Schools can reopen safely – an epidemiologist describes what works and what's not worth the effort
Vaccinations, masks and some distancing – along with low community transmission – can help protect students in classrooms…
Vaccinations, masks and some distancing – along with low community transmission – can help protect students in classrooms…
In an effort to reduce costs, drugmakers and dealers often cut, or adulterate, recreational drugs with substances that have…
Researchers are piecing together clues to better understand the puzzling array of symptoms in those who never seem to fully…
The FDA has largely lost its ability to regulate the myriad pills, powders and potions that promise to grow muscle, shed…
Detecting food insecurity requires more than assessing what’s in your refrigerator or measuring the distance between your…
While emergency use authorization gets vaccines out to the public more quickly, it doesn’t skip any steps that full approval…
New variants of the COVID-19 virus may be more contagious and cause more severe disease than the original. A pediatrician…
Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days. That record will be broken this century, statistical…
After the CDC changed course in late July, recommending universal masking indoors, Nevada became the first state to adopt…
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health threats in the world. New research, however, may have found a…
Microaggressions are more subtle than outright discrimination. But they can directly affect HIV treatment outcomes.
Consuming alcohol makes accidents more likely and it can harm your heart, your liver and even change your brain. But making…
Machine learning is great at finding patterns but doesn’t know what those patterns mean. Combine it with knowledge gained…
Many elite athletes turn to alternative therapies to improve performance and enhance recovery. But are these treatments…
Researchers are testing an antibody shot to protect people from Lyme disease-causing bacteria.
People are exposed to toxic substances – like pesticides, chemicals in plastics and radiation – every day. A growing…
Conservatorships significantly restrict people’s ability to make decisions for themselves. Other options can provide support…
Farmers markets aren’t just for yuppies – they are increasingly serving customers at all social and economic levels,…
Early exposure to lead pollution may lead to less mature personality traits as an adult.
Combating vaccine misinformation on social media requires blocking sources of misinformation – and giving researchers…