Newly published data indicate a quiet shift in hospital nurseries that may signal a broader change in how Americans view ...

A system that allows drug makers to profit from restricted access will never liberalize on its own—and patients will continue to bear the cost.

There’s a difference between explaining science and dancing around it. When the question is basic immunology, the answer shouldn’t require decoding. A straight answer still counts. It was in short ...

Constipation is often treated as a simple plumbing problem, too little movement, too much delay. But emerging research ...

New York City’s nation-leading cigarette taxes have pushed pack prices into the $14 range—and pushed consumers into the black market. Evidence from littered-pack studies shows most cigarettes smoked ...

On this episode of Science Dispatch, we take a look at the radiation oncology experience from the perspective of a patient (and radiation expert) who endured 28 mornings of this common but ...

There’s no shortage of spectacularly bad advice about dietary fat these days. None quite compares to the Soap Diet — a theory I involuntarily tested decades ago, courtesy of my mother. It's even worse ...

Obviously, there was no era in which Americans were healthier than now, except in a romanticized imagination. Is there really ...

Hedy Lamarr’s legacy extends far beyond Hollywood glamour. Behind the screen persona was an inventive mind that helped ...

At a moment when ultra-processed foods, industrial agriculture, and food subsidies are under political siege, can a New York ...

How much of our lifespan is written in our genes, and how much is sitting on our plates? A new analysis suggests that while ...