Science and Health

China Says Surge in Respiratory Illnesses Caused by Flu, Other Known Pathogens

Heat, Disease, Air Pollution: How Climate Change Impacts Health

Oregon Experiments with Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Hard Drugs

UN Chief Visits Rapidly Melting Antarctica Ahead of COP28 Climate Talks

Japan Detects Season’s First Bird Flu Case, Will Cull 40,000 Birds, Report Says

UN Chief Speaks From Antarctica Ahead of Global Climate Summit

WHO Confirms First Sexual Spread of Mpox in Congo Amid Record Outbreak

South Africa, Colombia Fighting Drugmakers Over Access to TB, HIV Drugs

WHO Asks China for More Information About Illnesses, Pneumonia Clusters

West Africa Responds to Huge Diphtheria Outbreaks by Targeting Unvaccinated Populations

Ethiopian American Top Young Scientist Challenge Winner Hopes to Change Lives

New Obesity Medications Change How Users View Holiday Meals

Climate Change Brings Fear and Uncertainty to South Africa’s Coastlines

Lahore’s Poor Air Quality Points to Pakistan’s Bigger Pollution Problem

Britain Pushes Tech Solutions for Global Hunger; Critics Blame Inequality

Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Law Faces Growing Pushback Amid Fentanyl Crisis

Judge Rules Against Tribes in Fight Over Nevada Lithium Mine

Second SpaceX Starship Launch Presumed Failed Minutes After Reaching Space

China-US Fentanyl Agreement Restarts Stalled Cooperative Fight Against Deadly Drug

World’s First Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Approved in Britain

Flu Soaring in 7 US States, Rising in Others, Health Officials Say

Melting Arctic Sea Ice Threatens Polar Bears  

Years of Uncertainty Ahead for Iceland Volcano Town

Pastoralists Modernizing to Cope With Climate Change, New Lifestyles

Hundreds of Unreported Injuries at SpaceX; Death of Spaceflight Pioneer

Progress in Childhood Cancer has Stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, US Report Says

Frozen Library of Ancient Ice Tells Tales of Climate’s Past

Heat-related Deaths to Soar Nearly 400% by 2050 – Report

Lifestyle Changes Driving Rise of Rheumatological Diseases in Africa, Experts Say

Young Africans Hope to Address Climate Challenges Through Training Program

Ukrainian Combat Medics Perform Blood Transfusions on Battlefield

Internal Documents Show the World Health Organization Paid Sexual Abuse Victims in Congo $250 Each

Jill Biden to Lead New Initiative to Boost Federal Government Research into Women’s Health

Mushrooms Can Help Cut Wildfire Risks, Scientists Find

Indians Set World Record Celebrating Diwali as Worries About Air Pollution Rise

World’s Population Has Passed 8 Billion, US Census Says

Iceland Evacuates Town, Raises Aviation Alert Amid Fears of Volcanic Eruption

Hundreds Of Activists Demand Action on Plastics in Kenya

US Childhood Vaccination Exemptions at Highest Level Ever

Tuberculosis Remains One of World’s Deadliest Diseases, but Vaccine Hopes Rise

Quakes Rock Southwestern Iceland as Volcanic Eruption Looms

Tuberculosis Remains One of World’s Deadliest Diseases, But Hope for Vaccine Rises

US Hit by 25 Reported Billion-Dollar Climate Disasters in 2023

Kerry: US and China Have ‘Some Agreement’ on Climate Issues

Kenyan University Student Innovators Manufacture Flour Using Grass

Warmer Ocean Temperatures Bleach Florida Coral

Indian Capital Gets Breather as Rain Brings Respite from Smog

Man Receives First Eye Transplant in Step Toward One Day Restoring Sight

Recent Floods in Kenya Kill 15, Displace Thousands

‘Like Breathing Poison’: Delhi Children Hardest Hit by Smog

Transsexual People Can Be Baptized Catholic, Serve as Godparents, Vatican Says

Workers Exposed to Sunlight at High Risk of Deadly Skin Cancer

FDA Approves New Version of Diabetes Drug for Weight Loss

UN: Excess Global Fossil Fuel Production will Undermine Goal of Limiting Global Temperatures

This Year ‘Virtually Certain’ to be Warmest in 125,000 Years, EU Scientists Say

Syphilis Cases in US Newborns Skyrocketed in 2022

California’s Sequoia National Forest Has New Residents: Gray Wolves

Why Sweden Going Smoke-Free May Not be Such Good ‘Snus’

AI Experts Weigh in on Biden’s Executive Order

US CDC to Expand Surveillance of Travelers for Respiratory Viruses