Health

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Doctors on the Front Lines of a Measles Comeback Speak Out

This isn’t just a bad year for measles. It looks to be the start of a bad era. Confirmed measles cases just hit a 35-year high, and it’s only July. Together with last year, the number of cases has ...

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Pete Hegseth Wants YOU to Test Your Testosterone

Updated at 1:38 p.m. ET on July 16, 2026Pete Hegseth wants a manly military. And he really, really wants you to know how badly he wants a manly military. In his 2024 book, The War on Warriors, Hegs...

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The Lessons About Ebola the U.S. Wants to Forget

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now the third-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded. It will likely pass the second largest, an outbreak in the same region of Congo fro...

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Cyclosporiasis Is Solved! Right?

Produce lovers of the Midwest, rejoice! It seems that parents can stop fretting about serving their kids berries, Redditors can stop trying to do their own epidemiological investigations, and I can...

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Just Ask the Dinosaurs How Bad Air Quality Can Get

The air quality this week is bad. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has turned the sky orange in Philadelphia. It has veiled the Statue of Liberty in Manhattan. In Detroit, which has dealt with some of...

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The Worst Part of the Cyclosporiasis Response

If you’re confused about whether you can eat the shredded lettuce on your Doritos Locos tacos again, you’re not alone. I cover food safety for a living—and I love Taco Bell—and I’m not sure when I’...

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Heart Failure Care Was Hours Away in Rural Missouri. Remote Monitoring Changed That

After a heart attack left Angie Lindsey (right) with heart failure, a remote monitoring device helped her care team manage her condition from afar, making specialized care more accessible from her ...

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40 Infuriating Photos That Might Make Service Industry Workers Experience Flashbacks

Some people have a complete lack of basic manners. For example, customers who place massive food orders just minutes before a restaurant closes. They seem to have no respect for the unwritten rules...

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PMOS (Formerly PCOS) Linked to ‘Significantly Higher’ Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

A new study found that females with PMOS (formerly PCOS) may have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Image Credit: andreswd/Getty Females with polyendocrine metabolic ovar...

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Public Health Improvements Stall Amid Trump’s DEI Crackdown

THOMASVILLE, Ga. — As Earl Williams drove through a historic Black neighborhood known as Dewey City in his hometown, he hardly recognized what he saw. Homes that once belonged to friends, fa...

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A Death Revives Concerns About Police Brutality Six Years After National Reckoning

SIKESTON, Mo. — Not everyone at Lloyd Gilmore’s funeral knew him well. One woman, who had ironed her clothes two days in advance, said she just wanted to be there for his family. School-age childre...

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Before Saying “I Do”: 54 Things People Have To Realize Before Getting Married

Marriage is a huge step. Before you walk down the aisle on your Big Day, it only makes sense that you’re as certain as possible that you’re committing to your soulmate with bright green flags, not ...

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Rumer Willis Says Hormone Tracking Helped Her Better Understand Her Cycle

Rumer Willis is sharing how hormone tracking helped her better understand her cycle, and why she’s encouraging other women to better understand their reproductive health. Photo by Victoria Wall Har...

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PMOS could quadruple risk of heart disease in women, study suggests

Women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) face four times the risk of heart disease compared with women without the condition, a study has found.PMOS is a lifelong condition alread...

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Up to 5 Cups of Coffee a Day Safe For Heart Health, According to AHA

The American Heart Association (AHA) states that up to 5 cups of black coffee a day is safe for most people. Image Credit: Filmstax/Getty The American Heart Association (AHA) published a s...

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18 Times Influencers Got Shamed For Their Ridiculously Over-The-Top Editing

With social media came the filters and an all-time high insecurity problem. Mostly everyone by now is well informed about the truth hidden behind Instagram pictures, however, that did not make our ...

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Gen Z Is Blaming Their Parents for Their Problems, and Psychologists Say They Have a Point

Gen Z didn’t invent the idea that your parents mess you up. They just decided to say it out loud, on camera, to several million strangers. A new study from Edubirdie found that a signifi...

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American Scientists See Prosecutions as Part of Federal Campaign Against Them

HAMILTON, Mont. — The Trump administration has stepped up arrests and public condemnation of federal scientists studying viruses as the world faces one of its worst Ebola epidemics. In June,...

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Trump’s Personnel Agency Says It Will Remove Some Identifying Info as It Sweeps Up Medical Records

The Trump administration is forging ahead with a controversial plan to collect the medical records of millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of...

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'It's a really poor quality of life': Once a 'miracle in the desert,' California's Salton Sea now spreads toxic dust on vulnerable communities

Fifty years after Southern California's Salton Sea formed due to an engineering mishap in 1905, the giant salt lake became a booming vacation destination. Nickname...

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FDA May Ease Restrictions On Compounded Peptides Despite Safety Warnings

Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2021 shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland, the United States. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty Images) An FDA advisory panel i...

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