Health

Milder cases of pneumonia, dubbed “walking pneumonia,” are on the rise in young children this year

The latest research is an antidote to toxic quackery and honest confusion about health

The more exciting, transformative and revolutionary a science result appears, especially if it comes out of nowhere, the more likely it is to be dead wrong. So approach science headlines with a healthy amount of skepticism and patience

RFK, Jr., and other potential and current government officials have spread shaky health claims about fluoridated water. Scientists explain the evidence behind its safety and benefits

The particles that make up wildfire smoke may raise the risk of dementia even more than similar airborne pollutants from other sources

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies

We need targeted public health interventions to reduce transmission from asymptomatically infected individuals. Like COVID, silently spreading pathogens can lead to far more infections and fatalities

RFK, Jr., could restructure the CDC, FDA and NIH in pursuit of his flawed vision of public health. Plus, we discuss chimpanzees at play and the first-ever close-up image of a star.

The Trump administration could embolden Republicans to make sweeping changes to how the affordable care act functions and is enforced

Voters supported abortion rights measures while electing antiabortion candidates in the 2024 election. The split reflects a complicated abortion landscape post-Dobbs

Canada’s first human case of bird flu has left a teenager in critical condition as human infections continue to emerge in the western U.S.

Sweeping reorganization and more research scrutiny could be on the way for the U.S. National Institutes of Health