
Gut Reactions to Your Favorite Halloween Candy
This Halloween discover how your candy choices can trick—or treat—the microbes in your gut.

Gut Reactions to Your Favorite Halloween Candy
This Halloween discover how your candy choices can trick—or treat—the microbes in your gut.

How Are Annual Flu Vaccines Made?
Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how the World Health Organization decides which strains of influenza end up in annual flu vaccines.


The Abortion Pill Is Safe. Scientists Fear an FDA Investigation Will Ignore Science
Some scientists are concerned that the Trump administration will use “junk science” when reviewing mifepristone’s safety record

This Overlooked Bird Flu Strain Might Be the Next Pandemic Risk
Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet

People Who Don’t Lose Weight on Wegovy May Have Genetic Differences
Scientists look to genetics to explain why GLP-1 drugs work for some people but not for others

FDA Warns People Not to Eat Recalled Eggs Contaminated with Salmonella
This is the third Salmonella-related egg recall of 2025. Here’s what to do if you have recalled eggs

Bird Flu Is Back. Here’s What to Know
After a quiet summer, bird flu cases are rising again. Scientists expected the development, but what happens next is still uncertain

Why Pregnant People Are Left Out of Drug Safety Studies
Despite the widespread use of medication during pregnancy, a lack of clinical research leaves patients and doctors navigating treatment with dangerously few data.

This Is What Actually Helps When Sick with a Cold or Flu
Should you take vitamin C or zinc when you are sick with a common cold or influenza? Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains which at-home remedies actually help.

Why We Know So Little About What Medications Are Safe for Pregnancy
Less than 1 percent of clinical trials include pregnant or breastfeeding people. Experts say that needs to change

Is There a Fundamental Limit to Human Metabolism? New Research Suggests Yes
A new study finds that even elite endurance athletes run up against a hard metabolic ceiling

Cells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses Invade
A special class of immune proteins protect us from pathogens but also drive inflammation and cell death