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Climate Change

Every human semen sample contained microplastics in new study

By Andrew Paul

steam rising over blue water in a pool built by ancient romans
Health

What Britain’s famed Roman Baths could teach us about microbes

By Laura Baisas

a human skull on a dark background with E270 printed on it
Health

4,000 year-old Egyptian skulls show attempts at brain surgery to treat cancer

By Laura Baisas

Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas panhandle
Science

Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas panhandle

By Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News

milk glass
Health

Why you shouldn’t drink raw milk

By Kerry E. Kaylegian / The Conversation

Small Plastic pellets on blue cloth
Animals

Every human testicle contained microplastics in a new study

By Andrew Paul

Three 3D printed polypills
Health

One 3D-printed ‘polypill’ could fit an entire day’s medications

By Andrew Paul

Scotland suddenly has a lot of mosquitoes
Science

Scotland suddenly has a lot of mosquitoes

By Tom Hawking

Tandem insulin pump installed on woman's stomach
Health

FDA issues recall for diabetes app after over 200 reported injuries

By Andrew Paul

Woman wearing Razer Zephyr Mask
Health

Surprise! That futuristic COVID mask was even sketchier than we thought

By Andrew Paul

white cow's milk on a grocery store shelf
Health

Bird flu virus traces detected in 1 in 5 pasteurized cow milk samples

By Laura Baisas

an yellow-ish bag of liver cells in a suspension.
Health

Experimental treatment grows livers from lymph nodes

By Laura Baisas

person taking photos of themselves in the dark
Health

Please think twice before letting AI scan your penis for STIs

By Andrew Paul

Microscopic image of virus cell impaled on silicon wafer needles
Technology

New material neutralizes 96-percent of virus cells using nanospikes

By Andrew Paul

dairy cows eating animal feed
Environment

Bird flu detected in dairy cow milk samples

By Laura Baisas

a prehistoric tooth in a lab
Science

Rare traces of tooth decay and gum disease found in Bronze Age teeth

By Laura Baisas

a sign outside of a construction site reads "danger, asbestos removal in progress"
Health

EPA rule finally bans the most common form of asbestos

By Laura Baisas

human remains uncovered in Sweden.
Science

Kissing and eating during the Stone Age ‘could be lethal’

By Laura Baisas

A pair of mountain goats camera trapped walking along a hiking trail near Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada.
Environment

Nature wasn’t healing: What really happened with wildlife during pandemic lockdowns

By Lauren Leffer

A doctor puts a bandage on the upper arm of a senior citizen.
Health

CDC recommends Americans 65 and over get additional COVID-19 vaccine

By Laura Baisas

Varda W-1 capsule reentry video screenshot
Science

Watch the plasma fly in space capsule’s dramatic fall to Earth

By Andrew Paul

A syringe with a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine next to its packaging.
Health

How to check your measles vaccination status amid outbreak

By Laura Baisas

Pigs in sty at factory farm
Environment

Gene-edited pigs immune to deadly virus could arrive on farms by next year

By Andrew Paul

A common vole in a wooded area.
Health

First Alaskapox death reported: What you should know about the virus

By Laura Baisas

Illustration of 3D printed brain tissue culture with 25nm scale
Science

Scientists have 3D bioprinted functioning human brain tissue

By Andrew Paul

Chronic wasting disease currently is known to infect only members of the cervid family—elk, deer, reindeer, caribou, and moose.
Health

Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic wasting disease

By Jim Robbins / KFF Health News

Green dots representing spores are dispersed from a leaf.
Science

Watch ‘tiny tornadoes’ spread plant pathogens

By Laura Baisas

Smartphone showing Elon Musk X profile against Neuralink logo backdrop
Technology

Elon Musk alleges Neuralink completed its first human trial implant

By Andrew Paul

Dead elephant seal pups in the front line with an adult male carcass contrasting in size, and another adult individual in the background. The beach in Argentina is empty of living seals that should be thriving in the area at this time of the year.
Environment

Seal pup die-off from avian flu in Argentina looks ‘apocalyptic’

By Laura Baisas

The packaging for an inhaler called Flovent HFA. Flovent is a popular inhaled corticosteroid that helps keep inflammation in the lungs low and the airways open for people with asthma.
Health

Popular corticosteroid asthma inhaler Flovent was discontinued this month

By Laura Baisas

The skull of a Swedish Viking dating back to the 10th through 12th Century CE undergoes a dental examination.
Health

Vikings filed their teeth to cope with pain

By Laura Baisas

A researcher handles a petri dish while observing a CRISPR/Cas9 process through a stereomicroscope at the Max-Delbrueck-Centre for Molecular Medicine.
Health

FDA approves the first gene-editing treatment in the US

By Laura Baisas

A French bulldog standing in a pile of leaves.
Health

An unknown respiratory illness is sickening dogs in the US, but ‘don’t panic’

By Laura Baisas

A photomicrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis taken from a urethral scrape. If left untreated, chlamydia can cause severe and costly reproductive and other health problems.
Health

FDA authorizes at-home chlamydia and gonorrhea test for the first time

By Laura Baisas

An extreme close up of a mosquito biting human skin.
Health

How ingredients in everyday soap could help fight malaria

By Laura Baisas

colorful dna strands; illustration
Health

Can our eyes ever fix themselves?

