LA Post: Top headlines on health and wellness

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