Public Health

As temperatures rise, the evidence is clear that heat is eroding students’ ability to learn

As Bangladesh faces a deadly measles outbreak, experts assess what it would take for the U.S. to reach similar levels

Both the president and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have made numerous false claims about the vaccines’ efficacy and safety

As new 9/11 documents emerge, AI transforms math and fuels debates over pollution, power and progress

The Trump administration has so far been silent on flu, COVID and RSV vaccine guidance for the coming season, even as these diseases kill thousands of people every year

A recent CDC analysis says that, between 2016 and 2024, the rate of high blood pressure among pregnant women rose by 73 percent

Both of the deceased were unvaccinated against measles. The deaths are the first fatalities caused by the preventable disease in the state of Pennsylvania in 35 years

In a 2023 podcast interview, Heidi Overton called for the creation of “alternate systems” for publishing research that would back conservative policy

After a spike in infections in July, this explosive-diarrhea-causing outbreak may be coming to an end

Overton is a medical doctor with ties to the “Make America Healthy Again” movement

This study was originally published in 2024 and was criticized as being misleading by other scientists at the time

This study has been touted by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont as proof of the benefits of a universal, single-payer health care system, but the research hasn’t been peer-reviewed