A longtime internist who founded a chain of Southern California clinics has surrendered his medical license after an accusation from the state medical board that he...
In an effort to improve American diets, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday released a new definition of what it means for a food to...
This summer an old high school friend of mine decided to quit drinking entirely. She didn’t want to, but she felt she had no choice. “All...
Groundbreaking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have understandably generated a lot of excitement, bringing hope to the hundreds of millions of people grappling with obesity....
Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs became weak, and by the time...
Three men sought help at clinics or emergency rooms in Los Angeles County over a three-month period this year, each reporting severe diarrhea and a recent...
The Biden administration said Tuesday it was offering Pacific Gas & Electric a record $15-billion loan guarantee to help the utility upgrade its transmission lines, which...
On a grassy hillside just east of downtown Los Angeles, a few dozen mourners gathered last week to pay respects to 1,865 people whose names they...
What a difference a fraction of an inch can make. Having one of the 33 bones in his spine out of alignment by less than half...
Public health authorities are seeking to determine if a Marin County child stricken with flu could have potentially contracted the illness by drinking infected raw milk...