Average people are right to be worried about PFAS “forever chemicals” being found in the food and water supply, an internationally renowned leader in children’s environmental health says. “We’re not overreacting, and we need to take it...

Number of measles cases has risen to 124 in Gaines County, Texas, since January

With egg prices soaring due to a severe bird flu outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $1 billion plan to contain the disease and help poultry farmers recover. The outbreak has destroyed flocks nationwide,...

A federal vaccine advisory panel work session focused on next year’s flu shot has been canceled without explanation. It is the second vaccine advisory meeting that has been canceled or postponed since Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a...

Exposure to extreme heat might accelerate aging in older adults, with sizzling weather causing them to fade faster, a new study suggests. People living in neighborhoods with more days of high heat experience greater biological aging on...

A blood test can help doctors detect ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and predict how the degenerative disease will progress in patients, a new study suggests. People with ALS have three times higher blood levels of neurofilament...

Microplastics could be affecting the brain health of people living in coastal areas, a new study says. Marine microplastics — microscopic plastic fragments smaller than 5 millimeters — are associated with disabilities of memory, thinking and mobility,...

Artificial intelligence (AI) might help treat childhood epilepsy by detecting brain abnormalities that are causing kids’ seizures, a new study suggests. The AI tool, called MELD Graph, found 64% of brain lesions linked to epilepsy that human...

Powerful synthetic opioids are meant to serve as painkillers, but new research suggests their use during surgery might actually prompt worse pain during patients’ recovery. The use of two types of synthetic opioid during surgery is linked...

President of the American College of Physicians calls for prompt rescheduling of the meeting