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Experts are losing a little sleep over the latest Missouri case, but that doesn’t mean you should.
It’s irrational to be cynical, so why is it becoming more prevalent?
From prebiotic sodas to collagen waters, beverages are trying to do the most. Consumers are drinking it up.
It’s not just the Princess of Wales. More and more young people are getting cancer.
How to survive the coming onslaught of viral illnesses.
From granola bars to chips, more studies are revealing that UPFs are tied to diseases like cancer and depression.
Israel’s attacks on Gaza created conditions for polio to spread. Now, a vaccination campaign is racing against time.
Too much fluoride might lower IQ in kids, a new federal report says. The science (and debate), explained.
Organ companies are getting up to pancreas hijinks.
The retail giant now uses your grocery purchases to recommend prescription drugs.
A new generation of drugs promised salvation from hepatitis B and C. What went wrong?
The case against Medicare drug price negotiations doesn’t add up.
Who should actually get the jab, and when?
Extracurriculars matter for more than college applications. Here’s why.
But there might be global consequences.
Researchers wildly underestimated how many people don’t have safe drinking water.
A first case outside of the continent has been detected in Sweden. What’s next?
Covid’s summer surge, explained
How being labeled “gifted” can rearrange your life — for better and for worse.
While better data is needed to understand just how wide the gap is, help doesn’t have to wait.
The former president says he’ll block funding for US schools that require vaccines.
The end of psychedelic prohibition will have to wait a little while longer.
No one is immune to loneliness. But some are more at risk.
Your morality isn’t as stable as you might think.
Being an only child doesn’t mess you up for life. We promise.
Ovaries age faster than the rest of the body. Figuring out how to slow menopause might help all of us age better.
The long, maddening, glorious, vital fight against factory farming.
The neglected environmental and health benefits of fighting Big Meat — for humans.
We are living through an inflection point in America’s relationship with guns. There may be no going back.
Now isn’t the time to stop funding key public health programs.
Blood-based biopsies could make screening less icky — if we can make them more accurate.
More of a mathlete than an athlete? A gold medal mindset can help you do almost anything better.
Buffett’s decision to put his money into a foundation controlled by his kids is a mistake.
Here’s how to keep one from ruining your day.
Too many Americans can’t find a doctor. Michael Bloomberg is donating $1 billion to Johns Hopkins to try to change that.
Originally marketed squarely at young men, they’re now coming for women’s wallets.
A definitive guide to managing your children’s tech.
Why speculation over the president’s health refuses to die down.