Health

A physics-based sperm-screening technique could offer a more accurate at-home test for people trying to conceive

High vaccination rates eliminated measles in the U.S. An outbreak that began in West Texas is threatening to overturn that status.

The tick that causes Lyme disease can also spread babesiosis—and researchers fear doctors in the mid-Atlantic don’t know about it

Parents often struggle with the news that their child has a major health issue. Learning how to manage new routines and expectations is key to everyone’s happiness

A disruption in federal funds has jeopardized HIV testing and outreach in the U.S. South, and researchers warn of a resurgence of the epidemic in the region

A new snakebite treatment combines an existing drug with antibodies from a hyperimmune reptile collector, raising both hopes and ethical concerns

In the new book Personhood, historian and law professor Mary Ziegler explores how the push to grant embryos and fetuses full legal rights is reshaping U.S. reproductive health care, research and policy

Author Casey Johnston presents a new way to think about fitness in her new book A Physical Education

As the measles outbreak in the U.S. gets bigger, HHS’s secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., touts nonvaccine treatments. But they generally don’t help and can carry dangers

Trump’s HHS and NIH are planning to invest $500 million in a killed-whole-virus approach to universal vaccines, including such vaccines for flu and COVID. Here’s why that’s challenging

A Trump-aligned prosecutor’s attack on medical journals is a threat to your health care—and the medical establishment should not comply

A shameful mass propaganda campaign is unfolding in the U.S., one that will make millions of kids needlessly sick with measles