ICE detention facilities suffer from outdated systems, a lack of translation services – and a penchant for releasing ailing…
The Supreme Court conceded that it should not have taken up the case to begin with.
Hunger, stress, trauma, inadequate sanitation and other factors are converging to create a widespread humanitarian disaster…
These dogs are trained to try to interrupt panic attacks and provide deep calming pressure to the people they’re matched…
It’s a conundrum: While vaping can help some adults stop cigarette smoking, it also appeals to young people who may take…
As it is now, the transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even…
Cell-free DNA prenatal screening, sometimes called ‘the gender test,’ cannot determine gender because gender is more…
A neuroscientist explains how hormonal contraceptives work − and how stress may increase or decrease depression risk while…
A growing body of research points to links between social media use and mental health harms, but establishing clear cause…
Even if you’re healthy and fit, you still need vaccines to protect yourself from severe disease.
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Raw milk has always carried the risk of serious illness, and this risk has only risen with bird flu spreading across dairy…
The new level won’t trigger automatic cleanups, but it sets a lower threshold for taking precautions to reduce lead exposure.
Syphilis cases have increased 30% among 15- to 24-year-olds in Philadelphia since 2019, while cases of gonorrhea are up…
The answer depends in part on where you live. If it’s extremely hot and humid, the health risks are much higher.
The 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned 50 years of abortion rights is affecting where young people choose to go to college,…
While manufacturers say they are marketing oral nicotine pouches as a safer alternative for people who already smoke, nonsmokers…
Researchers found a sharp rise in calls to US poison centers about magic mushrooms coincided with their decriminalization…
The SCOTUS opinion did not take on the substance of the plaintiffs’ claims against mifepristone, and the abortion pill…
Common summer activities can expose you to a host of infectious diseases. But there are simple steps you can take to protect…