Wildfires are an increasingly common feature of life in American West, and researchers are working overtime to understand how the resulting smoke affects air quality, human health and climate change. “Wildfires do not emit ozone directly,” Jan...

The maker of Tylenol is pushing back against resurfaced claims that its popular pain reliever is unsafe for pregnant women. Kenvue, the parent company of Tylenol, issued a statement Thursday after an old and now-deleted 2017 social...

A dangerous parasite once eliminated in the United States has been detected in northern Mexico, close to the U.S. border. Mexico’s agriculture ministry confirmed Sunday that an 8-month-old cow in Nuevo León tested positive for New World...

A new gene therapy has shown promise in slowing the progression of Huntington’s disease, according to early trial results released Wednesday. In a Phase 1/2 study, patients given a high dose of UniQure’s experimental therapy AMT-130 experienced...

Sprout Organics has widened its recall of 3.5-ounce Sweet Potato, Apple & Spinach pouches because some lots may contain elevated levels of lead. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the recall, first announced Sept. 16,...

Teenagers and young adults are still harming themselves as part of a social media challenge that’s now five years old. The Benadryl Challenge, which started in 2020 on TikTok, has spread to other social media platforms and...

Ultra-processed foods could be making matters worse for people in the early throes of multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study says. Higher consumption of ultra-processed eats is linked to more frequent relapses in early MS patients, researchers...

The number of kids hurt or killed by a reversing car dramatically dropped after backup cameras were required in new vehicles, according to a new study. Cases of children severely injured by a car in reverse fell...

Routine screening can help find kids who are suffering from undiagnosed asthma in communities with high levels of the breathing disorder, a new study says. Asthma screening during well-child visits found that more than two-thirds (35%) of...

A COVID-19 infection might blunt a person’s sense of smell for years afterward, but so subtly they might not even notice it, a new study says. In all, 4 out of 5 people who reported that COVID...