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A young girl stands outside in a winter coat, pink earmuffs, and a blue face mask pulled down over her chin as she sneezes into her hands.
Health

What’s the difference between COVID, flu, and cold symptoms?

By Rachel Feltman

A popular medical software is failing veterans with visual impairments
Health

A popular medical software is failing veterans with visual impairments

By Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

Scientist's gloved hands using syringe to fill vaccine shot
Technology

AI moderators can’t keep up with vaccine disinformation’s newest language: emojis

By Andrew Paul

A young girl in bed wipes her nose.
Health

Is it flu or RSV? It can be tough to tell.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A brain scan
Health

Dementia affects 1 in 10 Americans over 65

By Laura Baisas

The US never banned asbestos. These workers are paying the price.
Environment

The US never banned asbestos. These workers are paying the price.

By Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi / ProPublica

Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is ‘rapidly evolving,’ according to WHO
Health

Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is ‘rapidly evolving,’ according to WHO

By Laura Baisas

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Science

The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science

By Mara Grunbaum, By Yasmin Tayag

Sepsis sneaks up on thousands Americans every year. AI may spot it sooner.
Health

Sepsis sneaks up on thousands Americans every year. AI may spot it sooner.

By Simar Bajaj / Undark

Nutritious food
Health

Meals catering to different health needs could help save lives—and billions of dollars

By Laura Baisas

Pale-skinned person with silver hair in black dress to look like vampire sipping on a glass of red wine or blood
Health

Is it OK to drink blood?

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Wildland firefighters face another danger—an increased risk of long COVID
Environment

Wildland firefighters face another danger—an increased risk of long COVID

By Miles W. Griffis / High Country News

The risk of heart inflammation is higher for COVID infections than the vaccine
Health

The risk of heart inflammation is higher for COVID infections than the vaccine

By Laura Baisas

Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research
Health

Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research

By Laura Baisas

Oxford/AstraZeneca nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine fails first trial
Health

Oxford/AstraZeneca nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine fails first trial

By Laura Baisas

A woman blows her nose with recovering in bed.
Health

The US may be in for a brutal flu season

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

One secret to excellent memory in old age? Giant neurons.
Science

One secret to excellent memory in old age? Giant neurons.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Potentially harmful respiratory disease may be on the rise in children, warns CDC
Health

Potentially harmful respiratory disease may be on the rise in children, warns CDC

By Laura Baisas

A diabetes management kit.
Health

Why we should be looking out for diabetes in young people with COVID

By Laura Baisas

Apple orchard.
Health

How to enjoy fall festivities during the COVID pandemic

By Rachael Zisk

a person with diabetes uses a lancet to poke their finger to check blood sugar levels
Health

Here’s one reason why people with diabetes get lots of UTIs

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

More Americans are surviving cancer now than ever
Health

More Americans are surviving cancer now than ever

By Laura Baisas

PTSD found in 1 in 4 adults in Flint, Michigan, after water crisis
Environment

PTSD found in 1 in 4 adults in Flint, Michigan, after water crisis

By Laura Baisas

STD rates started to spike in the US during the pandemic. Now, they continue to rise.
Health

STD rates started to spike in the US during the pandemic. Now, they continue to rise.

By Laura Baisas

A CDC worker is examining these samples for polio.
Health

Polio is officially circulating in the US again

By Laura Baisas

First study of cancer-detecting blood test shows hopeful results
Health

First study of cancer-detecting blood test shows hopeful results

By Laura Baisas

a person with a colorful tattoo arm receives a vaccine and bandaid from a health care professional
Health

What you need to know about getting the new COVID-19 booster

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Up close image of mosquito.
Health

New four-dose malaria vaccine is up to 80 percent effective

By Laura Baisas

China approves world’s first nasal COVID-19 vaccine booster
Health

China approves world’s first nasal COVID-19 vaccine booster

By Laura Baisas

Close-up at the syringe, vial and hands of a woman preparing the Moderna COVID booster shot
Health

Omicron boosters are the future of COVID vaccines in the US

By Philip Kiefer

Common asthma medications may change brain matter, but don’t panic
Health

Common asthma medications may change brain matter, but don’t panic

By Laura Baisas

Two decades-long studies link ultra-processed foods to cancer and premature death
Health

Two decades-long studies link ultra-processed foods to cancer and premature death

By Laura Baisas

A child wears a mask and sanitizes hands to avoid getting sick.
Health

The back-to-school guide for fighting common viruses

By Jeanette Beebe

A gloved hand drawing a vaccine.
Health

FDA green lights Omicron-targeting mRNA vaccine boosters

By Laura Baisas

A crowd in front of a bar covered in colorful flags.
Health

Monkeypox safety measures will be put to the test at New Orleans’ Labor Day festival

