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Johnson & Johnson will pay $3.4 billion for robotic surgery firm Auris

Feb 13, 2019

Cancer still kills more black people than white. But the gap has narrowed — a lot

Feb 12, 2019

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is cancer-free after surgery, Supreme Court says

Jan 11, 2019

The Conversation: 'Counterpart's' Nazanin Boniadi on the complexities of playing Middle Eastern roles

Jan 3, 2019

New health scare for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as doctors remove cancerous nodules from her lung

Dec 21, 2018

Parents share devil in details of county’s plan to remove Hahamongna Park sediment

Dec 12, 2018

West Coast fishermen are suing oil companies for climate change damages

Dec 4, 2018

The NFL is the fox in the henhouse of football-injury research

Dec 3, 2018

After years of watching over others, Dodgers' 'mother' learns others also have her back

Nov 21, 2018

Decorated kites take flight in H.B. to aid lung cancer research

Nov 19, 2018

Around Town: Chili cook-off returns to Costa Mesa’s Halecrest Park

Nov 15, 2018

Uncle Sam wants you to sit less and move more. Here’s how you can meet the new exercise guidelines

Nov 12, 2018

An 'epidemic of nicotine addiction' among kids prompts FDA to get tough on e-cigarette makers

Sep 12, 2018

When your prescription drug is tainted with a chemical 'used to make rocket fuel'

Sep 7, 2018

50 years after the '68 Democratic National Convention protests, 'the whole world is watching' again

Aug 26, 2018

Barbara Harris, Tony Award-winning actress and 'Freaky Friday' star, dies at age 83

Aug 21, 2018

Louis Wells, Prince's ‘Purple Rain’ costume designer, dies at 61

Aug 9, 2018

Trump administration moves to further expand skimpy health plans

Aug 1, 2018

Japan adopts its first smoking ban, but you can still light up in many restaurants

Jul 18, 2018

Patrick Soon-Shiong – Owner and Executive Chairman

Suicides have increased by more than 30% since 1999 in half the states, CDC says

Jun 7, 2018

Today: Trump’s Man in California

For many lung cancer patients, Keytruda is a better initial treatment than chemotherapy, study finds

Jun 5, 2018

'I have definitely hit the jackpot.' Advanced breast cancer disappears after new immunotherapy

Jun 4, 2018

Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, study finds

Jun 3, 2018

Californians aren't going to take the gutting of their environmental laws lying down

Ninalee Allen Craig, subject of iconic ‘American Girl in Italy’ photos, dies at 90

May 4, 2018

Southern California air quality officials will craft rules governing warehouse, rail yard pollution

May 4, 2018

Mark Chamberlain, photographer, gallery owner and environmentalist known for the ‘Laguna Canyon Project,’ dies at 75

Apr 26, 2018

Larry King, digital pioneer at 84, on life, work, Trump's phone calls and his newest Emmy nominations

Apr 24, 2018

Patrick Soon-Shiong — immigrant, doctor, billionaire, and soon, newspaper owner — starts a new era at the L.A. Times

Apr 14, 2018

What ails America? The answer varies from state to state

Apr 10, 2018

Southern California regulators have a chance to rein in freight pollution. Will they take it?

Apr 5, 2018

Al Pacino portrays beloved and disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in new HBO film

Apr 5, 2018

Bonnie Reiss, early and key advisor to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, dies at 62

Apr 3, 2018

In mice, a single vaccine prompts the immune system to fight breast, lung and skin cancers

Feb 15, 2018

Mad about L.A.'s air quality? Blame common products like hairspray and paint, not just cars

Feb 15, 2018

Dennis Peron, activist who helped legalize medical marijuana in California, dies at 72

Jan 30, 2018

Jason Day defeats Alex Noren on sixth playoff hole to win the Farmers Insurance Open

Jan 29, 2018

'Shape of Water' takes top prize at politically charged PGA Awards

Jan 21, 2018

Dow touches above 26,000 points, but stocks end the day down

Jan 16, 2018

Leonard Bernstein at 100: Why the music world is making this the Year of Lenny

Jan 11, 2018

Writer Laurie Kilmartin shows Americans how badly they 'suck' at handling death

Jan 3, 2018

Lung cancer screening works better when individual risk factors are taken into account, study says

Jan 2, 2018

My Favorite Room: Marilu Henner's kitchen is ground zero for family life

Dec 16, 2017

Johnny Hallyday, Gallic rocker worshiped as the 'French Elvis,' dies at 74

Dec 6, 2017

Mundell Lowe dies at 95; guitar great played with Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Everly Brothers and others

Dec 2, 2017

Stocks close higher on gains by tech, banking sectors even as drug makers struggle

Nov 20, 2017

Lung screening downgraded man’s cancer from stage 4 diagnosis to stage 1

Nov 17, 2017

Tuesday's TV highlights: 'The Mayor' on ABC

Nov 6, 2017

Daily Pilot High School Male Athlete of the Week: Newport Harbor’s Kenney goes viral after big shot

