Public Health

After a quiet summer, bird flu cases are rising again. Scientists expected the development, but what happens next is still uncertain

A new WHO report warns of rising antimicrobial resistance, and researchers uncover satellite data leaks and insect surprises.

The FDA wants to reevaluate the use of aluminum adjuvants despite a long record of safe use in vaccines

Thoracic surgeon Jonathan Villena explains why early screening for lung cancer is critical—even for those without symptoms.

A quarter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff is gone after the Trump administration’s latest reductions in force and earlier layoffs

Experts say the strongest scientific studies identify three compounds that fight disease and inflammation

This autoimmune disease impacts millions of people worldwide, with some underserved communities bearing the brunt

Living with type 1 diabetes today is leaps and bounds easier than it was decades ago. Things are only getting better

Surgeons in China transplanted part of pig liver into a patient with an incurable cancerous tumor, and it functioned for more than a month

Studies suggesting circumcision rates are linked with autism are “riddled with flaws”

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details