Stories by Dina Fine Maron

Rash of attacks underscores hazards for those with the genetic disorder

In Tanzania more frequent droughts and changing rainfall patterns are forcing subsistence farmers to adapt

Calling for Pickup: Volunteers spring into action in the hopes that a necropsy and genetic tests can solve a mysterious epidemic of bottlenose dolphin deaths

Calling for Pickup: Volunteers spring into action in the hopes that a necropsy and genetic tests can solve a mysterious epidemic of bottlenose dolphin deaths

Environmental degradation might be amplifying the effects of a measleslike virus, fueling infections that are propelling an alarming death count

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA–Watch out Dora, this winter Tanzania expects to launch its own educational cartoon television show. Purported to be the first animated series to teach math in East Africa and the first cartoon for kids in the country, its aim is to boost children’s math skills.

The map governing who gets an organ transplant favors some regions over others

Using foreign aid to foster resilience

2013 MacArthur picks include scientists taking on prosthetics, audio preservation and describing planets beyond our solar system

When patients check into a hospital, they expect doctors there to fix what ails them, but one in 20 patients seeking care at hospitals contract a health care–based infection.

The White House unveiled a powerful incentive to speed track carbon capture technology innovations this morning with the release of highly-anticipated requirements to harness the emissions of new coal-fired power plants and natural gas facilities.

A “harm reduction” approach to public health, rather than an abstinence or look-the-other-way policy, scored another win this month when the California state legislature gave the green light to a bill that would provide condoms for adult prison inmates.

The U.N. is using Iris-based ID technology to track and assist Syrians who have fled to Jordan

Each year, more than two million people in the United States develop antibiotic-resistant infections, and at least 23,000 of them die as a result, says the first-ever national snapshot of the issue.

Next week the nation’s top public health officials will lay out a plan to help control the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

  Let the Nobel Prize watch begin. Two areas of major medical discovery and two leading public health philanthropists were announced this morning as the winners of the prestigious Lasker Awards.

  Let the Nobel Prize watch begin. Two areas of major medical discovery and two leading public health philanthropists were announced this morning as the winners of the prestigious Lasker Awards.

Some telltale signs could hint at the origins of the nerve poison

New research suggests causative link between income level and cognitive function

An expert sheds light on what polio virus found in the nation’s sewers means for the world

The finding could one day lead to better hearing aids and cochlear implants

Screening for this disorder could save lives, but also prompts hard choices for parents and physicians

The massive repository of genetic material is poised to advance research—just don’t bother asking for your samples back

Documented incidents raise questions about the flammability of these concoctions