Music
Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction is seeking medical treatment as he takes a moment ‘to reflect and to heal’ from last week’s onstage brawl with Dave Navarro.
Sept. 23, 2024
The Jackson 5’s Tito Jackson died Sunday in New Mexico after suffering a medical emergency, according to local law enforcement officials.
Sept. 17, 2024
California
Kids in California struggle with more cavities than kids in most states, despite Medi-Cal efforts to fix dental care administrative hurdles and focus on prevention.
World & Nation
Recent attacks on health workers have been particularly frequent in southern Italy, prompting the doctors’ national guild to ask for the army to be deployed.
Sept. 15, 2024
Business
John Baackes, who will retire at the end of the year as head of L.A. Care, turned the publicly run insurer into a major market player following its expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Sept. 2, 2024
Dodgers
River Ryan, 25, had a 1.33 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 20⅓ innings of four major league starts this season before getting injured Saturday against the Pirates.
Aug. 13, 2024
Anger at India’s failure to deter violence against women fueled protests by medics and women’s groups after a trainee doctor was raped and killed.
Aug. 17, 2024
Updates
City of Hope Orange County, part of one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, has announced that world-renowned colorectal surgeon Alessio Pigazzi, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the organization as clinical professor of surgery, executive medical director of colorectal surgery and vice chair of clinical network affairs for the Department of Surgery.
Aug. 22, 2024
When Althea Alexander arrived at USC as a faculty member in 1968, it had one Black and one Latino medical student. Today, nearly 800 alumni of color credit her with mentoring them.
Aug. 11, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III transferred power briefly for elective treatment. The Pentagon says it was unrelated to cancer, for which his prognosis is “excellent.”
May 24, 2024