EnvironmentSeptember 14, 2012
Voters Should Pay More Attention to Freshwater Issues
Stories by Christine Gorman
Christine Gorman is a health and science writer.
HealthSeptember 7, 2012
Food Safety: Romney and Obama Focus on Different Solutions
EnvironmentAugust 31, 2012
Can the US Achieve Energy Independence by 2020?
HealthAugust 10, 2012
Who Should Fund Scientific Research? How Much?
EnvironmentAugust 3, 2012
Senators Fiddle While Deep Ocean Temperatures Rise
EnvironmentJuly 26, 2012
Advances in Science Drive Economic Growth
EnvironmentJuly 19, 2012
What Do Obama and Romney Know about Science? And Why It Matters
HealthJuly 3, 2012
Medicaid Decision Could Further Fragment Health Care
HealthJune 28, 2012
Health Act Intact: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care
With the constitutionality of the Obama administration's health care reform law assured, policy experts are looking to the November elections for the fate of the law
HealthJune 19, 2012
Will the Taliban Succeed with Polio Warfare?
EvolutionMay 16, 2012
Microbes Annihilate the "Nature versus Nurture" Debate
May 15, 2012
Explore the Human Microbiome [Interactive]
Learn about the bacteria, fungi and other micro-organisms that maintain human health.
May 14, 2012
Milestones in the Effort to Eradicate Polio [Timeline]
HealthApril 30, 2012
Global Health: Don't Slap Your Name on Everything If You Want to Get Things Done
March 15, 2012
Timeline: A Few Landmarks in the Effort to Treat AIDS
Thirty years of struggle and research have led to dozens of treatments for HIV/AIDS--although both a cure and an effective vaccine remain elusive
HealthFebruary 23, 2012
Even a Less-Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Could Be Extremely Dangerous
HealthFebruary 8, 2012
Gonorrhea Could Join Growing List of Untreatable Diseases
HealthFebruary 8, 2012
Marc Garnick Answers 6 Key Questions about Prostate Cancer
A medical oncologist and prostate cancer expert, Garnick talks in depth about prostate cancer screening, treatments for advanced disease, and more
HealthFebruary 3, 2012
Schism over H5N1 Avian Flu Research Leaks Out
HealthJanuary 31, 2012
FDA Approves First Targeted Drug against Cystic Fibrosis
January 1, 2012
Five Hidden Dangers of Obesity
Excess weight can harm health in ways that may come as a surprise
The SciencesNovember 25, 2011
Audio Slide Show: Pilots Scale Alaska Glacier to Find Wreckage of Northwest Airlines Flight 4422
HealthNovember 2, 2011
Gaining Time: Cystic Fibrosis Drug Shows Rapid Benefits
A rigorous study concludes that experimental medication improved lung function and weight gain
The SciencesNovember 1, 2011
Scientific American-Then and Now