A new L.A. mask mandate would have less value at this stage of the pandemic, some experts say
Despite plans to reinstate a mask mandate in Los Angeles County, the value of widespread masking isn't what it used to be. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news
Smoke from California wildfires puts cats at risk of developing deadly blood clots
Cats who suffered burns and smoke inhalation in urban California wildfires are also at risk of forming deadly blood clots. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Sumeet Kulkarni Source Type: news
Should you wait for the Omicron booster? Why experts say you should 'get it now!'
With new COVID-19 boosters expected later this year, health experts urge Californians not to put off a first or second booster shot until then. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Jon Healey Source Type: news
New studies say Wuhan market is the only'plausible' source of COVID-19 pandemic
Two new studies build on evidence that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 jumped to humans in a Wuhan market, and did so twice. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
How safe is indoor dining, bars, big events as super-infectious COVID slams California?
Health officials say it's OK to live your life but it's smart to ramp up protections, such as masking, testing before events and seeking out better ventilation, while transmission is so high. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Grace Toohey Source Type: news
What does self-care look like to you? We want to know
Tell The Times about how you practice self-care. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 25, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Madalyn Amato Source Type: news
A new generation of scientists gets ready to commandeer the James Webb Space Telescope
Among the first users of the new James Webb Space Telescope will be graduate students preparing to hunt for the earliest galaxies. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 25, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Sumeet Kulkarni Source Type: news
First child monkeypox cases in U.S. are reported, including a toddler in California
Both children were likely infected from someone in their household, public health officials said. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 23, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Jonah Valdez Source Type: news
California's LGBTQ community feeling ignored, angry, confused as monkeypox cases rise
Some are asking: 'Would monkeypox have received a stronger response if it were not primarily affecting queer folks?' (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Grace Toohey Source Type: news
California's LGBTQ community feeling ignored, angry, confused as monkeypox cases rise
Some are asking: 'Would monkeypox have received a stronger response if it were not primarily affecting queer folks?' (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Grace Toohey Source Type: news
You just tested yourself for COVID-19. Should you report the results to L.A. County?
At-home testing is widespread these days. But chances are the results aren't making their way into the public health system. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Jon Healey, Karen Garcia Source Type: news
Los Angeles County expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility, but stockpile still 'extremely limited'
People who work at commercial sex venues and those with diagnoses of certain sexually transmitted diseases are now eligible to get the monkeypox vaccine. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Grace Toohey Source Type: news
Los Angeles County expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility, but stockpile still'extremely limited '
People who work at commercial sex venues and those with diagnoses of certain sexually transmitted diseases are now eligible to get the monkeypox vaccine. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Grace Toohey Source Type: news
Op-Ed: The Webb telescope photos are a welcome antidote to the grim facts of today
The new photos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope allow us to experience wonder, which, like democracy, is in a pretty precarious place right now. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Christopher Cokinos Source Type: news
Here's what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking
NASA released the first complete set of images from the James Webb Space Telescope, including stars in their infancy and their final gasps. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 13, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Sumeet Kulkarni, Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
