Health

A long-awaited expert update on the dietary changes needed to support both human and planetary health comes out clearly in favor of a plant-based approach.... Read more

Even a short stay in hospital produces a large amount of waste. Just picture all the disposable items designed to be used once and thrown away: face masks, gloves, packaging, intravenous tubing, and even equipment such as stainless steel scissors.... Read more

When the daytime air feels like an oven and night brings no relief, people in Karachi, Pakistan, say the heat "goes straight to the head." They mean more than dizziness or sweat.... Read more

Younger generations are turning away from alcohol at unprecedented rates, with Generation Z driving a cultural shift that could reshape Australia's drinking landscape and deliver major public health gains if the trend continues, say researchers.... Read more

Federal health officials late Monday warned people not to eat certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kits containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria.... Read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone—leaving the choice up to patients.... Read more

Nearly 1 in 5 residents (17.8%) of Agder, Norway, reported being discriminated against in the past year. "Discrimination tends to fly under the radar in public discourse. We assume we have legislation and measures in place that work, but this study suggests otherwise," says Jan Georg Friesinger from the University... Read more

Imagine walking into your pharmacy, handing over your prescription and having it denied. Now imagine that the reason is not insufficient insurance coverage or the wrong dose, but a pharmacist who personally objects to your medication. What right does a pharmacist have to make moral decisions for their patients?... Read more

The cold and flu season is beginning amid conflicting guidance on vaccination and the use of acetaminophen—a common fever-reducing drug sold under brand names such as Tylenol—during pregnancy. Adrienne Antonson is a professor of animal sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who studies the immune response during pregnancy and... Read more

E-cigarettes are fueling an "alarming" new wave of nicotine addiction, with millions of children now hooked on vaping, the World Health Organization warned Monday.... Read more

Walk down the health aisle of any supermarket and you'll see shelves lined with brightly packaged vitamin and mineral supplements designed for children.... Read more

Fewer than one percent of people who have changed their legal gender choose to revert to the gender they were assigned at birth. This has been shown in a new study from Uppsala University in which the researchers looked at how stable a gender change is over time in Sweden.... Read more

The bladder is easy to overlook—until it starts causing trouble. This small, balloon-like organ in the lower urinary tract quietly stores and releases urine, helping the body eliminate waste and maintain fluid balance.... Read more

As new Statistics Canada data reveals that two-thirds of Canadians are considered overweight or obese, researchers are urging the public and policymakers to rethink how we define and measure health—starting with one of the most used metrics—the body mass index (BMI).... Read more

In September 2025, the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the Up Center in Virginia Beach launched a campaign to raise awareness for what it calls an overlooked mental health crisis: the high rate of suicide among women veterans.... Read more