The US is taking a bite out of its food insecurity – here's one way to scrap the problem altogether
An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning up to about $100,000…
An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning up to about $100,000…
A new study puts numbers to the health and environmental benefits – or impacts – of individual foods and shows how small…
New research shows correctional officers are vectors of infection, driving COVID-19 rates both inside prisons and in their…
COVID-19 cases in Mexico are approaching the highest levels seen during the second wave in late January 2021, with about…
Two economists explain what insurers can and can’t do to factor vaccination status into their coverage and rates.
How bad are ticks this year? An expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise.
COVID-19 hit long-term care facilities hard. Addressing the trauma that residents and staff endured is key to regaining…
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…