Can You Have Too Much "Good" (HDL) Cholesterol?
A new study suggests that too much “good” cholesterol may be just as bad as too little. Dr. Sanaz Majd joins Nutrition Diva to sort out what this new research means for our heart health and risks
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To Every Pathogen There Is a Season
Infectious Diseases affect us like clockwork, although it’s not clear why
What a Democratic House Means for Health and Medicine
The Democrats campaigned on protecting coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and lowering prescription drug prices
How Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Could Harm a Developing Baby's Brain
Three studies in rodents suggest prenatal exposure to the drug may pose risks for infants
Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others?
How do blood type, exercise habits, and even pregnancy factor into whether or not mosquitoes find someone irresistible?
FDA Approves Controversial New Opioid 10 Times More Powerful Than Fentanyl
The decision was made despite criticism that the drug could be a danger to public health
Abortion Is a Problem to Be Solved, Not a Moral Issue
Education and birth control are slowly making the politics less relevant
Data Confirm Semiautomatic Rifles Linked to More Deaths, Injuries
An analysis of FBI records supports anecdotal evidence in policy debate on gun control
Trump Rollback of Disability Rules Can Make Doctor's Visits Painstaking
Patients with disabilities cope with rollback of regulations to make medical treatment more accessible
Why Oral Cancer Threatens Men
Researchers wrestle with rising rates of throat cancers caused by common papillomaviruses
How Economic Inequality Inflicts Real Biological Harm
The growing gulf between rich and poor inflicts biological damage on bodies and brains
Income Inequality's Most Disturbing Side Effect: Homicide
Where financial disparities are greatest, the murder rate tends to be high
Vitamin Vaping Raises Wariness among Scientists
Companies claim e-cigarettes can deliver nutrients, but experts say the science looks shaky
FDA Approves a Fast-Acting Flu Drug That Is Taken in a Single Dose
Xofluza is the first drug with a new mechanism of action to be approved in nearly 20 years
Trump's Transgender Proposal: Stigma Is "Not in the Interest of Public Health," CDC Director Says
Director Robert Redfield declined to comment directly on the policy, which would define someone’s sex at birth
Microplastics Have Been Found in People's Poop—What Does It Mean?
Suspicions humans are consuming tiny plastic particles have been confirmed, spurring future work into the possible health impacts
Politicians Hop Onboard "Medicare for All" Train, Destination Unknown
Could proposals for all-encompassing health coverage become empty campaign slogans?
"Poliolike" Childhood Muscle-Weakening Disease Reappears
Researchers have traced some cases of acute flaccid myelitis to a known virus, but treatments remain elusive
Hundreds of Dietary Supplements Are Tainted with Prescription Drugs
Less than half of the products were recalled, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration analysis found
How to Help Pain Patients Cut Back on Opioids
The search is on for safe, effective ways to taper the drugs for people in chronic pain