Health

Delays in CDC analyses of infectious disease threats and agency silence will harm Americans, doctors and public health experts warn

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has expressed support for some fields of science but has also declared he’d like a “break” in infectious-disease research. Here’s what he might do as the U.S.’s newly confirmed secretary of health and human services

Up to 50 transplant patients will receive a genetically modified pig kidney in a clinical trial that will launch this summer

With hospitalizations and at least nine confirmed cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination

Marthe Gautier speaks out about how she found the genetic cause of Down syndrome

New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the U.S. flower market

Scientists have reported a new strain of bird flu in Nevada dairy cattle. And viral spread in pet cats has fueled worries over increased risk of exposure to humans

“Laboratories would literally go dark,” says a medical research insider, if Trump administration cuts to NIH funding go through. Patients will suffer from lost medical advances, he tells Scientific American

"I call this virus a terrorist," says one egg farmer after millions of chickens have died in recent weeks

Researchers found a strong connection between coffee and the gut microbiome

Bird flu is infecting more people than we think. We need to stop it now before a new pandemic begins