Families organize amid government funding cuts into rare disease research

EU bans an anesthetic with a large impact on the climate

After Israeli strikes on Tehran’s fuel depots, residents face a toxic aftermath

Measuring patients’ vital signs virtually in the heart of the Amazon

‘The Swedish Experience’: Tobacco companies want snus to be an alternative to smoking, as young people drive sales

The implications of a sperm donor carrying a rare cancer-causing gene

Peru tries to end the toxic use of mercury in gold mining

Staying healthy on the Out of Eden Walk

New report details rising cost of climate change to human health

Sleep remains elusive for people stuck in war zones — from Gaza to Ukraine

Ghana approves breakthrough malaria drug for babies — but research is ‘on ice’ amid US funding cuts

Shinto forest bathing as an antidote to global crises

PEPFAR and the future of the global fight against HIV

After the bombs, Iranians struggle to rebuild and recover

Here’s what to know about the new COVID variant ‘razor blade throat’

Ghana battles deadly meningitis outbreak amid shrinking foreign aid and health system struggles

Chile’s pet cemeteries are beloved. But they raise environmental and health concerns.

UNICEF spokesperson: ‘Children are losing their childhood’ in Gaza

Counting the civilian death toll in Gaza

Rising temperatures in India are pushing those who have to be outdoors to adapt to a new reality

A new study finds that scientists may be able to detect dementia sooner and faster

A micro safari through household germs reveals that cleanliness isn’t always a good thing

Think antibiotic-resistant ‘super-bugs’ are only a distant threat? Think again.

French politicians have a long history of keeping their serious illnesses secret

A jury has found what science still has not: A link between baby powder and cancer

A cure for ‘colorblindness’ may be in sight

Pre-natal exposure to DDT linked to increased likelihood of breast cancer

Women are suing Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder

Americans could soon benefit from a lung cancer vaccine developed in Cuba

This Iraqi couple fled ISIS but face another enemy in the US — diabetes

Finding humor wasn’t so easy for this screenwriter in recovery

A Wisconsin neighborhood’s deep divisions over vaccination expose the fault lines of a nation

Why 21st-century anti-vaxxers have nothing on their 18th-century counterparts

At brunch next time, pass on the coffee cake and have an omelette

This is a place where getting vaccinated can feel festive, and what that says about the US

Exposure to a common chemical family may affect baby boys’ development in the womb

Why do so many more women have Alzheimer’s than men?

Here’s good news for coffee drinkers. Have another cup — for your health

For men with prostate cancer, being black is a deadly complication

Losing sleep? Blame your favorite electronic device

Catholic leaders battle against free birth control in the Philippines

A new type of diet pill could be a major breakthrough in treating obesity and a range of diseases

Liberians worry that next week’s elections might spread Ebola

Mexico’s soda tax is starting to change some habits, say health advocates

An epidemiologist in Monrovia describes hazmat training — from hand washing to elbow bumps

Explore the final moments of a dying man who chose to end his own life

The US Ebola cases remind Toronto healthcare workers of their SARS outbreak in 2003

West Africans have another virus to worry about — Lassa fever

Dust from mountaintop mining promotes the growth of cancer cells, a new study says

Okay, kids: ‘L’ is for licorice — and also for lead

How Cuba is leading the international fight against Ebola

Why doubling down on aid to West Africa will do more to halt Ebola than increased airport screening

At the hospital where a Spanish nurse got Ebola, workers say their training was poor

The current Ebola outbreak is huge, but at least it’s not spreading particularly quickly

No matter where in the world you are, opting out of childhood vaccines can be a catastrophic choice

The ethical debate over the use of an untested Ebola drug

In California, Hmong shamans work with medical professionals