Opioid overdoses are depriving hundreds of thousands of children of parents, with especially dire consequences for Black families in Southern California.
The Jurupa Valley City Planning Commission has requested further study on a development that potentially threatens one of the oldest plants in the world.
Many parents allow children more than double the TV and tablet time experts suggest. Families are turning to screens for learning and distraction, clashing with advice.
Los Angeles County is moving forward with a pilot program to relieve medical debt for struggling residents, setting aside $5 million for a planned agreement with a national nonprofit that buys and erases such debts.
Dinosaur fans who responded to the museum's request for input overwhelmingly chose to call the Natural History Museum's new 70-foot-long sauropod 'Gnatalie.'
The growing popularity of magic mushrooms outside of Mexico has spurred a debate over who should have access to them and whether science and indigenous medicine can be reconciled
The full moon, called a 'strawberry moon' because of its reddish hue, will appear right after the summer solstice. In L.A., it will rise at about 7:24 p.m. Friday.
There's a lot riding on Americans' food choices, including trillions of dollars in spending and our collective risk of developing a slew of chronic diseases. A new survey shows what we want to eat, and why.
Los Angeles County reported 10 cases of mpox in a two-week period, up from prior weeks. Officials call for testing and vaccination to help curb its spread.
After tracking hundreds of children, researchers conclude that babies who eat peanut protein early and often in their first five years of life are 71% less likely to be allergic to peanuts at age 12.
State officials want to use artificial intelligence to translate public healthcare and social services documents and websites. But some experts worry AI may introduce errors.
A species of fork fern, Tmesipteris oblanceolata, that grows on a South Pacific island has the largest known genome of any plant or animal. The question is: Why?
Genevieve Lane, who took Leqembi, died of a mysterious side effect called ARIA. Her death, and those of two other trial participants, have some doctors questioning whether the risks of the Alzheimer's drug are worth its benefits.
El Dorado County cannot enforce its ban on programs that hand out clean syringes as a legal battle continues between the county and the California Department of Public Health, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday.
Exercise is good for you. So is a full night's sleep. But the easiest way to boost your chances of reaching your senior years in good physical, mental and cognitive health is to turn off your TV, new research suggests.
The Natural History Museum is seeking Los Angeles' help in naming a dinosaur fossil, affectionately called 'Gnatalie' for now, that will go on display later this year.
We should be thankful that the ultraconservative Supreme Court unanimously dismissed an antiabortion case that never should have gotten that far in the first place.