Kratom, an herbal product, is a remedy to some and a risk to others.
Your food goes on a complex journey as it travels from your mouth to your colon.
Recent progress in understanding drug safety during pregnancy is at risk due to cuts to medical research funding.
Healthy children may now only receive a COVID-19 vaccine ‘off-label’ – but in many states, pharmacists and other non-physicians…
Advances in research and medicine have given doctors helpful tools to assess a person’s individual risk and to help prepare…
Health disparities cost society billions of dollars, and their effects ripple across communities.
Several religious groups have historically used psychedelics for healing. Now, a growing number are pushing for their use…
By blaming chronic disease and disability on food and toxins and ‘just asking questions’ about widely accepted science,…
Old-school parenting strategies like ‘go to your room!’ can often amplify the very behavior that parents want to correct.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, evidence continues to support the COVID-19 vaccine’s use in young and…
Manufacturers often make bold claims about how well these technologies work. Better testing would allow consumers and institutions…
The 40-year-old ‘vaccine court’ relies on scientific evidence to determine whether a person experienced harm from a…
With little evidence or regulatory oversight, some mushroom products claim to improve cognitive function while posing a…
Abrupt policy changes and confusing public messaging have injected confusion in back-to-school vaccine protocols.
Grief affects the mind, body, emotions, nervous system and even deeply held beliefs – a reality many only grasp once loss…
Now that the US has stopped funding Gavi, the vaccine alliance will likely become more dependent on philanthropy than ever…
A prominent Nature study and related research raise the possibility that vaccines may have a broader role in experimental…
Poison ivy and bees stings are among the most common outdoor menaces for people enjoying the outdoors.
The New York City shooter who sought to attack NFL offices said he had a degenerative brain disease, called chronic traumatic…
Studies have linked ticks on 6 continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what…