LA Post: Top headlines on health and wellness

Crime|Health|Science

Ex-safety director sentenced in fatal hyperbaric chamber explosion

September 02, 2026

G20 finance chiefs except China back action on distorted trade

The Trump administration won backing from all G20 financial leaders except China's on Tuesday to act against "non-

September 01, 2026

Crime|Entertainment|Health|Sports

Tony Romo pleads no contest to charge of operating while intoxicated and issues statement of apology

CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to a charge of operating while intoxicated and has issued a statement apologizing for the actions that led to his July arrest

September 01, 2026

USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public

September 01, 2026

Health|Sports

This Olympian battled porn addiction for years. He now wants to help others suffering in silence

September 02, 2026

Entertainment|Health|Science|Travel

Woman attacked by otter while swimming in Lake Tahoe, receives nearly 40 stitches

September 02, 2026

Health|Political|World

Trump names pastor to advise administration on tobacco health

U.S.

September 01, 2026

Crime|Health

Deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury sent home, to resume deliberations on Wednesday

A jury weighing whether Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy should be convicted of killing her three young children was sent home on Tuesday after telling the judge

September 01, 2026

Schools reopen in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers

A new academic year has started across Congo despite concerns by parents and teachers that the Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter

September 01, 2026

Whistleblower says USPS mail-in voting restrictions could discard thousands of legal ballots

A whistleblower told Congress that the U.S.

September 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|World

Global pharma companies that have publicly announced Trump drug pricing agreements

U.S.

April 03, 2026

Health|Science

Online mental healthcare is here to stay: Here’s how to navigate your options and find the right clinician

Clear communication is the secret sauce to safe and effective treatment.

September 01, 2026

Israeli special forces capture Hamas official in raid on Gaza City

Israeli special forces captured a Hamas militant leader in a raid in Gaza City on Tuesday while Israeli air strikes meant to protect those troops killed

September 01, 2026

Submersible joins search for 20 missing in deadly Cypriot ferry disaster

A submersible vessel has joined the search for 20 people missing for two days following a ferry disaster off the coast of Cyprus

September 01, 2026

Health|Science

A rising number of women have never been screened for cervical cancer. Here are the risks

September 01, 2026

Health|Science

US refusals of crucial newborn vitamin spike, raising risk of dangerous bleeding

The percentage of parents and caregivers in the United States refusing a standard vitamin K shot for infants at birth has accelerated sharply this year

September 01, 2026

Economy|Health|Technology

Ford to recall about 149,000 vehicles in US over power loss, NHTSA says

Ford Motor is recalling 148,663 vehicles in the U.S. due to a loss of driver power and loss of headlight function or windshield washing system function, which can reduce visibility,

September 01, 2026

US Army Secretary Driscoll tenders resignation, source says

U.S.

September 01, 2026

State Farm sued by Los Angeles County for allegedly mishandling wildfire claims

State Farm was sued on Monday by Los Angeles County, which accused the largest U.S. home insurer of mishandling claims by victims of the January 2025 wildfires

September 01, 2026

Health|Science|World

Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

Congo’s authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths

August 31, 2026

Health

600,000 seniors have signed up for obesity drugs under new Medicare program

U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr.

September 01, 2026

Economy|Health|Science

DEA makes kratom-related compounds Schedule I substances on an emergency basis

September 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Election|Health|Political

Author-psychiatrist Augusto Cury gains ground in Brazil presidential race polls

Augusto Cury, a psychiatrist and best-selling author with no previous elected office experience, has emerged as a surprise contender in Brazil's

September 01, 2026

Couple calls neighbor 'a lifesaver' after jumping in to help fight fire at home

September 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Food|Health|Science

US widens lettuce-related cyclosporiasis probe to 20 states

(This Aug 27 story has been republished to change the image with no changes to text.)

August 28, 2026

Health|Sports

Questions abound for Novak Djokovic after US Open loss and 3 years without a Grand Slam title

There are plenty of questions surrounding Novak Djokovic's future after his first-round loss at the U.S. Open

August 31, 2026

US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says

The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections

August 31, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Tina Cordova to address United Nations

August 31, 2026

Arts|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|Political

California adoptees push for bill that would allow them to access birth certificates

August 31, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Health

An L.A. neighborhood was terrorized by a warehouse inferno. The big cleanup is done, but the suffocating stench remains

August 08, 2026

Prediction market startup Kalshi permanently bans ex-US lawmaker Santos from trading

Kalshi permanently banned former U.S. congressman George Santos from its platform on Monday and imposed a penalty of $71,356, citing insider trading.

August 31, 2026

Israeli fire kills five people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said.

August 31, 2026

Health|Science|World

More than 6,000 people infected with Ebola in Congo, government figures show

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 6,000 mark, government data showed on Monday.

August 31, 2026

Health|Sports

US stars A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum to miss the FIBA Women's World Cup

A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will miss the FIBA Women’s World Cup for health reasons and will be replaced on the U.S. team by Washington teammates Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron

August 31, 2026

India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, international court says

India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on an hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir

August 31, 2026

Crime|Health

4-year-old girl loses part of her leg in lawn mower accident during family vacation

August 31, 2026

Health|Opinion|Science

Trust is a behavior, not a credential – and that explains the Rodgers-Fauci divide

Viewing trust as behaviors, not feelings, can help explain why some heed Aaron Rodgers’ advice over Dr. Fauci’s – and what experts can do about it.

August 31, 2026

Arts|Education|Food|Health|Science

How does ‘Salmonella’ contaminate everything under the sun? A food safety specialist explains how you can stop its spread

From eggs and jalapenos to dog food, granola and pet turtles – it seems like you can catch a Salmonella infection from just about anything these days.

