LA Post: Top headlines on health and wellness

Arts|Health

Pope Leo speaks with Putin from hospital, just days after lung cancer surgery

October 16, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

US FDA sets up board to oversee drug exclusivity determinations

The US FDA's drug evaluation department said on Friday it has formed a board to oversee and advise on exclusivity determinations made by the department, aiming to improve clarity

October 16, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

UC Davis graduate awarded $33 million after tree limb causes brain injury in Sacramento

October 16, 2026

7-year-old cancer survivor returns home after 10 months at St. Jude

October 16, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died

Kenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo

October 16, 2026

Health|Science|World

Pope speaks with Putin, denouncing recent attacks as he shows recovery from lung surgery progressing

Pope Leo XIV has spoken on the phone from the hospital with Russian President Vladimir Putin

October 16, 2026

Health|Science|World

CDC reports 4,410 measles cases as outbreak grows

The US CDC on Friday reported 4,410 measles cases nationwide as of October 15, an increase of 330 from its last update a week ago, as an outbreak of the highly contagious disease

October 16, 2026

Hurricane Trudy weakens but may regain strength off Mexican coast

Hurricane Trudy weakened on Friday but could regain strength in the coming hours, meteorologists warned, as the storm approached

October 16, 2026

Health

US strikes one-year deal to fund maternal and newborn health donations in poorest countries

The US government has struck a deal to continue supplying some of the

October 16, 2026

Business|Europe|Health|Science

Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill wins EU drug regulator's backing

The European Medicines Agency's committee on Friday recommended approval of Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill Foundayo, the second oral obesity drug to win the agency's

October 16, 2026

Health|Lifestyle

Michigan senior men bare nearly all for charity calendar benefiting aging center

October 16, 2026

Africa|Health

Africa CDC says over $700 million in Ebola response funds unaccounted for in Congo

Africa's top public health body and Congolese health authorities this week called for greater transparency in the use of Ebola response funds, saying financial information

October 16, 2026

Crime|Health

12-year-old bicyclist hospitalized after being pinned under truck in Michigan

October 16, 2026

Supertanker rates fall from record highs

The cost ‌of shipping oil on the largest tankers fell this week from record highs as demand eased following a wave of attacks on vessels in the Middle East

October 16, 2026

Health|Science

Pennsylvania’s aging prisons weren’t built for today’s extreme weather – leaving women and seniors especially at risk of illness and death

Extreme hot and cold temperatures are associated with higher rates of deaths, infirmary admissions and transfers to external medical facilities, researchers found.

October 16, 2026

Health|Opinion|Science|Technology

Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren’t the answer

Kids have found ways around most of the safeguards meant to keep them off social media platforms.

October 16, 2026

UN says Gaza malnutrition gains fragile as commercial supplies halt

Gains in tackling malnutrition in Gaza remain fragile and could be undermined by disruptions to supplies entering the Palestinian enclave, the UN

October 16, 2026

Health|Travel|World

Pope Leo to make Sunday appearance as first images released since cancer surgery

Pope Leo will appear in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing lung cancer surgery as the 71-year-old pontiff shows steady improvement

October 16, 2026

Trump increased investments in drugmakers that benefited from Medicare exemptions, Democrats say

President Donald Trump's investments in pharmaceutical companies have significantly increased after his return to the White House

October 16, 2026

Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kids

October 16, 2026

Crime|Health|Science

Minnesota man dies after routine dental cleaning in Hopkins, police investigating

October 16, 2026

Catholics in Africa outnumber those in Europe, Vatican says

There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics compiled by its news agency Fides.

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Health|Interview|Science

Roller coaster death and injuries leave fans asking whether the thrill is worth the risk

October 16, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a new province bordering Central African Republic, two health officials said on Thursday, posing a

October 15, 2026

Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

The Trump administration has sued California election officials

October 15, 2026

Hurricane Trudy looms over Mexico's Pacific coast, severe rainfall expected

Hurricane Trudy moved parallel to Mexico's western coast on Thursday, threatening further rain and strong winds in a region already battered in recent weeks by storms

October 15, 2026

Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure

Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday,

October 15, 2026

Health|Sports

Jalen Hurts sidelined by a blood clot, the latest bad news in a rough season for the Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles have ruled out quarterback Jalen Hurts for Sunday's game against Carolina because of a superficial blood clot

October 15, 2026

Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

October 16, 2026

FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”

October 15, 2026

Arts|Health|Science

The rise and fall of America's deadly love affair with the cigarette

Cancer stick

October 01, 2026

US plan to ease shadow fleet sanctions unlikely to free up many tankers, analysts say

A potential Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on vessels that have transported sanctioned oil and fuel would likely have limited impact on

October 16, 2026

Health|Science

New gene therapy helps Cincinnati Children's doctors restore hearing for children born deaf

October 16, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Science

Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.

Federal health officials are moving ahead with plans to broaden access to a class of unproven injectable drugs called peptides

October 16, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Bird flu caused the death of Jackie, a California bald eagle who captured hearts

Officials say bird flu caused the death of a bald eagle named Jackie who had become an internet sensation and a symbol of the species’ recovery in California

October 15, 2026

Crime|Health

'At least I'm alive': Shopper injured while intervening in deadly grocery store attack

October 16, 2026

Arts|Health

Black Panther Party stalwarts to celebrate 1966 founding in Oakland, programs that aided the poor

The legacy of the Black Panther Party lives on six decades after its founding, in the work of a Seattle medical center started to address systemic health disparities in the African American community

October 15, 2026

Business|Crime|Education|Health|Sports

Arizona State hires veteran NHL coach Dave Hakstol to lead program, Powers announces resignation

Arizona State has hired Dave Hakstol as hockey coach while investigating an outdoor workout incident that left a player on life support

October 15, 2026

Education|Health|World

School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50

A roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan, has killed at least 34 children and a teacher

October 15, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Finance|Health

US delays small imports rule that raised alarm over prescription drug costs

The US government has delayed by 90 days implementation of new customs requirements for small international mail shipments, a move that should forestall higher

October 15, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Science

Rotting meat smell sparks protest at Mexico's screwworm sterile-fly plant

A rotten smell hanging over a town in Mexico's southern Chiapas state drove residents into the streets on Thursday

October 15, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology

Pennsylvania secures $4 billion in investments, governor says

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said on Thursday the state had secured more than $4 billion in life sciences and private-sector investment commitments over the past week.

October 15, 2026

Economy|Health

A new Medicare season begins, but some shifts will arrive in 2027

Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Thursday, allowing people to choose between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans until Dec. 7

October 15, 2026

Health|World

What is the 'hospital of the popes' where Leo is recovering from surgery?

Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Leo is recovering after surgery for lung cancer, is known as the "hospital of the popes".

October 15, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Ketamine’s role in alleged Cornell rape highlights flood of psychoactive drugs on campus

The growing availability of these substances is worsening the already bad problem of sexual assault on campus.

October 15, 2026

Health|World

Pope Leo resumes working, sees top aide in hospital as doctors say lung recovered from surgery

Pope Leo XIV is working from the hospital after doctors reported his lung has recovered well from surgery

October 15, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Using light to control brain cells – neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth explains how he made his Nobel-winning discovery

Optogenetics, a field that started with an algae gene, is shedding light on new treatments for eye and neuropsychiatric conditions.

October 15, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Finance|Health

High school seniors, parents and college counselors grapple with applying to Cornell

October 15, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Why is the haze so bad in Southeast Asia this year?

Months of sustained wildfires in Indonesia have caused a spike in respiratory illnesses and blanketed several Southeast Asian countries in hazardous haze, with Singapore

October 15, 2026

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