Commentary: Over-the-counter birth control is coming. But will it be affordable?
The FDA has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. But without policy changes, the pills would be inaccessible for young women. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Diya Sabharwal Source Type: news
Inglewood hospital fined $75,000 for failures that led to maternal death
California regulators have fined Centinela Hospital Medical Center $75,000 for 'deficient practices' that led to the death of a patient admitted for labor and delivery. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes Source Type: news
Compensation for forced sterilizations in California ends soon. Here's how to apply
Survivors of nonconsensual sterilization can apply for California government compensation by the end of the year. Here's how to apply and some roadblocks you might face. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Emma Fox Source Type: news
UFOs had their day in Congress. One strange sighting came at this California launch site
A red square the size of a football field hovered over Vandenberg Air Force Base in 2003, a former Navy pilot testified last week in Congress. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alexandra E. Petri Source Type: news
Column: Antiabortion zealots are out to sabotage America's successful global fight against HIV
Over 20 years, the anti-HIV program PEPFAR has saved millions of lives globally. The antiabortion movement is using lies and hysteria to oppose its renewal (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Michael Hiltzik Source Type: news
Column: Anti-abortion zealots are out to sabotage America's successful global fight against HIV
Over 20 years, the anti-HIV program PEPFAR has saved millions of lives globally. The anti-abortion movement is using lies and hysteria to oppose its renewal (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Michael Hiltzik Source Type: news
A 'failure to launch': Why young people are having less sex
Nearly 40% of young adults surveyed in California in 2021 had no sexual partners in the prior year. Millennials and Gen Zers are having less sex than earlier generations. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Fry Source Type: news
Global warming is making big(ger) waves off the California coast, scientists say
A hotter planet is generating more winter storms in the North Pacific Ocean, which in turn is producing taller waves, according to a new study. That could make coastal flooding and erosion even worse. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
The unsung heroes underground: How fungi are reducing the carbon in our atmosphere
Mycorrhizal fungi are great at drawing greenhouse gases underground. Now scientists are discovering how much of a role they play in reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Gina Errico Source Type: news
Opinion: Long COVID is debilitating to me and 65 million other people. Where is the urgency to treat it?
The mobilization against COVID-19 was impressive. A similar investment is needed to understand and treat the chronic resulting illness. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Julia Moore Vogel Source Type: news
Are we in a summer surge? What to do if you get COVID now
Test positivity has ticked up in L.A. County in recent weeks, though we're still well below peak COVID levels. If you get COVID now, here's how to treat it, how long to isolate, how to get Paxlovid, and more information on getting healthy. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 28, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jessica Roy Source Type: news
Attention beachgoers: Everything you think you know about sharks is probably wrong
Shark populations are rising off Southern California beaches, but swimmers need not be alarmed. Cal State Long Beach's Shark Shack is working to give the predators an image makeover. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Gina Errico Source Type: news
Column: Millions of Americans are about to lose their healthcare coverage. Many have no idea
The end of the pandemic emergency has prompted most states to start paring their Medicaid rolls, throwing millions off the program who are still eligible but don't know it. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Michael Hiltzik Source Type: news
Editorial: Get the 'forever chemicals' out of our drinking water
State and local authorities must do more to ensure drinking water is free of PFAS, which are found in many household products, including cookware and cosmetics. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: The Times Editorial Board Source Type: news
About 1 in 3 vertebrate species are used, eaten or traded by humans, study finds
Humans exploit nearly 15,000 other vertebrate species, and 13% of them are either vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. No other animal has such an outsized impact on other species. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Gina Errico Source Type: news
