Public Health
Why Oral Cancer Threatens Men
Researchers wrestle with rising rates of throat cancers caused by common papillomaviruses
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Behavior
Income Inequality’s Most Disturbing Side Effect: Homicide
Where financial disparities are greatest, the murder rate tends to be high
Public Health
Vitamin Vaping Raises Wariness among Scientists
Companies claim e-cigarettes can deliver nutrients, but experts say the science looks shaky
Medicine
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
Public Health
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
Public Health
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
Public Health
Politicians Hop Onboard "Medicare for All" Train, Destination Unknown
Could proposals for all-encompassing health coverage become empty campaign slogans?
Public Health
“Poliolike” Childhood Muscle-Weakening Disease Reappears
Researchers have traced some cases of acute flaccid myelitis to a known virus, but treatments remain elusive
Medicine
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
Medicine
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
Biotech
A Simple Blood Test Could Detect a Deadly Disorder in Pregnant Women
Preeclampsia can be treated, yet screenings are out of reach for many women
Policy
Druggists Shouldn’t Be Morality Police
Some states let them deny care for nonmedical reasons
Public Health
Flu Season Length May Differ by City Size
Work suggests preparedness strategy should differ by location
Electronics
How Will Trump’s Emergency Text Alerts Work?
The president plans to send a test message in a system that would notify Americans of an imminent attack or other catastrophe
Public Health
Viruses on a Plane: What Emirates Flight EK203 Teaches Us
We're good at responding to suspected disease outbreaks, but we’re in danger of letting down our guard
Public Health
More People, but Less Hardship?
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann talks about the just-issued Goalkeepers Report, tracking progress against poverty and disease even as the population keeps rising...
Public Health
Scale Can Measure Medicine—and Play a Scale, Too
Researchers have designed a musical instrument that can detect counterfeit drugs by the pitch of its notes. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Trump's Irresponsible Denial of Puerto Rico's Hurricane Deaths
Downplaying the casualties from natural disasters undermines future preparations...
Public Health
Pet Store Puppies Blamed for Drug-Resistant Infections
More than 100 people have become ill with diarrheal disease
Public Health
Number of New Heroin Users Drops, but Overdose Deaths Continue to Climb
Government data provides fresh snapshot of annual drug-use behavior
