LA Post: Top headlines on health and wellness

The ultra-wealthy crypto executives who are spending big on the midterms

A clutch of ultra-wealthy executives who made fortunes in and around the cryptocurrency business have become influential players in US politics, collectively spending more than $56

October 27, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Health

The retirement expense you may be missing

This common healthcare cost can catch retirees off guard, and Medicare offers little protection

October 20, 2026

Health|Travel|World

For Pope Leo, there was little choice but to go to Latin America

Since undergoing surgery on October 13 to treat lung cancer, Pope Leo has weighed a major decision: whether to press ahead with an intense, three-

October 27, 2026

At least 62 people killed in attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria

Gunmen killed at least 62 people in an attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria

October 27, 2026

Crime|Health|Science

What to know about cychlorphine, a drug more potent than fentanyl

October 27, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Congo's Ebola cases surpass 10,000 as fears grow of wider African spread

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 10,000, government data showed on Tuesday, a milestone that coincides with growing fears the

October 27, 2026

Alibaba wins injunction against Pentagon contract restrictions tied to China blacklist

A US federal judge on Monday granted Alibaba Group Holding's request for a preliminary injunction, ordering the US government not to deny

October 27, 2026

Africa|Health|World

Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countries

Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has topped 10,000 confirmed cases as authorities race to slow the spread across Africa

October 27, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health|World

Indonesia sends oxygen bus to aid residents choking on forest fire haze

A bus fitted out with oxygen tanks is providing a sanctuary in a city on Indonesia's Borneo island where people are

October 27, 2026

Health|Science

CDC deputy director to leave Trump administration, paper says

Jennifer Shuford, the deputy director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave the Trump administration after next week's midterm elections, the Washington

October 27, 2026

Trump administration loses push to block California votes from alleged noncitizens

A US appeals

October 26, 2026

Arts|Business|Finance|Health|World

US, dozens of countries warn of Sudan famine risk, urge aid

Dozens of countries including the US and major European powers said Sudan was experiencing an alarming deterioration in its food security and urged

October 27, 2026

Business|Health|Technology

A cybersecurity issue forces a major New Mexico hospital to divert patients and close clinics

The University of New Mexico Health System is racing to fix a cybersecurity issue that forced it to divert ambulances and cancel patient appointments

October 26, 2026

Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens

The Trump administration is asking Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship

October 26, 2026

Business|Finance|Health

US judge refuses to block Eli Lilly weight-loss drug ads, rules against Novo Nordisk

A US judge rejected on Monday Novo Nordisk's request to block Eli Lilly from continuing advertisements for weight-loss drugs that the Danish drugmaker considered

October 26, 2026

Health|Sports

Thunder's Jalen Williams will need surgery for a broken leg and dislocated ankle

Jalen Williams has a broken left fibula and a dislocated left ankle and will need surgery

October 26, 2026

With tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm, a border crossing reopens

Stockyards in New Mexico that had closed due to the New World screwworm outbreak are bustling again

October 26, 2026

Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches

The Israeli military is pressing ahead with a massive operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians

October 25, 2026

Education|Health|Sports

Students show support for Jalen Hurts as he undergoes treatment for blood clots

October 26, 2026

Health|Science

Pennsylvania measles cases rise to 1,360, state health department says

The Pennsylvania Health Department on Monday reported 1,360 measles cases in the state, up 22 cases from its previous update.

October 26, 2026

Arts|Health|World

First confirmed Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland

A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria has been medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband

October 26, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Health

Community rallies around 2-year-old battling rare liver cancer

October 26, 2026

French students vow more protests despite Macron government's concessions

French student leaders vowed to go on protesting despite government concessions on education, keeping pressure on President Emmanuel Macron

October 26, 2026

Health|Travel|World

Vatican confirms Pope Leo's Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17

October 26, 2026

Arts|Asia|Europe|Health|MidEast

'No fuel to keep babies warm': shortages push hospitals in Yemen's Taiz to brink

Fuel shortages in Yemen's besieged city of Taiz have forced one hospital to cut the number of incubators it can operate from 40 to 10, putting newborn

