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Kidney beans black beans, corn, and tomatoes can all increase your daily fiber intake

Up your daily fiber intake for a happy microbiome

By Claire Maldarelli

A doctor points to multiple MRI's of the brain. A newly approved drug targets beta-amyloid, a brain protein that has long been believed by scientists to be one of the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s-slowing drug Leqembi gains full FDA approval

By Laura Baisas

Person making online purchase.

Facebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchases

By Simon Fondrie-Teitler/The Markup, Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

Prescription bottles

Rural patients could suffer if the DEA restricts telehealth prescribing

By Arielle Zionts / KFF Health News

A mosquito sitting on a bright green leaf.

Rare homegrown malaria cases in the US force health advisory, but don’t panic yet

By Laura Baisas

Treating cancer in older patients poses different complications and risks

Treating cancer in older patients poses different complications and risks

By Jyoti Madhusoodanan / Undark

Lymphocyte, 3D illustration. Closeup view of T-cell.

Scientists reworked an experimental cancer therapy to treat autoimmune disease

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Karyotype of human chromosomes including sex chromosomes XY and XX

Men lose Y chromosomes with age, and it might increase their risk of bladder cancer

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Two small huts near clear, turquoise tropical waters in Tobacco Caye, Belize. he Central American country is the third nation this year to be certified malaria-free.

After a 70-year battle, the WHO declares Belize malaria-free

By Laura Baisas

Psychedelics and anesthetics cause unexpected chemical reactions in the brain

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Close up of woman's hands with smartphone and unknown incoming phone call on it

FCC slaps voter suppression robocall scammers with a record-breaking fine

Why scientists have a hard time getting money to study the root causes of outbreaks

Why scientists have a hard time getting money to study the root causes of outbreaks

By Caroline Chen / ProPublica

A doctor examines a chest x-ray.

A daily pill could cut lung cancer deaths in half, new study shows

By Laura Baisas

The mpox virus. 3D illustration.

What you can do to prevent the spread of mpox

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Hand sanitizer bottle and hands.

How to make hand sanitizer

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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

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.

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

By Laura Baisas

microscopic image of a hookworm egg

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.

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.

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

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

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

Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A koala in a leafy tree.

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.

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

By Laura Baisas

An older woman sits on a hospital bed.

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

By Laura Baisas

CDC zombie preparedness guide comic panel from 2011

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.

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.

Renaissance-era doctors used to taste their patients’ pee

By Laura Baisas

Red cherry shaped as butt on orange and purple ombre background

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

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.

FDA approves first fecal transplant pill

By Laura Baisas

Ozempic injectable diabetes drug, which causes weight loss

6 Ozempic facts that make sense of social media hype

New therapies offer hope for patients with rare genetic conditions

New therapies offer hope for patients with rare genetic conditions

By Elie Dolgin/Knowable Magazine

Dermatologist checking moles on skin cancer patient's back

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

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

By Bill Morris/Undark

Oxford malaria vaccine application kit

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

By Jamie Helmick

Brown bear paw in summer for blood clotting study

Hibernating bears hold many secrets for better human health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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

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.

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

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.

Scheduled childbirth might reduce preeclampsia risk by half

By Laura Baisas

Why fatigue is so common in older adults

Why fatigue is so common in older adults

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

A woman holds an ultrasound photo of a baby.

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

Beehives are the honeypot for a city’s microbial secrets

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Two surgeons operating in an operating room.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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."

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

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A printout cholesterol screening results.

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.”

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

By Laura Baisas

Medtronic's headquarters.

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

Crane loading cargo onto ship at sunset

Pandemic shipping took a heavy toll on the climate

Dementia care programs are not just for the patient

Dementia care programs are not just for the patient

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Diabetes medicines and injectables on a plain blue background

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

By Laura Baisas

Sugar on a wooden spoon.

Popular artificial sweetener associated with risk of heart attack and stroke

By Laura Baisas

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

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

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

By Christina Szalinski / Knowable Magazine