouser a shot put juggernaut

Ryan Crouser has won three Olympic gold medals in shot put, but it was a solemn innovation in an Arkansas barn that turned him into a groundbreaker.

Published: 2024-08-04 19:26:15

Olympic boxing controversy sparks fierce debate over inclusivity in women's sports

Boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu Ting are caught in the middle of a fierce debate over their right to fight as women in the Paris Olympics.

Published: 2024-08-02 14:49:33

Caltech observatory atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea, a source of cultural tension, is dismantled

Caltech has retired a telescope atop the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea following a cultural sea change in how people view land development on revered landmarks.

Published: 2024-08-02 10:00:40

Secret shoppers find long waits and scarce openings in L.A. for psychiatric care with Medicaid

Only 15% of phone calls seeking psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients resulted in an appointment in Los Angeles, the lowest percentage out of four cities in a "secret shopper" audit, researchers found.

Published: 2024-07-31 15:00:51

Study details 'transformative' results from L.A. pilot that guaranteed families $1,000 a month

L.A.'s BIG:LEAP experiment gave monthly payments to poor families for a year with no strings attached. Recipients saw lasting benefits, a study finds.

Published: 2024-07-31 10:00:41

As human cases of bird flu grow, feds say flu vaccine could help prevent a new pandemic

Officials urged farmworkers, others to get the seasonal flu vaccine. An 'exchange of genetic material' between human and avian flu viruses is an unsettling scenario.

Published: 2024-07-31 02:13:11

Long, frustrating waits for home care persist despite California expanding program

Thousands of Californians have been trying to get Medicaid benefits for services to help medically vulnerable people remain at home, but the waitlist is thousands of people long, and the state is opening only 200 new slots a month.

Published: 2024-07-30 18:16:23

Wildfire smoke increases dementia risk more than other forms of air pollution, landmark study finds

Exposure to wildfire smoke increases the odds of being diagnosed with dementia even more than exposure to other forms of air pollution, according to a landmark study of more than 1.2 million Californians unveiled at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference.

Published: 2024-07-29 11:00:08

Ever see a star explode? You're about to get a chance very soon

With a rare star explosion expected any day now, astrophysicists are relying on a community of hobbyists with backyard telescopes to tell them when it erupts.

Published: 2024-07-29 10:00:39

A star is about to explode. Here's how to watch it

Astronomers around the world are preparing for one of the most anticipated cosmic firework shows of the year — but you don't need a fancy telescope to join in.

Published: 2024-07-29 10:00:39

Incurable silicosis cost a countertop cutter his lungs. Are these companies at fault?

A Los Angeles County case poses a test of whether companies that make engineered stone can be successfully sued amid the devastating rise of silicosis, which has killed more than a dozen countertop cutters across California in recent years.

Published: 2024-07-28 10:00:39

Q&A: Learn how Olympians keep their cool from Team USA's chief sports psychologist

Jessica Bartley makes sure Team USA's 529 Olympic and Paralympic athletes are in top mental form when they compete in Paris. Here's how they do it.

Published: 2024-07-26 10:00:25

Record 17 condor chicks thrive at L.A. Zoo: See the babies fueling the California comeback

A new method of rearing California condors at the Los Angeles Zoo has resulted in a record-breaking 17 chicks hatched this year.

Published: 2024-07-25 03:59:09

Should doctor-patient confidentiality still apply when the patient is the president?

Doctor-patient confidentiality makes for better medical practice, but when the patient is the president, do doctors have an obligation to the public as well?

Published: 2024-07-24 10:00:27

The spinning of Earth's inner core is slowing down. Is this how it all ends?

A USC professor has confirmed what many scientists already believed: Rotation of the solid iron ball at Earth's center is slowing.

Published: 2024-07-24 10:00:08

Entangled humpback whale is finally freed off Dana Point

A juvenile humpback whale is freed from entanglement — fishing equipment had been tightly wrapped around its tail — off the coast of Dana Point.

Published: 2024-07-23 12:00:47

Science of Simone: The forces behind her iconic Yurchenko double pike

The Yurchenko double pike has become Simone Biles' signature move in the vault, a gravity-defying, six-second burst that has added to her legend.

Published: 2024-07-23 10:30:19

Deaths from drug overdoses plateaued in L.A. County in 2023 after years of increases

Deaths from drug overdoses and poisoning reached a plateau last year in Los Angeles County — the first time in a decade that such fatalities had not continued a year-over-year rise, public health officials said.

Published: 2024-07-22 17:00:26

How to best filter your L.A. tap water based on your ZIP Code

We spoke to experts in the realms of science, academia and water filtration to help you navigate the often complicated, ever-fluid world of residential tap water, so that you can make smarter and more informed choices about how to purify your drinking water.

Published: 2024-07-22 10:00:23

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