Public Health
Geographic Variability in Zika-Related Birth Defects Baffles Scientists
Theories about disease patterns abound, but evidence and explanations are scarce
Stories by Dina Fine Maron
Public Health
What the 2016 Election Results Mean for Health
Voters sent some strong signals on marijuana use and assisted suicide
Public Health
Ebola’s West African Rampage Was Likely Bolstered by a Mutation
A single genetic alteration may have increased the virus’s transmissibility and boosted its killing power
Biotech
Is Supercooling the Body an Effective Therapy?
The approach is popular for treating achy joints and muscles, but hard evidence is lacking
Biology
New HIV Genetic Evidence Dispels “Patient Zero” Myth
Genome analysis reveals that the AIDS-causing virus circulated in the U.S. as early as 1971
Public Health
Wave of Overdoses with Little-Known Drug Raises Alarm Amid Opioid Crisis
The powerful effects of carfentanil are hard to fight with traditional medications that counteract related drugs and save lives
Public Health
Generation Zika
It will be at least two years before doctors know how widespread virus-caused birth defects will be in the U.S.
Medicine
MacArthur “Genius” Grant Winner Battles Drug-Resistant Infections
Dianne Newman, who studies both geology and medicine, says she is a “pied piper” of microbes
Public Health
U.N. Leaders Plead for Immediate Action Against Superbugs
A United Nations meeting opens with a political agreement on antibiotic resistance
Public Health
Superbug Explosion Triggers U.N. General Assembly Meeting
Antibiotic resistance has grown so dire that it will be the subject of a dedicated global summit later this month
Medicine
Inventor of Hepatitis C Cure Wins a Major Prize—and Turns to the Next Battle
Lasker Award winner Michael Sofia created a pill to fight an incurable virus. Now he is setting his sights on another
Public Health
What's Special about the Zika Virus in Singapore?
Sequencing of the strain that has sickened hundreds in the wealthy Asian travel hub reveals some surprises
Biology
The Secret to Human Speed
New insights into the biomechanics of sprinting could give athletes a leg up at the Olympics
Biology
How Elite Sprinters Run So Fast [Video]
Scientists study the stride of Olympic athlete Mike Rodgers
Policy & Ethics
Dear FIFA: There Is No Scientific Test to Prevent Age Fraud
Soccer federation’s tests to combat “age doping” and bar suspected older players from youth events should be red carded
Policy & Ethics
How to Reduce Police Violence
Doubts cast on police implicit bias training
Public Health
What's in the Water in Rio—and What Can It Do to Olympians?
During the Games, sailors will compete with sewage and industrial waste as well as one another, but the dry season offers some relief
Public Health
U.S. Warns Pregnant Women to Avoid Zika Area in Florida
The CDC issued a travel alert for one-square-mile zone north of Miami
Public Health
UPDATED: Interactive Graphic: Zika Goes Local in the U.S.
State officials link cases of the virus to local mosquitoes in the mainland U.S. for the first time, setting off a new phase of public response
Public Health
Zika Mystery Case Raises Questions about New Transmission Route
Utah caregiver infection has prompted a federal investigation
