LA Post: Top headlines on health and wellness

Health|Science|Technology

Peptides could soon be easier to get in the United States. Here’s what to know

October 29, 2026

Health

US judge blocks Trump limits to Medicaid work requirement exceptions

A federal judge on Thursday blocked US President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a rule that would narrow exceptions to new work requirements for

October 29, 2026

Arts|Europe|Health|World

Four killed in crash of Italian helicopter on EU mission in Bosnia

An Italian military helicopter operating with the EU peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina crashed on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 11 others,

October 29, 2026

Police chief says shooting outside Virginia GOP offices has nothing to do with election

Police say a shooting outside the Republican Party of Virginia offices in Richmond Thursday is unrelated to the upcoming midterm elections

October 29, 2026

Economy|Health|Political

Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty

A federal judge has ruled that chronically ill people on Medicaid won’t be bound by new work requirement rules that the latest Trump administration guidance requires in order to qualify for “medically frail” exemptions

October 29, 2026

Food|Health|Science

FDA plans to update infant formula nutrition requirements for first time in nearly 30 years

October 29, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Interview|Lifestyle

Georgia farm gives wild horses and people a 2nd chance: "It just brings healing to my heart and theirs"

October 29, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Health

Lilly's obesity drug strength fuels record rally, Wall Street optimism

Eli Lilly shares surged to a record high on Thursday, as sales of blockbuster weight-loss injections helped the drugmaker beat quarterly profit expectations and raise its full-year

October 29, 2026

Yemen's hospitals buckle as fighting escalates

In a hospital in Yemen's Taiz, a 25-year-old pregnant mother of two lay immobilised after a bullet lodged in her spine while she was trapped inside her home without food or

October 29, 2026

Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle

Pittsburgh NICU nurse creates handmade Halloween costumes for babies

October 29, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Political

US lawmakers urge Trump administration to oppose Colombia's Amazon aerial spraying plans

A group of U.S. lawmakers is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio not to support Colombia’s plans to restart aerial spraying of coca crops in the Amazon, warning of risks to human health and the environment

October 29, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Permanent Daylight Saving Time could put schoolchildren’s lives at risk. An expert explains

October 29, 2026

Business|Finance|Health|Science

Bristol Myers raises 2026 revenue forecast, lowers EPS due to charge

Bristol Myers Squibb raised its full-year revenue forecast on Thursday, citing strong sales of its newer medicines, but lowered its 2026 earnings per

October 29, 2026

Business|Finance|Health|Science|Technology

Merck to boost next decade revenue forecast on new drugs optimism

Merck said on Thursday it plans to raise its revenue forecast from new products over the next decade, buoyed by recent clinical trial

October 29, 2026

Arts|Europe|Health|Sports|World

Spanish train crash death toll rises to 69 in grim search for victims

Rescuers picked through mangled carriages on Thursday in a search for victims of Spain's second fatal high-speed train

October 29, 2026

Eli Lilly lifts revenue outlook as weight-loss shot demand soars, shares jump

Eli Lilly raised its full-year revenue forecast by $5 billion and beat third-quarter profit estimates on Thursday on booming demand for its

October 29, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Experts warn of wider spread as Ebola outbreak reaches plateau

The Ebola outbreak in Congo passed a grim milestone this week — 10,000 confirmed cases — and spurred questions about whether health authorities are losing their ability to contain it

October 29, 2026

Health|Sports

Baltimore Ravens alumni celebrate breast cancer survivors with a tailgate party

October 29, 2026

Economy|Health|Science

How the law protecting Americans from surprise medical bills is driving up healthcare costs

A handful of providers are hijacking the arbitration process – and consumers are likely to foot the bill.

October 29, 2026

Trump touts projects and payouts on the campaign trail. Many are uncertain

US President Donald Trump has touted billions of dollars in new factories, energy projects and jobs while campaigning for Republicans

October 29, 2026

As criminal networks spread in Latin America, Quito is new battleground

For years, the neighborhood watch group in the working-class area of Solanda in Ecuadorean capital Quito had patrolled their nighttime streets armed

October 29, 2026

Crime|Europe|Health|World

Girl, 8, injured in wolf attack at German zoo

October 29, 2026

Asia|Economy|Food|Health

Indonesian free meals agency pledges urgent action to curb food poisoning

The head of Indonesia's Nutrition Agency, which runs the country's free meals programme, said on Thursday that his agency "desperately" needs to prevent food poisoning

