Column: Anti-vaxxers loved to cite this study of COVID vaccine deaths. Now it's been retracted
An academic study purporting to find 278,000 deaths from COVID vaccinations thrilled the anti-vaccine crowd. The failings that led to its retraction have a lot to teach us about bogus science. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 11, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Michael Hiltzik Source Type: news
How to build a robot arm that can flex in the moon's frigid south pole
NASA's next trip to the moon will explore its south pole, an area that gets even colder than Mars. So scientists need a robotic arm system that can function in temperatures as low as minus 280 F. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 11, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
Column: It's not about babies. Abortion restrictions are about power
The suspension of a safe and effective medication for chemical abortions may or may not withstand legal challenges. But its real purpose, to create fear and confusion, has been accomplished. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 11, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Anita Chabria Source Type: news
Opinion: Will the Texas judge's abortion overreach be matched by the Supreme Court?
The decision suspending FDA approval of mifespristone reads like an antiabortion pamphlet and carries a clear message: The judge thinks he won't be held accountable. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 11, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Mary Ziegler Source Type: news
Opinion: Why are we denying people with opioid addiction the most effective treatment?
The FDA just made access to Narcan easier to stop overdose deaths. Methadone also should be made more widely available to treat addiction. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ashish Thakrar Source Type: news
Abortion pill ruling: Texas judge revokes FDA approval, but another judge contradicts him
Abortion pill ruling: A federal judge in Texas halts FDA's approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication. But another judge contradicts the ruling. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jenny Jarvie, Jennifer Haberkorn Source Type: news
Abortion pill ruling: Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval, but another judge contradicts him
Abortion pill ruling: A federal judge in Texas halts FDA's approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication. But another judge contradicts the ruling. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jenny Jarvie, Jennifer Haberkorn Source Type: news
The Times podcast: The mainstreaming of curanderos
For centuries, communities across Latin America have relied on curanderos — healers who utilize Indigenous tradition — for their physical and mental health. Will mainstream American health ever embrace it? (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 7, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
FDA pulls only drug for preterm births, saying it has no benefit
The FDA ordered the immediate withdrawal of Makena, a drug marketed as a treatment for preterm births, saying it had risks but no benefits for pregnant women. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Melody Petersen Source Type: news
Column: America's decline in life expectancy speaks volumes about our problems
After decades of increasing longevity, Americans are facing shorter life spans than their predecessors and their rich-country peers. In states where Republicans set the agenda, it's even worse. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Michael Hiltzik Source Type: news
This doctor says bans won't stop her from getting abortion pills to women in the U.S.
Abortion pills: European doctor vows abortion bans or court rulings won't stop her from getting medications to U.S. states including Texas, California. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Laura King Source Type: news
First dead gray whale of 2023 washes up on California beach; scientists concerned about trend
Scientists say the gray whale found dead on a Bay Area beach died of injuries from a boat crash. It's the latest incident that's concerning scientists. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Grace Toohey Source Type: news
Where abortion is illegal, this doctor finds a way. Now that includes the U.S.
Abortion pills: Rebecca Gomperts, founder of Europe-based telehealth group, says despite anti-abortion laws in U.S., 'nobody's going to be stopped.' (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Laura King Source Type: news
7 key questions about worsening drug shortages, answered
Adderall, Ozempic, albuterol, antibiotics and lifesaving cancer meds are in short supply. Here are answers to some of the most pressing questions about the situation. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Melody Petersen Source Type: news
Human milk is essential, yet scientists know little about it. UCSD plans to change that
UC San Diego is formally inaugurating the Human Milk Institute, the first academic institution in the U.S. devoted to a crucial element of human nutrition. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 30, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
