Public HealthAugust 1, 2017
More Than a Third of U.S. Adults Prescribed Opioids
About 92 million people were instructed to use the medications in 2015
Stories by Reuters
Climate ChangeJuly 26, 2017
Watchdog Group: U.S. Electric Industry Knew of Climate Threat Decades Ago
Documents reportedly show warnings made in 1968 of “catastrophic effects” from fossil fuel carbon emissions
Public HealthJuly 26, 2017
Sperm Count Dropping in Western World
The trend has occurred over 40 years
ComputingJune 27, 2017
Ransomware Virus Hits Computer Servers across the Globe
Cyber security experts say the malicious software is related to the WannaCry attack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers in May
Public HealthMay 31, 2017
Ohio Sues 5 Drug Companies over Opioid Crisis
The state claims manufacturers misrepresented risks of painkillers
NeurologyMay 26, 2017
U.S. Alzheimer's Deaths Jump 54 Percent; More Dying at Home
Trend reflects the nation’s aging population and increasing life expectancy
Public HealthMay 16, 2017
Middle East Wars Forcing Change in Approach to Medical Care
Extra patients and collapsed systems amplify problems
MedicineMay 8, 2017
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat ALS
The drug may slow the progression of the disease
MedicineMay 4, 2017
WHO Plans to Bring Cheap Biosimilar Cancer Drugs to Poor
The copies will not be exactly identical to the originals
EnergyApril 28, 2017
Trump Order Aims to Expand U.S. Offshore Drilling
The directive could lead to a reversal of bans on drilling across swathes of the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
EnergyApril 6, 2017
States Challenge Trump over Clean Power Plan
17 states are objecting to the EPA’s request to delay legal proceedings of the climate rule
BiotechApril 6, 2017
Clot-Grabbing Devices Offer Better Stroke Outcomes
Insights from patient follow up may fuel changes in care
EnvironmentMarch 24, 2017
Trump Administration Grants Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline
The pipeline would bring more than 800,000 barrels per day of heavy crude from Canada's oil sands into Nebraska
Climate ChangeMarch 20, 2017
Green Republicans Confront Climate Change Denial
Conservative environmentalists push “free enterprise” approaches, like carbon tax, instead of regulations
BiotechMarch 16, 2017
For the First Time, U.K. Allows Clinic to Proceed with "3-Parent" Baby Procedure
A British child created with this technique could be born this year
Public HealthMarch 14, 2017
Zika Risk in Florida Extended beyond Miami–Dade County
U.S. health officials' revised warning says local transmission risk started earlier and reached beyond official danger zone
EnvironmentFebruary 28, 2017
Trump Orders Review of Obama Waterway Regulation
The rule protects smaller streams and other bodies that the EPA said could “impact downstream waters"
Public HealthFebruary 24, 2017
Deadly U.S. Heroin Overdoses Quadrupled in 5 Years
More than 12,000 deaths are linked to the drug
EnvironmentFebruary 16, 2017
Trump May Start Reshaping the EPA Soon
Staff at the EPA have been told the president is preparing a handful of executive orders concerning the agency
EnvironmentFebruary 9, 2017
Drilling Resumes on the Dakota Access Pipeline
Legal experts have said the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe faces long odds in convincing courts to halt work on the pipeline
EnvironmentFebruary 8, 2017
Army Corps Approves Controversial Dakota Pipeline
The decision could enable the $3.8 billion pipeline to begin operation as soon as June
EnvironmentFebruary 1, 2017
Environmental Group Sues EPA for Revoking Mercury Protection Rule
The lawsuit accuses the agency of illegally withdrawing a rule that reduces the discharge of mercury from dental offices
Public HealthJanuary 26, 2017
Proliferation of Bird Flu Outbreaks Raises Risk of Human Pandemic
In the past three months there have been multiple outbreaks in Europe, Africa and Asia
Public HealthJanuary 24, 2017
Australia Zoo Urges People to Catch Deadly Spiders as Antidote Runs Low
Funnel web venom needed after a dry spell triggers more bites