LA Post: Top headlines on health and wellness

Building collapse in Gaza kills 16 as perilous conditions persist for Palestinians during truce

A building collapse in Gaza City overnight has killed sixteen people, including at least twelve women and children

September 16, 2026

Asia|Health

Centenarians living in Japan exceed 100,000 for the first time

The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has surpassed a record 100,000 this year

September 16, 2026

War-damaged Gaza building collapses killing 12 people seeking shelter inside

Gaza rescuers on Wednesday combed through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building that collapsed overnight, killing at

September 16, 2026

A damaged building collapses in Gaza, killing at least 14, and other Mideast developments

A building housing displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City, killing at least 14 people, most of them women and children

September 16, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|Technology

A decade after mercury ban, toxic skin bleachers still offered on top retailers' websites

More than 20 banned skin-bleaching products containing mercury are available for purchase on third-party marketplaces run by

September 16, 2026

Asia|Environment|Health|World

Indonesia's choking wildfire, haze worsen breathing woes on Borneo

(Fix spelling of name in byline to 'Gunawan' from 'Goenawan'.

September 16, 2026

Arts|Food|Health|Lifestyle|Science

You should probably be eating more whole grains. Here’s what to do

September 16, 2026

Health|Science

Use of untested 'Wolverine' peptide backed by US Health Secretary Kennedy on the rise, study finds

An experimental peptide backed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

September 16, 2026

Health|Science

Pennsylvania reports fourth measles-related death, the most in US in decades

September 15, 2026

Crime|Entertainment|Health

Probe into Hayden Panettiere’s death examining whether she got counterfeit drugs from Southern California dealer, source says

September 15, 2026

Business|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

3M, DuPont must face Connecticut firefighters' lawsuit over 'forever chemicals'

A federal judge on Tuesday said more than 20 defendants including 3M, DuPont and Honeywell must face claims by Connecticut firefighters who said their

September 16, 2026

Saudi Arabia issues wide-ranging security alerts after week of strikes

Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest

September 15, 2026

Business|Environment|Health|Science

Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds

A new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon

September 16, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy

Pittsburgh helped pioneer the polio vaccine. Now, as measles cases rise across Pennsylvania, an epidemiologist explains the disease and the vaccine that prevents it.

September 16, 2026

Trump administration plans $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel, sources say

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of

September 16, 2026

Health|Science

Pennsylvania measles-associated deaths climb to four as outbreak grows

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday reported two more measles-associated deaths, both in unvaccinated individuals, bringing the

September 15, 2026

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five people, medics say

Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians, including two children and a Hamas armed commander, in northern and southern Gaza on Tuesday,

September 15, 2026

Education|Health|Lifestyle

New Hampshire schools could face challenges if daylight saving time becomes permanent

September 16, 2026

Health

Massachusetts governor proposes improved postpartum healthcare after Lindsay Clancy trial

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing free home visits from nurses for every new parent in the state and expanded mental health screenings for new mothers

September 16, 2026