August 31, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment|Health

Indictments against a top extremism researcher and the SPLC force a reckoning on research ethics – an extremism scholar reflects on the field’s challenges

Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?

August 31, 2026

Health|Science

What would you see if you had one eye on the back of your head and the other in the front?

Some animal species have their eyes positioned on their heads differently than how people do – and it comes with pluses and minuses for how they see.

August 31, 2026

Education|Food|Health|Science

How is deli meat made? The food science behind the turkey, ham and other cold cuts in your lunch

A long bath in brine is how deli meat gets its taste, texture and shelf life.

August 17, 2026

Food|Health|Science

Is it safe to eat lettuce yet? What to know as cyclosporiasis outbreak lingers

August 31, 2026

Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms

Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections

August 31, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

What is ragweed? And why does it cause allergies in the late summer?

August 30, 2026

Arts|Asia|Environment|Health|World

Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek missing

Nepal's scenic Chitwan district, known for its forests and

August 30, 2026

Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in

August 30, 2026

Health|Sports

Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar shares hospital photo after crash as Mas holds lead

Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar has posted a photo from the hospital wearing a neck brace and with bandages on his hand and face on Sunday, a day after crashing out of the Spanish Vuelta

August 30, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health|Science|World

In one Nepal district, flood catastrophe is measured in bodies and burial trenches

The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified

August 30, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|World

Orangutan rescued from fire zone in Indonesia's Borneo, battles respiratory illness

On Sunday morning, Jais, a farmer in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island - the province hardest-hit by raging

August 30, 2026

Health|Science|Sports

What it’s like to live with – and lose – a loved one with CTE

August 30, 2026

Arts|Health

Pakistan will award nurse for saving the sole newborn survivor of a hospital nursery fire

A Pakistani nurse who rescued the sole surviving newborn from a hospital fire that killed 14 other infants will receive one of the country’s top civil awards

August 30, 2026

Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in California's Sierra Nevada

Volunteers rescued a climber who was stranded on a ledge in the Sierra Nevada in an operation that spanned more than 15 hours

August 30, 2026

Arts|Asia|Environment|Health|World

Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing

Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its fourth day

August 29, 2026

Arts|Health|Travel

7-year-old boy and mother from Illinois, struck by lightning while camping in Wisconsin

August 30, 2026

Rival factions stand off in Niger capital after mutineers attack airport, presidency

Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, triggering hours of gunfire and explosions and briefly knocking

August 29, 2026

Health|MidEast|Political|World

Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news

Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the criminal actions of a “handful of rioters.”

August 29, 2026

Crime|Health

8 officials suspended after probe into Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 newborns

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of eight officials and criminal proceedings after a fire killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital

August 29, 2026

Health

What college students really need in their first aid kits

August 29, 2026

Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say

August 29, 2026

Health|Science

Why it can take time and effort to find the right meds to help mental health

August 29, 2026

Crime|Health

As jurors deliberate in the Lindsay Clancy trial, here are key moments they may be considering

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case are trying to decide whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children at her Massachusetts home in 2023

August 29, 2026

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies

August 29, 2026

Health|Political|Technology

Mom who lost daughter to social media addiction says Meta settlement is a turning point

August 27, 2026

Health|Science

Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials

The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities

August 29, 2026

Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial ends second day of deliberations without a verdict

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have ended a second day of deliberations without a verdict

August 28, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation

August 29, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound

August 29, 2026

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold military’s ban on transgender service members

August 29, 2026

US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies

American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East

August 29, 2026

Arts|Crime|Health

Jurors are excused without reaching a verdict in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

Jurors have been excused for the day after not yet reaching a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial

August 28, 2026

Health|Science

RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro feud over measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania

August 28, 2026

Woman dies after tree falls on camper during severe storms

August 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology

Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device

August 29, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare

August 29, 2026

US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block U.S.

August 28, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop

August 29, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health

In Puerto Rico, even when it doesn’t rain, it pours

August 28, 2026

Business|Health

Walmart settles US government's opioid lawsuit, which sought billions, for $50 million

Walmart will pay $50 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the nation's largest retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully

August 28, 2026

Even Cuba's stray cats are feeling the heat as crisis deepens

Cuban Gabriela Lopez runs a rescue center called Aldameros that would melt the heart of any cat lover.

August 28, 2026

Economy|Health|Science

Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done

August 28, 2026

A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head

August 28, 2026

Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

President Donald Trump marks an awkward moment in his second White House term as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran reaches the six-month mark

August 28, 2026

Health|Science

With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life

August 28, 2026

Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo

August 28, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines

August 28, 2026

Health|Science

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule

For some illnesses, shorter courses of antibiotics work just as well as longer ones, but researchers are still working out the ideal timescales for many infections – and it may not line up with when you feel better.

August 28, 2026

Immigration enforcement is supplying a long-standing economic market for prisoners

Rural places have long built and expanded prisons to tap federal funds during hard times.

August 28, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology

Success after a century of failures: Inside Moderna and Merck's cancer vaccine breakthrough

Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, was at a Lebanese restaurant celebrating a friend’s birthday late on August 13 when he got the call.

August 28, 2026

Health|Sports

Professional gaming is brutal on the body – inside the growing field of treating esports injuries

Gamers face eye strain, repetitive-use conditions, back problems and even blood clots. Lessons from music, dance and car racing can help prevent and treat these injuries.

August 28, 2026

Health|Science

As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk

August 28, 2026

Arts|Business|Health|Science

Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover

A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment

August 28, 2026