Contributor: Slashing NIH research guarantees a less healthy, less wealthy America
The administration’s cuts at the National Institutes of Health will obliterate billions in economic gains, America’s scientific predominance and untold human lives. …
Firefighters make significant progress on Mono County blaze that prompted evacuations
Fire crews started making progress on containment Sunday after the Inn fire grew to more than 500 acres Thursday night, prompting evacuations. …
Health clinics that service immigrants are making house calls on patients too afraid to leave home
St. John’s Community Health launched its home visitation program after learning that hundreds of patients were skipping appointments because they’re afraid of getting caught up in federal immigration raids. …
Trump cuts will cause a spike in HIV cases in L.A. and across the country, warn Democrats and public health advocates
The CDC has withdrawn community grants that target people at high risk for AIDS; Los Angeles County and area hospitals are left scrambling. …
Billy Joel cancels all of his upcoming shows after revealing brain disorder diagnosis
Billy Joel has canceled all of his upcoming shows to focus on treating normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder where excess cerebrospinal fluid builds in the brain. …
Fertility clinic director vows to rebuild after Palm Springs bombing. ‘Life is preserved’
Dr. Maher Abdallah credited a series of miracles for limiting the scope of devastation from last Saturday’s bomb attack, noting no staff or patients were on site at the time and the clinic’s in vitro fertilization lab remained intact. …