October 29, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Interview

Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can't feed their children

Carpets still hang on the walls of Mohammad Dawood’s home in a northern Afghanistan village,

October 29, 2026

Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would 'wreak havoc' on voting

A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration request to stop California from processing the ballots of up to 20,000 people

October 28, 2026

Health|Science|US

Screwworm infests dog in Arizona, widening US cases

New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive, has infested a dog in Arizona, widening cases to a third US state, the US

October 28, 2026

Judge says Trump bid to set aside California ballots would ‘wreak havoc’ on democracy

A US judge strongly rebuked the Trump administration on Wednesday by rejecting a request by the Justice Department to temporarily

October 28, 2026

Business|Health|Travel

Airline groups urge US CDC to reconsider Ebola declaration requirements

Major American and foreign airlines urged the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reconsider new rules requiring all US-bound travelers

October 29, 2026

Arts|Business|Crime|Education|Health

Cornell faculty to move forward with no-confidence vote over handling of sexual assault allegations

Cornell University faculty have voted against delaying a proposed no-confidence resolution in the university’s administration until an independent investigation into its handling of sexual assault allegations is completed

October 28, 2026

Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud

A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota has been sentenced to 30 years in prison

October 28, 2026

Young boy rescued after falling into septic pipe

October 28, 2026

Alvin Hellerstein, federal judge who oversaw Trump, Maduro and September 11 cases, dies at 92

Alvin Hellerstein, a senior federal judge who oversaw many high-profile cases in nearly three decades on the bench, including matters involving US

October 28, 2026

Biden-era officials who quit over Gaza urge 2028 candidates to denounce policy architects

US officials who had resigned from former President Joe Biden's administration over his Gaza policy said on Wednesday that Democratic presidential

October 28, 2026

Inmate's escape is just the latest problem for Tennessee's troubled prison system

The weekend escape of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted of murdering a co-worker was just the latest black eye for the state’s troubled prison system, coming only weeks after the failed execution of Christa Pike

October 28, 2026

Health|Science

RFK Jr. eases access to unproven peptides despite opposition from FDA scientists

Food and Drug Administration staffers had little input on the Trump administration's decision that eases access to peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. That’s according to people familiar with the policy’s development who were interviewed by The Associated Press

October 28, 2026

Health|Sports

Timberwolves say Anthony Edwards will be 'good as new' with no long-term concern after knee surgery

The Minnesota Timberwolves believe Anthony Edwards will be “good as new” following arthroscopic surgery for a lingering injury to his right knee

October 28, 2026

Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants say

Authorities say that the suspects in an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a Georgia high school had a floor plan of the school and had chosen a date

October 28, 2026

Health|Science

Pennsylvania measles cases near 1,400, state health department says

Measles cases in Pennsylvania have risen to 1,398 as of Wednesday, up 38 from the state health department's last update on Monday, as the state battles its worst measles outbreak in

October 28, 2026

Business|Finance|Health

Supplements brand Rho Nutrition explores sale, sources say

Rho Nutrition, a maker of liquid supplements and vitamins, is exploring a sale that could value the company at over $500 million, according to

October 28, 2026

Arts|Health|Interview

UofL Health employee celebrates 74 years of service at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital

October 28, 2026

Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology

US Health Secretary Kennedy opens access to some unapproved peptides

US Health Secretary Robert F.

October 28, 2026

Entertainment|Health|Sports

At 88, golfer makes a remarkable return to the game he loves

October 28, 2026

Arts|Health

Doctors rock on stage to raise money for uninsured patients caught in Medicaid care gap

October 28, 2026

A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await US-led talks

Officials say that a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has held for its first day and night

October 28, 2026

Health|Sports

New study suggests 3 in 4 former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 had CTE

October 28, 2026

Africa|Arts|Food|Health|MidEast

Strike on Darfur market killed civilians selling food to fighters, witnesses say

Witnesses in Sudan say that multiple civilian vendors are among the dozens reportedly killed in an attack on a market earlier this week in a poverty-stricken Darfur city in southwestern Sudan

October 28, 2026

Iranians cut essentials and put dreams on hold as war-hit economy bites

Iranian families are cutting back on food, housing and education as the eight-month-old war with the United States fuels one of the country's worst inflation

October 28, 2026