October 26, 2026

Obesity drug developer Corxel to go public in US via SPAC deal

Obesity drug developer Corxel Pharmaceuticals will go public in the US through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Amanat Acquisition Corp, the companies announced on

October 26, 2026

Health|Travel

Pope fit enough to make Latin America trip next month, Vatican says

Pope Leo's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru will go ahead, the Vatican said on Monday, indicating that Leo's recovery from lung cancer surgery

October 26, 2026

Delegations meet in Iran with Mideast region on edge over potential for renewed fighting

High-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey held talks in Tehran for a meeting aimed at preventing renewed fighting in the Iran war

October 26, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Swiss woman with Ebola evacuated from Nigeria to Geneva

A woman infected with the Ebola virus and her husband, a Swiss diplomat, were flown from Nigeria to hospitals in Switzerland on Monday, Swiss authorities said.

October 26, 2026

Health|Science|World

Kenya releases first Ebola contacts from quarantine, milestone in containment efforts

Kenya on Monday released from quarantine the first group of people who came into contact with its index Ebola patient, a milestone in its efforts to contain cases to a

October 26, 2026

UN-commissioned experts say Gaza ceasefire has not stopped Israel from committing genocide

A U.N.-commissioned group of independent experts accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement

October 26, 2026

Arts|Health|Science

I composed music about infertility and pregnancy loss, then performed it in a Pittsburgh hospital

1 in 4 known pregnancies in the US ends in loss. A composer explains how those numbers, along with doctors’ expertise, became a 60-minute chamber work.

October 26, 2026

Health|Science|Sports

If Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts can get dangerous blood clots, so can you – here’s how some states are trying to reduce the risk

In the US, up to 900,000 people are affected by severe blood clots each year, and over 60,000 die from it annually.

October 26, 2026

Health|Science|World

Why do people still get polio in some countries and not in others?

Polio can survive only where it finds kids who aren’t protected by a vaccine.

October 26, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

AI chatbots can be a valuable health resource for older adults – if they embrace ‘informed skepticism’

AI can help you navigate health information, but evaluating the credibility and quality of responses is key.

October 26, 2026

Arts|Education|Health|Science

Spending in-person time with friends is the biggest predictor of whether college students flourish

Helping young people thrive involves supporting healthy relationships, as well as being engaged in work, school and family life.

October 26, 2026

The races that will decide control of the US Senate

By Nolan D.

October 12, 2026

Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots

October 25, 2026

Health|Science|World

Ebola scientists to probe Nigeria case origin, Africa CDC says

A team of leading Ebola scientists will travel to Nigeria to help investigate how the country’s first patient in more than a decade got infected, Africa

October 26, 2026

Business|Crime|Environment|Health

Ammonia threat contained at burning Oregon seafood plant, officials say

October 25, 2026

Health|Sports

Thunder lose Jalen Williams to serious lower leg injury late in win over Clippers

Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder was taken off the court on a stretcher Sunday night, after suffering a serious injury to his lower left leg while getting fouled in a scene that moved some of his teammates to the brink of tears

October 26, 2026

Africa|Health|Uncategorized|World

Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in eastern Congo

The World Health Organization reports that a nurse has been killed and a health worker severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo

October 25, 2026

Health|Science|Travel|World

Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from Congo

Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister

October 25, 2026

US appeals court appears skeptical of Trump DOJ's lawsuit over California voter rolls

A federal appeals court appeared skeptical on Sunday of a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's administration that seeks to force California officials to set aside

October 25, 2026

Health|Political

Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash

Alaska’s Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffered minor injuries Saturday in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop, her campaign said

October 25, 2026

Africa|Health

Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine

Uganda is reinforcing existing border controls requiring citizens returning from Congo to undergo 21 days of quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday, as investigators examine how a woman who traveled from Uganda to Nigeria contracted Ebola

October 25, 2026

Crime|Economy|Election|Health

What are Brazilian voters' main concerns?

