Op-comic: 'No heroic acts'? End-of-life care is full of heroism
As a palliative care physician, I hear patients and families say they don't want 'heroic' acts, just quality of life…
Medicine
Access to abortion pill mifepristone holds steady under Trump, FDA review looms
Mifepristone and misoprostol pills are shown on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in Skokie, Illinois. Erin Hooley | Chicago Tribune |…
Letters to the editor: Wealth transfer happens every day, but it is from the poor to the rich
November 15, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Although contributing writer Veronique de Rugy offers multiple observations to…
Southern California Woman Convicted of Murder for Getting Deadly Butt Implants
A Riverside County woman known as “The Butt Lady” was convicted of murder after a second client, a television actor…
Editor letters: a solid recommendation for community schools at the beginning of a race
September 22, 2025 7 am pt To the editor: I was interested in reading about the handsome investment that community…
Collaborator: stop waiting, start building: a national call to modernize medical care
In almost all parts of modern life, technology works for us. You can check a flight with your phone, track…
FDA panel on SSRI antidepressants in alarm pregnancy
The United States Food and Medicines Administration is directing their attention to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class of antidepressant…
Editor letters: California needs important developments to address the lack of housing and substance abuse
To the editor: To effectively mitigate the crisis of the lack of housing, we need more than a spooky dispersion…
FDA proposes ending use of decongestants found in many cold medicines
A bottle of Vicks DayQuil cold and flu medication containing phenylephrine is displayed for sale at a CVS Pharmacy store…
You should be able to treat obesity the same in East Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.
As a diabetes specialist, I have treated thousands of patients, some in Beverly Hills and others in East Los Angeles.…