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Computerized games offer hope for patients with traumatic brain injuries
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have left hundreds of thousands of veterans and active duty service members truggling with traumatic brain injuries. Even mild cases can have lasting effects. Dr....
Trump mocks those wearing face masks, calling it "politically correct"
As the number of COVID-19 deaths reaches 100,000, President Trump continues to criticize people who wear face masks, calling it politically correct. Ben Tracy reports.
Health departments develop apps to help track the spread of the coronavirus
Health Departments in many states are developing apps to help track the spread of the coronavirus. But will people use them? Tony Dokoupil reports.
Cellphone data used to find remains of missing Idaho kids
Newly released court documents reveal that authorities in Idaho used data from the cellphone of Lori Vallow's brother to locate the remains of her two missing children. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Russian hackers accused of targeting coronavirus vaccine developers
Intelligence agencies from the U.S., Canada and Britain say Russian hackers are once again targeting foreign governments. But this time, they say, they're accused of trying to steal research on...
Russian hackers accused of targeting coronavirus vaccine developers
Intelligence agencies from the U.S., Canada and Britain say Russian hackers are once again targeting foreign governments. But this time, they say, they're accused of trying to steal research on...
How to avoid illness as COVID-19 and the flu surge
The coronavirus and the flu are surging in California. Here are the steps to protect yourself from getting sick during the holiday season.
How to avoid illness as COVID-19 and the flu surge
The coronavirus and the flu are surging in California. Here are the steps to protect yourself from getting sick during the holiday season.
Health officials are urging masks again amid high COVID, flu levels
With respiratory diseases circulating widely in L.A. County, officials are urging residents to use a familiar tool to help thwart transmission: masks.
U.S. death toll tied to long COVID exceeds 3,500, CDC report says
Long COVID illnesses contributed to about 3,500 deaths in the U.S. through the end of June 2022, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
'A lot of viruses running around': L.A. County hospital beds at lowest availability since pandemic began
The shortage is from rising cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV, as well as patients who have put off nonemergency care.
Declining U.S. life expectancy fell further in 2021 due to COVID and drug overdoses
U.S. life expectancy, already declining since the onset of the pandemic, fell further in 2021, according to the CDC's final accounting of death certificates.
Fauci's warning to America: 'We're living in a progressively anti-science era and that's a very dangerous thing'
Fauci speaks with The Times days before he steps aside from his role as the U.S. government's top expert on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
Omicron boosters for the youngest children are here. Will they make a difference?
It remains to be seen whether this latest expansion of eligibility will lead to shots going into significantly more arms.
Workers in L.A. County should wear masks indoors to prevent COVID surge, officials say
Faced with the possibility of another COVID-19 surge stemming from parties and travel over the winter holiday season, Los Angeles County health officials are urging workers and students to wear...
'We didn't have enough cribs': Inside a children's hospital strained by viruses
The collision of RSV, influenza, COVID-19 and other viruses has strained children's hospitals across the country, including Loma Linda in the Inland Empire.
California hospitals still stressed as flu, RSV, COVID remain at high levels
Southern California hospitals are still stressed as respiratory viruses circulate at a high level, despite reductions in cases.
Joe Rogan apologizes for discussing doctored tweet on Spotify podcast
Joe Rogan apologized Thursday for discussing a tweet about COVID-19 vaccines that was determined later to be doctored on his Spotify podcast.
L.A. County COVID-19 deaths hit a new winter high. Why?
The distressing development comes even as other metrics show a relatively promising picture, including a decrease in case counts.
Anxiety over 'tripledemic' has these LAUSD parents pleading for mask mandate
As school resumes, COVID-traumatized L.A.-area parents call for return to masking over 'tripledemic' fears amid surge that also includes flu and RSV.
Who are the L.A. County residents still most likely to die of COVID-19?
Unvaccinated people were more than seven times as likely to die from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County as those who received an updated booster during the latest coronavirus spike.
COVID emergency declarations are ending. What does that mean for California?
Transitioning out of the COVID emergency phase could eventually spell the end of universal access to free vaccines, treatments and tests.
L.A. shifts course on vaccine mandates for city workers, will approve exemptions
The city of L.A.'s Personnel Department sent a memo to department heads ordering them to approve all religious and medical exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
After surviving COVID-19, formerly incarcerated people tackle trauma through dance
Suchi Branfman has been collecting COVID-19 data from California prisons since the beginning of the pandemic. Now those numbers have culminated in a show.
COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: 'Nobody ... anticipated this toll'
Even in a time of plentiful vaccines and therapeutics, California is still tallying more than 20 COVID-19 deaths every day, on average.
Column: COVID deniers claim a new study says mask mandates don't work. They should try reading it
Bret Stephens and other conservatives are hawking a new study that supposedly says mask mandates are useless. Anyone who actually reads it will draw the opposite conclusion.
Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Here's why that's wise
Gov. Newsom, the Legislature and the courts have ensured the COVID vaccine won't be required for California K-12 students. The science supports them.
Pandemic food benefits are ending for millions of Californians. Now what?
California families will no longer receive extra CalFresh benefits given during the COVID-19 pandemic.