Health

The disease hits farmworkers and outdoor laborers disproportionately hard

These four researchers are highlighting environmental inequities and improving the health of their communities

In low- and middle-income nations, snakebite envenoming is more deadly than almost any other neglected tropical disease

People of color, more than other groups, live in neighborhoods prone to excess heat and the illnesses that go with it

The most marginalized people are breathing the most polluted air, and improving it could improve health equity worldwide

U.S. regulators will consider clinical trials of a system that mimics the womb, which could reduce deaths and disability for babies born extremely preterm

The recent national shortage in chemotherapy drugs points to a need to overhaul the generics market

A trio of scientists who developed the combination drug Trikafta are among the winners of five major awards in life sciences, physics and mathematics

The new social media trend “budget Ozempic” promotes laxatives and stool softeners for weight loss, but these drugs are dangerous if misused

New research in mice suggests that a stem cell involved in backbone development might help tumors from other parts of the body move to the spine

A recent examination of Vivitrol’s clinical trial data uncovered many hidden overdoses. Its preferential use in the criminal justice system must stop

Here’s what to know about the fall COVID boosters, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended for all people aged six months and older