Nov 4, 2017

Artist memorializes his late wife with ‘Air Becomes Breath’ exhibit

Nov 3, 2017

L.A., Long Beach ports adopt plan to slash air pollution and go zero-emissions

Nov 2, 2017

Jitlada's Tui Sungkamee helped popularize the idea of regional cooking

Oct 25, 2017

Today: ‘I Will Not Be Complicit’

At $882 a seat, Dodger Stadium is L.A.'s most expensive real estate as World Series begins

Oct 24, 2017

You know 'thoughts and prayers' during a crisis aren't enough. Here's how to really be helpful

Oct 24, 2017

Counter: Battera, mezcal and burnt milk ice cream

Thai chef Suthiporn 'Tui' Sungkamee dies at 66; his gift for spices turned Jitlada into a favorite

Oct 19, 2017

Immunotherapy is the newest weapon in the fight against cancer

Oct 13, 2017

Rethinking cancer, from the basics to the breakthroughs

Oct 12, 2017

Your guide to the latest in cancer screening tests: Which do you need, which can you skip?

Oct 12, 2017

With cancer, it's not necessarily where it starts but how it starts

Oct 12, 2017

Will politics pass by Sen. Dianne Feinstein as both parties veer to extremes? Let's hope not

Oct 12, 2017

Guns, like cigarettes, are legal products that kill people. That's not OK

Oct 6, 2017

Paradise Canyon office manager Debbie Pierce says goodbye to school family after 3 decades

Sep 14, 2017

Retirement watch: The four California members of Congress most likely to bow out by 2018

Sep 10, 2017

Cecil V. Andrus, former Interior secretary who helped conserve Alaska land, dies at 85

Aug 25, 2017

Citing potential health risks, City Council panel rejects plan for homes near the 110 and 91 freeways

Aug 15, 2017

Falling tech stocks pull down S&P 500 and Nasdaq, but Dow sets another record

Jul 27, 2017

George A. Romero, 'Night of the Living Dead' creator, dies at 77

Jul 16, 2017

Laguna art college president cancels stone carving class, citing health concerns

Jun 16, 2017

MLB: Jerry Remy’s lung cancer returns

Jun 12, 2017

Hillary Clinton, Nadja Swarovski honored at Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation gala

Jun 8, 2017

EPA scientists said ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Scott Pruitt said no

Jun 7, 2017

A plan to build homes at the 91-to-110 freeway interchange is back on the table, but it has some people worried

Jun 6, 2017

Leave it to Cory Doctorow to imagine a post-apocalyptic Utopia

Jun 1, 2017

Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra needs to get moving on an Exxon Mobil probe

May 30, 2017

Immunotherapy drug opens a new era of precision medicine for cancer

May 26, 2017

Jerry Perenchio, promoter of the first Ali-Frazier bout and Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King, dies at 86

May 24, 2017

Amid fear and resistance, immigration agents in L.A. have not ramped up arrests

May 6, 2017

George H. Niederauer, San Francisco archbishop who pushed for same-sex marriage ban, dies at 80

May 3, 2017

Happy under the radar, Sampha details the patient, intense period behind his 'Process'

Apr 21, 2017

Life, death and a dog's best friend in Spain's acclaimed 'Truman'

Apr 13, 2017

Jason Day still hoping to play in Masters

Mar 27, 2017

Soren Kjeldsen, Alex Noren clinch spots in next round of WGC Match Play event

Mar 23, 2017

‘Bad luck’ with random DNA errors is responsible for two-thirds of cancer mutations, study says

Mar 23, 2017

Jason Day withdraws while Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth lose at Match Play event

Mar 22, 2017

Chuck Barris: The man with the dangerous mind returns

Mar 21, 2017

The life-and-death stakes of an Affordable Care Act repeal in one of L.A. County's poorest, sickest regions

Mar 10, 2017

The dangers of living near a freeway

Mar 3, 2017

L.A. keeps building near freeways, even though living there makes people sick

Mar 2, 2017

Living near freeways makes people sick. L.A. keeps building next to them anyway

Mar 2, 2017

August Wilson is in good company among posthumous Oscar nominees and winners

Feb 24, 2017

To prevent serious medical conditions, scientists should be able to edit people's DNA, panel says

Feb 14, 2017

This year's Grammy Awards were very much about life and death

Feb 13, 2017

Today: Trump to California — I'll Cut You Off. Houston, We Have a Comeback.

Restaurateur Frank Pellegrino, who found steady work on 'The Sopranos,' dies at 72

Feb 2, 2017

Today: Trump’s Pick — A Scalia Disciple. Upsetting the Apple Cart in L.A.

It's possible to 'vaccinate' Americans against fake news, experiment shows

Jan 26, 2017

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