An investigation is underway after at least 25 runners sought medical treatment for “unusual symptoms" after running a half marathon in Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara News-Press reporter Angel Corzo spoke with NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian about the police investigation.
Gavin Newsom signed AB 2030 restricting diet pills and muscle building supplements for minors, but questions remain about creatine and protein products.
Instagram is often seen as a place where people carefully curate their lives, sharing happy moments, flattering photos and an idealized version of themselves. But new research from the University of California San Diego suggests that social media isn't all smoke and mirrors. Even when people may be presenting their best selves online, their everyday behavior can reveal clues about how they really feel.
University of California, Riverside, scientists have an explanation for why males and females respond differently to obesity. They report in PNAS Nexus that certain immune cell populations in fat tissue may protect against obesity-related inflammation while others may contribute to harmful metabolic changes. They found these immune cells, called eosinophils and traditionally associated with asthma and allergies, behave differently in males and females.
Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that adding ketamine to a mindfulness-based treatment for opioid use disorder may strengthen people's ability to recognize and respond to signals from their bodies—changes that may help reduce opioid cravings. The study, published on Nov. 5, 2026, in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, provides new insight into how ketamine-assisted psychotherapy may enhance addiction treatment.
Voters in 2026 midterm elections decided state health policy ballot measures on abortion rights, marijuana laws, science bonds, and transgender youth care.
The nationwide blue wave in the midterm election didn’t necessarily carry over to ballot measures on abortion and transgender issues.
Massachusetts voters decisively shot down a ballot initiative that would have dismantled the state’s recreational cannabis industry.
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley may have discovered a new strategy for treating complex neurodegenerative diseases. Their study, recently published in Science, describes a new approach that allows specialized enzymes to clear out several disease-causing proteins. So far, the method has proved useful for protecting neurons in lab tests.
A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine sheds light on the role of breast milk in supporting intestinal development and preventing hyperbilirubinemia, a condition in which bilirubin, a waste product from broken-down red blood cells, builds up in the blood and causes yellowing of the skin and eyes known as jaundice.
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, and City of Hope have identified a new strategy for treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissues. By targeting an imbalance in receptors for the hormone prolactin in disease-causing immune cells, the team reduced inflammatory molecules and harmful immune cells while preserving their normal counterparts.
A study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Medicine has identified new targets for antiviral drugs against coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These new targets could help scientists discover treatments that are less vulnerable to the rapid evolution of these viruses.
Health care affordability is a major issue for voters, and a new kind of medical clinic sticks some patients with big bills.
A California congressman voted for the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which is projected to reduce Medicaid spending by $900 billion. Now Rep. David Valadao, whose House race will help decide control of Congress, is telling his constituents they may not have to follow the new rules.
Three children are in intensive care after an E. coli outbreak potentially linked to Brookshire Farms pumpkin patch in San Luis Obispo, California.
In California, healthcare costs are rising faster than income and inflation, and 4 in 10 adults in the state say they’re paying down medical debt. With the governor’s race in full swing, it’s still not clear what the candidates would do to fix it.
The campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people in Missouri is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about the proposed ban.
The campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people in Missouri is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about how the ban on midterm ballots would play out.
The U.S. has no law guaranteeing paid parental leave. But in states with their own programs, more dads are using the benefit, surpassing moms in some states. The growth in popularity comes as Americans increasingly say raising children is unaffordable.
This is a MedPage Today story. A German physician who was arrested last summer on suspicion of killing four patients is now suspected of killing 10, and in some cases he allegedly tried to cover up evidence by starting fires. (AP) Pediatrician Anita Damodaran, MD, has been accused of animal cruelty after a March 2024 incident in which a cleaning woman found a malnourished dog inside a plastic storage bin in an apartment. Damodaran was reportedly being evicted from the apartment at the time of the incident. (FOX 32) Ohio physician Andrew Campbell, MD, was accused of setting fire to another doctor's home, and was placed on administrative leave from the University of Toledo Medical Center. (13ABC) Families involved in an ongoing investigation weren't happy to learn that the Virginia neonatal nurse accused of harming infants was granted bond. (WRIC) A student has sued the University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital over its internship program that supports...
