A rabid bat discovered near a California sidewalk triggered a strict public health alert. Learn the biology of rabies and how ...
The FDA reversed its stance by approving fruit-flavored vapes. Discover how political pressure drove this controversial and historic policy shift.
In a move set to rekindle one of modern technology’s most persistent debates, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — has quietly shifted its ...
A high-end polar expedition has morphed into an international medical emergency. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius currently sits stranded in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Praia, Cape Verde. The ...
Public health officials in Minnesota are raising the alarm over an unprecedented outbreak of a sexually transmitted fungal infection that causes ringworm-like lesions, particularly in the Twin Cities ...
The American cigarette is losing its grip on the country. New federal data show that 9.9% of U.S. adults smoked cigarettes in 2024, the first time the national smoking rate has dropped below 10%. At ...
President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The announcement, confirmed via social media late this week, positions the former Coast ...
In 2026, the fate of ocean fish stocks is under intense scrutiny. Decades of overexploitation have depleted many commercially valuable species, and scientists warn that without meaningful change, the ...
Zoonotic diseases represent pathogens capable of crossing the species barrier from animals to humans. Specifically, the hantavirus stands as a prime example of a severe zoonotic pathogen. It is ...
The World Health Organization raised a growing crisis in Central Africa to its highest alert level on Sunday. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus designated the widening Ebola outbreak in ...
As measles outbreaks spread across the United States in early 2026, public health officials are confronting a troubling resurgence of a disease long thought contained. After two decades of being ...
California is the heart of West Coast basketball culture. With four NBA franchises—the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, and Sacramento Kings—the state hosts some of the ...