Health

A study of births in New Jersey reveals a troubling disparity between unscheduled C-sections for Black people.

Prominent vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr., is a proven menace to public health. But with a bird flu outbreak looming, he is poised to take a perch atop the federal public health enterprise

Intense health anxiety is a true mental illness and threatens lives. The good news is that it’s treatable

New diagnostic techniques can pick up these brain injuries and ensure people get help

Food anxiety can peak during the holidays. Here’s how to manage it and enjoy yourself

Federal health scientists voice concern over an anticipated takeover by medical skeptics in Trump’s second administration

Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But understanding disease risk and exposure to humans isn’t so straightforward

Antimicrobial resistance could claim 39 million lives by 2050, yet the pipeline for new antibiotics is drying up. U.S. policymakers can help fix it

Today’s cannabis plant is highly cultivated and incredibly potent. Treating it like a commodity, and not a testable, regulated medicine, is hurting people

A Biden administration proposal that would require employers to provide cooling measures under extreme heat conditions may be scuttled by the incoming Trump administration

Focusing on size in health care might be doing more harm than good.

The new Trump administration is likely to reduce subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans and roll back Medicaid coverage. Public health authorities worry that antivaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will be empowered