Public health has its own bracket of champions: breakthroughs that eliminated deadly diseases, revolutionized surgery, and opened entirely new doors in medicine. From vaccines to mRNA technology, ...

A class action lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare claims that an AI system was used to unfairly deny post-acute rehabilitation ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic ...

Public goods create a peculiar dilemma: everyone likes the benefits, but paying for them is another matter. Economists call this the free-rider problem—people can enjoy protection, clean air, or herd ...

Amid an explosion of aging research, there are plenty of “biohackers” out there jumping the gun without waiting for proof of efficacy.

Words matter in national dietary guidance—especially technical ones. In the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...

If there is one claim that should irritate any nutritionist who values scientific evidence, it is the promise that hydrolyzed collagen can reduce wrinkles and visibly improve the skin. At first glance ...

From miracle weight-loss fix to mass tort battleground: drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro promise better health — but also ...

Fruit flies’ exposure to radiation from the basis of modern federal radiation directives, the debate over how we calculate ...

Why do some people get goosebumps from a song while others hear the exact same notes…and feel nothing? New research reveals ...