Health

A new study could help identify promising treatments to extend the human lifespan, researchers say

One in four abortions in the U.S. rely on telehealth access to mifepristone, but antiabortion activists want to ban it

Thick and creamy, gloopy or spray-on, sunscreen can be confounding. This science-backed guide can help you get ready for summer

Bundibugyo virus is an uncommon species of Ebola-causing virus that has been linked to only two other known outbreaks

These critters were carrying the Sin Nombre variant of hantavirus, which can be spread from rodents to humans but not from one person to another

Experts question this study’s design and its recommendations—and point out that you probably get more exercise than you think

The Trump administration warned that too much screen time for children has been linked to poor sleep, bad behavior, and less physical and social activity

A deadly Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa is raising international alarm. Still, experts stress that the chance of a pandemic is low

A decade after Ebola vaccines changed outbreak response, a new epidemic in central Africa is caused by a strain the world never fully prepared for

Denver’s hockey team is studded with stars, but training and playing the game some 5,000 feet above sea level may give their athletic performance a boost over that of their rivals

Scientific American spoke to one of the people who are currently being monitored for possible hantavirus infection at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska

Clinical trials for treatments against Ebola Bundibugyo virus are ‘in a strong position’ to be launched quickly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda