Why Are COVID Rates Increasing in the Summer?
COVID hospitalizations are slowly rising again this summer, causing scientists and clinicians to rethink if or when the disease will become a seasonal illness
COVID hospitalizations are slowly rising again this summer, causing scientists and clinicians to rethink if or when the disease will become a seasonal illness
The deadly wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, has killed dozens of people so far. Here’s how fires threaten human health
What is behind the Black maternal mortality crisis, and what needs to change? In this podcast from Nature and Scientific American, leading academics unpack the racism at the heart of the system...
The FDA approved zuranolone, a short-term oral medication that could help new parents who are struggling with depression after giving birth
The bite of the lone star tick can cause an allergy to red meat, as well as to dairy and some medications
As summers get hotter and longer, experts provide advice on how to survive heat-related emergencies
Here’s the science on whether naps have short- and long-term benefits for your health
Rising heat could debilitate mosquitoes bred to slow the transmission of viruses such as yellow fever and dengue
Drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic might help people tackle substance abuse as well as shed pounds.
Scientists altered the genomes of female fruit flies, allowing them to reproduce without any contribution from a male
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