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Hand sanitizer bottle and hands.
Health

How to make hand sanitizer

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

HIV, seen in red budding particles, is among the deadliest viruses.
Health

The deadliest viruses in human history, from COVID to smallpox

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

Meningococcal bacteria under a microscope. According to the World Health Organization, meningitis caused an estimated 25,000 deaths in 2019.
Health

Meningitis shot that fights 5 different strains shows promise in latest trial

By Laura Baisas

microscopic image of a hookworm egg
Health

Neglected sewage systems are a public health risk for low-income communities

By Theresa E. Gildner/The Conversation

An older couple shares a kiss against a backdrop of fall trees.
Science

Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Two doctors performing lab tests, one looking into a microscope and the other using a pipette.
Health

A once-forgotten antibiotic could be a new weapon against drug-resistant infections

By Laura Baisas

AI isn’t ready to act as a doctors’ assistant
Health

AI isn’t ready to act as a doctors’ assistant

By Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

The health impacts of incarceration don’t end after release
Health

The health impacts of incarceration don’t end after release

By Fred Clasen-Kelly/KFF Health News

Box of iHealth COVID rapid tests being distributed at a school before the US COVID public health emergency ended
Health

Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A koala in a leafy tree.
Environment

Wild koalas are getting vaccinated against chlamydia

By Laura Baisas

World Health Organization WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press briefing at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2023. On the eve of its 75th anniversary, the WHO marked the occasion on Thursday by calling for a renewed drive for health equity in the face of unprecedented threats.
Health

COVID-19 is no longer a ‘global health emergency,’ says WHO

By Laura Baisas

An older woman sits on a hospital bed.
Health

FDA approves first RSV vaccine for adults after 60 years in the making

By Laura Baisas

CDC zombie preparedness guide comic panel from 2011
Health

That time the CDC got people hyped for a zombie apocalypse

By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Fluorescent dye shown crossing the blood-brain barrier into the brain via sound waves.
Health

Scientists have developed a new way to fight a nearly untreatable brain cancer

By Laura Baisas

Ligurian plates recovered from the hospital waste dump that date back to the second half of the 16th century CE.
Health

Renaissance-era doctors used to taste their patients’ pee

By Laura Baisas

Red cherry shaped as butt on orange and purple ombre background
Science

A scientific exploration of big juicy butts

By Rachel Feltman

Black truck with purple screen that says "pharmacists know mifepristone saves lives" driving around Phoenix during abortion pill lawsuits
Health

Banning the abortion pill would harm veterans, cancer patients, and many others

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A lab technician in a glove swabs a circular petri dish.
Health

FDA approves first fecal transplant pill

By Laura Baisas

Ozempic injectable diabetes drug, which causes weight loss
Health

6 Ozempic facts that make sense of social media hype

By Harini Bhat

New therapies offer hope for patients with rare genetic conditions
Health

New therapies offer hope for patients with rare genetic conditions

By Elie Dolgin/Knowable Magazine

Dermatologist checking moles on skin cancer patient's back
Health

5 skin cancer-care tools you should look out for

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs
Environment

New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs

By Bill Morris/Undark

Oxford malaria vaccine application kit
Health

Ghana is the first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine

By Jamie Dickman

Brown bear paw in summer for blood clotting study
Environment

Hibernating bears hold many secrets for better human health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A masked lab worker uses a pipette and a test tube.
Health

White House invests $5 billion in new COVID vaccines and treatments as national emergency ends

By Laura Baisas

A doctor examines a child's throat with a tongue depresser.
Health

Kids all over the US are getting strep, but antibiotics are hard to come by

By Laura Baisas

Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker
Environment

Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker

By Elise Cutts/Hakai Magazine

A pregnant patient gets a blood pressure reading in a medical setting.
Health

Scheduled childbirth might reduce preeclampsia risk by half

By Laura Baisas

Why fatigue is so common in older adults
Health

Why fatigue is so common in older adults

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

A woman holds an ultrasound photo of a baby.
Health

Nearly 18 percent of the global population struggles with infertility

By Laura Baisas

Japanese beekeepers holding honeycomb up at the top of a Tokyo skyscraper
Environment

Beehives are the honeypot for a city’s microbial secrets

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Three vials of COVID-19 vaccine in front of the World Health Organization's logo.
Health

Healthy adults don’t need to keep getting COVID-19 boosters, says WHO

By Laura Baisas

Two surgeons operating in an operating room.
Health

The White House has a plan to overhaul the organ transplant network

By Laura Baisas

Social relationships are important to the health of aging adults
Health

Social relationships are important to the health of aging adults

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Two members of a medical team work on a diagnosis.
Health

