Health

Nearly two million U.S. turkeys have died from bird flu in recent months. An agricultural economist explains what ongoing outbreaks could mean for Thanksgiving meals

After studying mice in the 1910s, Maude Slye concluded that vulnerability to cancer was hereditary. She thought she had a solution to eliminate it, but she made some crucial mistakes

Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus

Canada lost its official measles elimination status after a year of continuous transmission

In a reversal, the Food and Drug Administration has removed black box warnings on hormone replacement therapies for menopause

Migraine and cluster headaches affect millions—yet research remains surprisingly thin.

Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.

A small study helps explain why some people taking Wegovy and similar weight-loss drugs cut back on alcohol, offering insight into potential new addiction therapies

Limited COVID surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID, can cause malnutrition and weight loss in children and adults even when body image is not a factor

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach

A meeting of the Pan American Health Organization this week will address the resurgence of measles in the Americas