Opinion
An advisor to Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., petitioned the government to withdraw approval of the polio vaccine.
World & Nation
The Biden administration releases a ‘road map’ for maintaining defenses against infectious diseases, as President-elect Trump vows to dismantle some of them.
Letters to the Editor
A doctor praises the L.A. Times for its bird flu coverage, which he says helps combat the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. surgeon general is declaring gun violence a public health crisis, driven by a growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country.
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.
Science & Medicine
The anti-vaccine activist could oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
Trump nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the FDA and an antiabortion former congressman and doctor to lead the CDC.
Business
Putting enemies of science in charge of science policy is a formula for mass injury and death, history reminds us.
Climate & Environment
Every year, Americans chop down hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees in national forests. Officials say it helps reduce wildfire risk.
California
The more-than-a-century old federal holiday each Nov. 11 honors America’s veterans. Most public agencies, including schools, post offices and local governments are closed.