Weight might not be the best way to detect diabetes early

By Laura Baisas

A curled lock of composer Ludwig van Beethoven's hair with an inscription from the hair's former owner, Ignaz Moscheles.
Science

We now have a full composition of Beethoven’s DNA

By Laura Baisas

A woman holes a pack of birth control pills in one hand, with a single pill in the other.
Health

What we know about hormonal birth control and breast cancer risk

By Laura Baisas

Candida auris in a petri dish taken in a laboratory of Wuerzburg University in Wuerzburg, Germany, January 23, 2018.
Health

A drug-resistant fungus is spreading in US hospitals—here’s what you need to know

By Laura Baisas

The US might finally regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Environment

The US might finally regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

By Sara Kiley Watson

Colon cancer shown in abdominal X-ray in red, blue, and green
Health

Colon cancer cases in younger generations are rising. When should you get screened?

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

PEP Buddy breathing aid on lanyard for COPD patietns
Technology

A $25 whistle-like tool could be a game changer for COPD patients

By Andrew Paul

Yellow, red, and white roses left at a memorial for the victims of the Half Moon Bay mass shooting. A white sign behind the bouquets says "as a community we grieve."
Health

How to cope with collective grief—and even turn it into action

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A printout cholesterol screening results.
Health

Safer statin alternative could be a better way to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels

By Laura Baisas

A drawing made by a five year-old child in Sweden with the description, “A boy coughed and put his hands over there (on the house) and someone came and touched it, then they got sick. X means that you shouldn't go outside and catch bacteria. The bacteria are underground. Blue faces mean you feel sick.”
Health

Little kids drew their grim—and hopeful—reality of COVID

By Laura Baisas

Medtronic's headquarters.
Health

A little-known form of medical pollution is costing Puerto Ricans their health

By Zayna Syed

Crane loading cargo onto ship at sunset
Technology

Pandemic shipping took a heavy toll on the climate

By Andrew Paul

Dementia care programs are not just for the patient
Health

Dementia care programs are not just for the patient

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Diabetes medicines and injectables on a plain blue background
Health

Eli Lilly commits to cap insulin prices at $35 per month

By Laura Baisas

Sugar on a wooden spoon.
Health

Popular artificial sweetener associated with risk of heart attack and stroke

By Laura Baisas

An at-home COVID-19 and flu test box.
Health

An at-home test for both COVID-19 and the flu gains approval

By Laura Baisas

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases
Health

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases

By Christina Szalinski / Knowable Magazine

A scientist holds up a tooth recovered from an archaeological dig in Denmark.
Health

Scientists tracked the plague’s journey through Denmark using really old teeth

By Laura Baisas

A commercial airplane at taxxing at an airport in soft sunlight.
Health

Airplane toilets are a surprisingly good place to track COVID outbreaks

By Laura Baisas

Why scientists are still on the quest to build an artificial heart
Health

Why scientists are still on the quest to build an artificial heart

By Sian E. Harding / MIT Press Reader

Norovirus under a microscope. The virus is a gastrointestinal illness that causes vomiting, diarrhea, and is highly contagious.
Health

Norovirus is spiking across the United States

By Laura Baisas

Syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on a table with bandaids and a fan.
Health

Moderna says it will keep its COVID-19 vaccine free (for now)

By Laura Baisas

Singapore’s new plan to fight mosquito-borne diseases: bug-infecting bacteria
Science

Singapore’s new plan to fight mosquito-borne diseases: bug-infecting bacteria

By Marta Zaraska / Undark

A Marburg virus as it appears under a microscope.
Health

Rare, Ebola-related Marburg virus spreads in Equatorial Guinea

By Laura Baisas

A scientist working at a microscope with a pipette.
Health

A vaccine trial targeting the most lethal breast cancer just took its next step

By Laura Baisas

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare
Science

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare

By Laura Baisas

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats
Environment

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats

By Jim Robbins / KHN

Two dialysis machine set-ups in a medical center.
Health

Dialysis is riskier for Black and Latino patients, CDC says

By Laura Baisas

Many children are affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder—but few get access to support
Health

Many children are affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder—but few get access to support

By Emma Yasinski / Undark

Fly with cordyceps zombie fungus growing out of its head on black background
Environment

Nightmare-fuel fungi exist in real life

By Matt Kasson