By Philip Kiefer

expiration date on covid test
DIY

How to check if your at-home COVID test has expired

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

This week is the last chance to order free at-home COVID tests
Health

This week is the last chance to order free at-home COVID tests

By Laura Baisas

Long COVID could be keeping as many as 4 million Americans out of work
Health

Long COVID could be keeping as many as 4 million Americans out of work

By Laura Baisas

What to know about polio boosters, oral vaccines, and your medical history records
Health

What to know about polio boosters, oral vaccines, and your medical history records

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Mother in yellow shirt and blue head wrap with child strapped to back at a COVID vaccine clinic in South Africa
Health

As COVID vaccines reach kids worldwide, a gap in Africa leaves everyone exposed

By Abdullahi Tsanni

Doctor drawing up Covid-19 vaccine from glass phial bottle and filling syringe injection for vaccination.
Health

Omicron-specific COVID vaccine approved in the UK

By Laura Baisas

KN95 mask on dark background.
Health

With COVID-19 ‘here to stay,’ CDC loosens most guidelines

By Laura Baisas

Shrew on the forest floor.
Environment

Newly discovered Langya virus may have jumped from shrews to humans

By Laura Baisas

a person wearing a surgical face mask rests their head in their hand looking tired
Health

Long COVID recovery is finally getting the attention it deserves in the US

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Vials of vaccine with needle
Health

The monkeypox vaccine can now be injected in a more effective way

By Laura Baisas

The PACT Act will take the burden of proof off US veterans exposed to burn pits
Health

The PACT Act will take the burden of proof off US veterans exposed to burn pits

By Isobel Whitcomb

A surfer with black skin and long brown dreads and a surfer with white skin and long brown hair both in red rash guard UPF shirts high fiving in the waves
Health

Everything you need to know about UPF sun protection

By Julia Craven

A 66-year-old patient is likely the fifth person virtually cured of HIV.
Health

Rare transplant cells have cured another HIV patient

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A child wearing a mask receives a squirt of a nasal vaccine.
Health

The White House (sort of) has a plan to create more resilient COVID vaccines

By Philip Kiefer

A pig's heart in a medical container held by a medical worker in blue protective clothing
Health

How organ-transplant teams hunt for hidden animal-to-human viruses

By Philip Kiefer

Poliovirus particles in blue and green in a digital rendering
Health

What to know about the new rare polio case in New York

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A microscope image of monkeypox virus particles, which are oval with a fringed outer ring.
Health

Monkeypox isn’t an STI. So why are health officials focused on sex?

By Philip Kiefer

Arteries with red blood cells flowing through and a yellowish cholesterol clog in a medical illustration
Health

A super-sharp gene editing tool could tackle high cholesterol and other common ailments

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Pad with red sequins next to two tampons, yellow hormone pills, and an alarm clock to represent irregular periods
Health

How do vaccines affect periods? A big COVID survey lays out some clues.

By Kate Baggaley

The FDA has just given emergency use authorization to the Novavax vaccine.
Health

FDA just greenlit a different type of COVID vaccine

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Black person with short gray hair in a red collared shirt wearing a COVID mask looking directly into the camera
Health

Machine learning is finally helping us track COVID deaths faster and more accurately

By Kate Baggaley

A man on a bicycle wearing a face mask as he passes flowering bushes.
Health

Omicron variants keep getting better at dodging our immune systems

By Philip Kiefer

New mother nursing newborn baby while wearing a COVID mask
Health

COVID deaths in pregnant people in the US are flying under the radar

By Maria Parazo Rose

Sleep is closely tied to important health factors like our weight, blood pressure, and glucose metabolism.
Health

Take heart: A good night’s sleep can boost cardiac health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Person with blond hair and white nail polish scratching mosquito bites that could carry viruses
Health

These mosquito-borne viruses have a bizarre way of making you smell sweeter to their minions

By Kate Baggaley

Clinical sample of the monkeypox virus.
Health

More than a million monkeypox vaccines are on their way in the US

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Juul e-cigarette vaping pen next to box and a gavel to symbolize FDA ban decision
Health

Why Juul vaping products might start disappearing from US stores

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

gloves, pills, thermometers, masks
Technology

This outbreak simulator predicted the strange twists in our pandemic behavior

By Charlotte Hu

Three kids in COVID masks with bookbags right before summer vacation and COVID vaccines are available for their age group
Health

COVID vaccines for children under 5 are near. Here’s how to prepare.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira