Along-debated study aimed at validating a low-cost way to screen for cervical cancer in India has come under fire again,…More
CHICAGO — Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at…More
CHICAGO — Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good…More
Zika infection in the womb can damage a fetal brain. But can the insidious virus also attack the still-developing brains…More
NEW YORK — The New York City Health Department says it had detected the first of the season’s mosquitoes with…More
The news rocketed around the internet last week under headlines declaring “Coconut oil is not a magical health food after…More
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that an outbreak of vaccine-related polio cases in Syria has expanded, with 17 children…More
Karen Handel defeated Jon Ossoff for the highly contested 6th Congressional District seat in Georgia on Tuesday night. This race was the most…More
Addiction experts have warned that Republican proposals to dramatically cut Medicaid funding could worsen the nation’s growing opioid crisis. So a pair…More
The death of the rap artist Prodigy (Albert Johnson, half of the duo Mobb Deep) at only 42 this week,…More
