60,000 People Died from Blistering European Heat Waves, New Analysis Finds
Tens of thousands of people died during intense heat waves in Europe last summer, indicating that heat prevention plans aren’t protecting vulnerable populations
Tens of thousands of people died during intense heat waves in Europe last summer, indicating that heat prevention plans aren’t protecting vulnerable populations
Health-damaging PFASs are nearly impossible to break down—but a new hot-water technique can destroy them
The new leader of the CDC should prioritize the people it serves, people in the agency itself and people who exert power over public health
A “heat dome” is parked over Texas and Mexico and is sending temperatures soaring to record—and potentially deadly—levels
Stanford University researchers found high levels of the carcinogen benzene in California and Colorado homes that used gas stoves
The drug metformin cut long COVID risk by 41 percent in both people who were overweight and those with obesity. But treatments remain elusive
Your body has a secret cooling method, and scientists explain how to use it.
Tobacco smoking continues to place an extraordinarily heavy burden on global health
Smoking kills. And although smoking rates are down in many places, it’s going to take more to win the battle against tobacco
The American Lung Association says a proposed EPA rule to curtail tailpipe pollution, which would bolster electric car adoption, could help the country avoid premature deaths and millions of asthma attacks...
Tobacco smoking places an enormous burden on global health — around 14% of all deaths in 2019 were attributed to this habit. New quitting tools and effective policies to discourage smoking might be turning the tide against tobacco, but addictions of this nature are not easily overcome...
Established nicotine replacement therapies combined with behavioral counseling could offer the best chance of BEATING NICOTINE ADDICTION
Scientists aren’t sure whether nicotine, a main ingredient in many e-cigarettes, damages a person’s long-term health
A cluster of U.S. residents who traveled for surgery have developed severe fungal infections in the spine and brain. Here’s what you need to know about the disease
Researchers hope their work on racial health disparities will be a “call to action”
The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases
What you pay for tests, vaccines, and medicine will change
Exclusive breastfeeding is not imperative, and the “breast is best” mantra can be harmful to babies and parents, especially among marginalized people
Academics can do more to help disadvantaged communities in the U.S.
A potentially record-setting heat wave is headed for the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, a sign of the shift to hotter—and earlier—summers
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