Health

USAID investments significantly reduced deaths among children under age five and women of reproductive age, studies show

New work reveals a surprising hero in combating altitude sickness

As bird flu outbreaks continue to affect animals, experts answer questions about keeping pets and their owners healthy

Almost 40 years ago, Joseph Borzelleca published a study on the food coloring Red No. 3. The FDA cited his work when banning the additive in January. But the researcher says the dye is safe

Titanium hearts could serve as a stopgap for people with heart failure who are waiting for a donor organ

Born into poverty and abandoned by her parents, Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo rises from a life selling sweets in the street to become the first female Dominican doctor in 1911

COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.

No new human cases of avian influenza have been reported, and poultry infections are low so far in March. But infections in cats are continuing, and new research is raising concerns about the virus

On COVID’s fifth anniversary, the U.S. is facing an outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas that makes strong public health systems as important as ever.

COVID’s emotional and educational strain on children still lingers, but educators and mental health specialists say they are far from a “lost generation”

Despite headlines, there were fewer food recalls in 2024 than in 2023, but more people died from food poisoning linked to outbreaks

In this week's news roundup, we dig into measles misinformation, ozone recovery and new findings on using nasal cartilage to treat knee injuries.