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Los Angeles Times - Science

America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket

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Newsom boosted California's public health spending during COVID. Now he wants to cut it

2 days ago

Opinion: Wait times go down. Patient satisfaction goes up. What's the matter with letting apps and AI run the ER?

23 hours ago

Column: Democrats show that they're no better than Trump in allowing politics to interfere with science

2 days ago

What military doctors can teach us about power in the United States

3 days ago

As national wastewater testing expands, Texas researchers identify bird flu in nine cities

3 days ago

Star USC scientist faces scrutiny — retracted papers and a paused drug trial

3 days ago

Despite its 'nothingburger' reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu

4 days ago

California bill to scrutinize new electric charge dies in Assembly committee

3 days ago

Newsom administration unveils new $20-billion cost estimate for delta water tunnel

3 days ago

California legislators want to review controversial electric charge

4 days ago

What you need to know about the bird flu outbreak, concerns about raw milk, and more

4 days ago

COVID-19 Pandemic: News, Links & Resources

3 years ago

Want to live to 100? That may depend on your sex

5 days ago

Like water sloshing in a giant bathtub, El Niño begins an inevitable retreat

7 days ago

A mother's loss launches a global effort to fight antibiotic resistance

12 days ago

Countries struggle to draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid mistakes made during COVID

8 days ago

Do zinc products really help shorten a cold? It's hard to say

9 days ago

Column: How the GOP — with Democratic Party connivance — has undermined a crucial effort to avert the next pandemic

17 days ago

WHO overturns dogma on airborne disease spread. The CDC might not act on it

18 days ago

Biden administration partners with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

1 month ago

More parents are delaying their kids' vaccines, and it's alarming pediatricians

2 months ago

U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19

2 months ago

Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, CDC recommends

2 months ago

Hours on hold, limited appointments: Why California babies aren't going to the doctor

2 months ago

Risk for chronic fatigue soars among those who had COVID-19, study says

3 months ago

Deadly overdoses fell in U.S. for first time in five years, new estimates show

4 days ago

Doctors saw more younger men seeking vasectomies after Roe vs. Wade was overturned

5 days ago

Solar storm heading to Earth could disrupt communications and bring northern lights to California

9 days ago

Deadly overdoses stopped surging among L.A. County homeless people. Narcan could be why

10 days ago

Health officials warn Californians of risks of fake Botox. Here's what to look for

10 days ago

RFK Jr. says he had a dead worm in his brain. What are these parasites and how common are they?

11 days ago

Q&A: Parent burnout is real. Here's what you can do about it

11 days ago

Bill could end holdup for California research on psychedelics and addiction treatment

12 days ago

A champion of psychedelics who includes a dose of skepticism

15 days ago

What are the blue blobs washing up on SoCal beaches? Welcome to Velella velella Valhalla

16 days ago

A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say

17 days ago