Solving a 40-year mystery, scientists ID chemical found in millions of Americans’ tap water
For more than four decades, scientists have noticed a mysterious chemical in the treated drinking ...
They’re up to 70% of the American diet. But the US has no policy on ultraprocessed foods
Twenty-year-old Sam Srisatta is giving a month of his life to science — research that ...
Less-potent fentanyl pills may be playing a role in decrease of US overdose deaths, DEA says
The US Drug Enforcement Administration says that less fentanyl is present in the nation’s illicit ...
Bird flu virus isolated from hospitalized Canadian teen shows signs of human adaptation
The avian flu virus isolated from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver has mutations in key ...
Trump names Dr. Mehmet Oz to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the administrator for the ...
Child in California treated for possible bird flu, state health department says
A child is home and recovering after a possible case of bird flu in Alameda ...
Dozens are sick in E. coli outbreak linked to carrots. Here’s what to know about symptoms and how it spreads
Melinda Pratt’s Monday began like any other: waking up the kids, turning on the TV ...
Pay first, deliver later: Some women are being asked to prepay for their baby
In April, just 12 weeks into her pregnancy, Kathleen Clark was standing at the receptionist ...
Survivor of suicide attempt receives innovative face transplant: ‘It was just a miracle’
Editor’s note: This story contains a discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or ...
E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots leaves 1 dead and dozens sickened across the US
An E. coli outbreak linked to recalled carrots has led to dozens of illnesses in ...