Brazilians headed to the ballot box on Sunday, in a runoff vote that pits right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair

October 25, 2026

Pope Leo calls for Yemen violence to end, in address two weeks after surgery

Pope Leo called for an end to the violence in Yemen on Sunday, as he addressed the faithful from the window over St Peter's Square less than two weeks after having

October 25, 2026

Africa|Health|Travel|World

Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from Congo

Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister

October 25, 2026

Health|Sports

NFL and players' union working together to review the handling of Jalen Hurts' blood clot diagnosis

The NFL and NFL Players Association are working together to review the handling of Jalen Hurts’ blood clot diagnosis

October 25, 2026

Election|Health

She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills

Cindy Banda faces mounting medical bills after battling breast cancer

October 25, 2026

Business|Economy|Health

At one Atlanta restaurant, workers are family. A health insurance crisis tested that commitment

October 24, 2026

New York's archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement

The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who say they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims

October 24, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health

Iowa’s cancer problem is scrambling the midterms

October 24, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health

Some campuses and workplaces are trying to foster more smiling and positivity, and experts say it can go a long way

October 24, 2026

Business|Health|Science

Johnson & Johnson's prostate cancer drug shrinks tumors in early-stage trial

Johnson & Johnson on Saturday said its experimental once-daily oral prostate cancer drug caused tumors to disappear or shrink in an early-stage trial.

October 24, 2026

Crime|Education|Health

A teenager starved to death months after being detained. Her mom’s taking police to court

October 24, 2026

Voters in 2 Democratic strongholds could ban transgender girls from girls school sports

Reliably Democratic Colorado and Washington have ballot measures that would bar transgender girls from some sports competitions

October 24, 2026

Health|Science

Nigeria Ebola case linked to virus found in Kenya index case, health minister says

Genomic analysis of Nigeria's only confirmed Ebola case shows the virus is closely related to the strain detected in Kenya's index case,

October 23, 2026

Africa|Health

Kenya announces 2nd Ebola death, a close relative of the first patient

Kenya’s Health Ministry has announced the country's second Ebola death

October 23, 2026

Health|Political|Science

US to introduce label for all American-made seafood

Health Secretary Robert F.

October 23, 2026

Food|Health

Wichita’s ‘Elote Man’ has a supportive community by his side amidst his long road to recovery

October 23, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Kenya reports second death from Ebola

Kenya has recorded a second Ebola death, the health ministry said late on Friday, adding that the 65-year-old woman had developed symptoms during quarantine and was a close

October 23, 2026

Detained migrants have no constitutional right to bond hearings, US court rules

A US appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration is not required under the US Constitution to give detained immigrants a chance to

October 23, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Health|Sports

Eagles fans turn mural into giant get-well card for Jalen Hurts

October 23, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Birth control for rats? PETA suggests solution for Philadelphia's rat issue

October 23, 2026

Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, Senatobia mayor says

The police officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy in Mississippi when he fired into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned

October 23, 2026

Arts|Health|Science

South African runners don cheeky attire for annual race to spotlight prostate cancer

A crowd of South African men ran through the streets of Johannesburg in purple swim briefs to raise awareness about prostate cancer

October 23, 2026

Myanmar's detained leader Suu Kyi traded health concerns with her son in their first call in 5 years

Aung San Suu Kyi's son said that they spoke about health concerns when he spoke with the detained former leader of Myanmar by phone for the first time in five years

October 23, 2026

Smith & Nephew orthopaedics deal talks with J&J fail over CEO choice, source says

Smith & Nephew held talks to merge with Johnson & Johnson's orthopaedics division but the discussions collapsed over who would run the enlarged group, a

October 23, 2026

Crime|Education|Health

6-year-old girl hit by falling bricks from building in New York City

October 23, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Arkansas teen continues late mother's legacy of raising cancer research funds

October 23, 2026

Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Milo, a special-needs dog, thrives at Iowa animal shelter

October 23, 2026

Health|Science|US|World

US CDC says measles cases rise to 4,588 as outbreak continues

The US CDC on Friday reported 4,588 measles cases in the country as of October 22, up 178 from a week earlier, as an outbreak of the highly contagious disease continues.

October 23, 2026

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