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The Trump administration is limiting the nation’s ability to respond to infectious disease as Marburg, Ebola rise
Veterinarians treating cows are waiting for test results to determine their risk. But they’re facing delays
Trump prioritizes criminalization over public health in fighting the overdose crisis. Experts say that doesn't work
A California duck farm has culled thousands of birds as the virus seems to be trading genetics with other viruses
Many are calling for increased transparency to help citizens understand their true risk from catastrophe
A new treatment for sexually-transmitted diseases seems to be slowing an STI epidemic — but not everyone can get it
The idea, proposed in the '70s by the late John Wheeler, once seemed outlandish. But could he be right?
Poor regulation, conflicting recommendations and biased research have made nutritional supplements a minefield
Our overheating planet has changed how birds migrate — giving H5N1 the boost it needed to spread rapidly
Research on Charon's cosmic dance with Pluto could have implications for other objects in the Kuiper Belt
When I finally confronted my dependency and gave up coffee three months ago, my body wasn’t happy. In the mornings during the time that I would...
Those who grew up when Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) pamphlets were common in the school counselor's office are probably familiar with...
Kyla Gemmell knew drinking alcohol set off a domino effect that didn’t fall in line with how she wanted to live. A night of drinking disrupted her...
One mile beneath a mountain in Italy, scientists at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory fill a particle detector with liquid xenon, hoping to...
We’ve all said it, even if we regret it: “There’s always room for dessert.” Turns out, there is a scientific explanation for why we can consume so...
In the U.S., about half of the population takes a prescription drug every day, and half of adults have tried illicit drugs at least once. Drug use...
A person has been hospitalized with bird flu in Louisiana, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), marking the first...
The crescendo of outrage at the health care system lately has some arguably valid complaints. Take insulin for example. Affordable insulin is so...
For Andy, kratom produces a similar effect to the opioids he was once addicted to, giving him enough energy to get through the day and reducing...
This month marks three years since the James Webb Space Telescope was first launched, which still feels something like a miracle given how many...
Some people who experience trauma in childhood go on to have a fear of authority figures in adulthood, as the association of this traumatic...
As the number of human bird flu cases continues to rise and more dairy farms across the country report outbreaks, scientists are increasingly...
The bones they found in the sand were a clue that something more was buried beneath the surface. When a team of excavators in the Turkana Basin, an...
When scouting the state for wild turkeys to include in data collection, researchers found one right next to a rail road track in the middle of a...
This month, two independent cases of bird flu were detected in North American children without any known exposure to infected animals, raising...
TikTok has become a hotbed of birth control misinformation, with videos accumulating millions of views in which women blame their IUDs for pelvic...
When conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to the social media site X (formerly Twitter) last month to threaten the Food and Drug...
The state of California has detected a possible bird flu infection in a child in the Bay Area. The state reported that the child has not had...
Since 2020, ketamine therapy has been the only thing that effectively treats Mark’s complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), a mental...
In late October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a second doctor for providing gender-affirming medical care to minors in the state, where...
Less than 24 hours after being discharged from the hospital, a new mother was resting at home with her newborn baby when she got an unexpected...
President elect Donald Trump says he plans to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “big role” in health care in the new administration and let him “go...
President elect Donald Trump says he plans to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “big role” in health care in the new administration and let him “go...
Across the U.S., 35% of adults reported that they did not trust COVID-19 vaccines, without much variation across years 2021-2023, according to a...
At a campaign event in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump asked the crowd a question Ronald Reagan also asked...
A pig was infected with bird flu in Oregon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday. It’s the first time bird flu, also known as the...
Working with cadavers in an anatomy lab is often a humbling and monumental moment in a doctor’s career. Students spend hours toiling over dead...
The first time Steven signed up to inject his penis with filler in 2019, he was afraid he would permanently mutilate it. There wasn’t a lot of...
Infant mortality increased in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, leading to legislation across the country that drastically...
Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Donald Trump, encouraging his followers to vote for him in the presidential election under a new,...
On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris became the first major presidential candidate to endorse the federal legalization of cannabis, pledging to...
Another five suspected cases of bird flu were reported today in California, where six cases have already been confirmed, according to the...
For as long as humans have been aware of their mortality, the question of whether a limit exists to the maximum age we can reach has followed....
The H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, has created an enduring crisis this year, massacring millions of birds and other wild animals, while...
Late last month, news outlets reported that drug overdose deaths across the country were “falling fast,” in a “promising” trend that is “saving...
Late last month, news outlets reported that drug overdose deaths across the country were "falling fast," in a “promising” trend that is “saving...
Police responded to a call that a pregnant woman was overdosing. When they arrived, they administered Narcan, the life-saving drug that can reverse...
Police responded to a call that a pregnant woman was overdosing. When they arrived, they administered Narcan, the life-saving drug that can reverse...
Rwandan health authorities are working to control an outbreak of Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic disease in the same family as Ebola, that is...