By Aparna Nathan

A researcher handles a petri dish while observing a CRISPR/Cas9 process through a stereomicroscope at the Max-Delbrueck-Centre for Molecular Medicine.
Health

The UK becomes the first country to approve CRISPR treatment

By Laura Baisas

A black and white photograph of the The HMAS Culgoa. The vessel was a Modified River Class Frigate, sometimes known as the Bay Class. The Australian naval vessel was launched in September 1945 and was decommissioned in April 1954.
Health

Lung cancer in naval personnel linked to asbestos exposure

By Laura Baisas

Ozempic weight loss drug injectable on red background
Health

The unintended side effects of popular weight loss drugs

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A horizonal view of an injectable medication called Zepbound from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.
Health

What is Zepbound? Here’s how the newly FDA-approved weight loss drug works.

By Laura Baisas

Hot dogs at the grocery store without meat warning labels
Environment

Graphic warning labels might convince people to eat less meat

By Hannah Seo

Person with short brown hair and bright yellow shirt on a light blue background holding tissue up to runny nose
Health

Why runny noses are good for you

By Alexandra Ossola

A microscopic image of small drug-resistant germs in yellow surrounding a larger human cell, in red.
Health

Poop transplants might protect vulnerable patients from superbug infections

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Cape Fear River in North Carolina, which is polluted by PFAS, seen from above after a storm
Environment

8 new types of ‘forever chemicals’ found in river linked to US cancer cluster

By Hannah Seo

Woman sneezing into tissue on train
Technology

FTC smacks down makers of bogus ‘invisible mask’ against COVID-19

By Andrew Paul

Climate change could help fungal diseases thrive
Environment

Climate change could help fungal diseases thrive

By Shreya Dasgupta/Knowable Magazine

A pinkish human brain against a black background.
Health

New human brain atlas is the most detailed one we’ve seen yet

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Bacteriophage destroying antibiotic-resistant bacteria during phage therapy. Illustration.
Health

Viruses could be an unlikely ally in battling antibiotic-resistant bacteria

By Jessica Craig

Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity
Health

Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity

By Karin Modig/The Conversation

Disease plagues Tasmanian devils—except for on one island
Environment

Disease plagues Tasmanian devils—except for on one island

By Jessica Wynne Lockhart/Hakai Magazine

A pair of chickens at a poultry farm. Bird flu has been detected in at least 67 countries.
Health

USDA bans French poultry imports over avian influenza vaccine

By Laura Baisas

The study of smell loss still struggles for support
Health

The study of smell loss still struggles for support

By Hannah Docter-Loeb/Undark

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. This is an illustration of the two scientists.
Health

mRNA vaccine innovators win the Nobel Prize in medicine

By Laura Baisas

A person receiving chest compressions.
Health

What really happens during a near-death experience

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

An open mouth showing a drug delivery patch adhered to a cheek.
Health

Afraid of needles? Check out this octopus-inspired drug patch.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

An MRI scan of a human brain on a screen. Scanning the brain can help clinicians find abnormalities and the links between them.
Health

Substance use disorder may be connected to a specific brain circuit

By Laura Baisas

A US postal worker delivering packages to a tan residential building, with a USPS truck parked on the street in the foreground.
Health

How to order free COVID tests from the US government, starting today

By John Kennedy

Egyptian fruit bats on a fruit feeder at a zoo
Environment

How do bats stay cancer-free? The answer could be lifesaving for humans.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A doctor uses a blood pressure cuff to take a patient's blood pressure.
Health

Treating high blood pressure can save 76 million lives in 30 years, WHO says

By Laura Baisas

Why healthcare workers are worried about possible changes to masking protocols in hospitals
Health

Why healthcare workers are worried about possible changes to masking protocols in hospitals

By Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News

Sick person with tan skin and black hair checking fever on a thermometer
Health

What makes a fever an infection-busting superpower

By Edmund K. LeGrand and Joe Alcock/The Conversation

A beagle running through grass.
Health

Why your pet might need a glucose monitor

By Gwendolyn Rak

Do I need a COVID booster? And all of your other questions answered.
Health

Do I need a COVID booster? And all of your other questions answered.

By Arthur Allen/KFF Health News

Communities struggling with opioid addiction have a new complication: climate disasters
Environment

Communities struggling with opioid addiction have a new complication: climate disasters

By Robin Buller/High Country News