Toxicology
Hair Relaxers Will Be Safer without Formaldehyde, but It’s Just a Start
Banning formaldehyde hair relaxers might help protect Black women’s health, but won’t end the racism that drives their use
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Epidemiology
U.S. Drinking-Water Systems Still Haven’t Defeated This Nasty Parasite
The U.S.’s largest-ever outbreak of waterborne illness—cryptosporidiosis—hit Milwaukee 30 years ago. Why are many other water systems still vulnerable to the same parasite today?...
Fossil Fuels
Coal Power Kills a ‘Staggering’ Number of Â鶹´«Ã½AVs
An estimated 460,000 deaths in the U.S. were attributable to coal-fired power plant pollution between 1999 and 2020, new research finds
Public Health
Recent FDA Warning about Bacteria in Eye Drops: What You Should Know
Your questions about eye drop contamination answered by infectious disease experts
Food
How Long Do Thanksgiving Leftovers Last?
Food scientists break down what food is the first to go bad and simple ways of extending leftovers’ shelf life
Public Health
Psychiatric Disorders Spike After Gun Violence
Survivors of gun violence, especially young ones, are often forgotten among those affected by such shootings, and they bear a substantial health burden over the following year
Climate Change
Net-Zero Emissions Would Save 32,000 Lives and $1 Trillion in the U.S. Alone
The U.S. will see “fewer emergency room visits, fewer asthma attacks” and will save money if it cuts carbon emissions, a new Union of Concerned Scientists analysis says...
Public Health
Why the Life Expectancy Gap between Men and Women Is Growing
Women are outliving men by nearly six years—and Â鶹´«Ã½AV and drug overdoses are a major cause, according to a new report
Public Health
Hair Straighteners and Relaxers May Be Harmful to Health. Here’s How to Make Them Better
Growing evidence suggests certain hair products marketed toward Black women may be harmful to their health. Scientists, entrepreneurs and policy makers are taking steps to fix the problem...
Public Health
Quick Naps Are Good for Your Brain
Daytime naps of about 30 minutes really improve your thinking and may spark creativity.
Public Health
Heart Attacks and Strokes Will Rise with Extreme Heat
The number of fatal heart attacks, strokes and arrhythmias could triple for older and Black adults as extreme heat increases with global warming
Public Health
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Cases Spiked in Florida after Hurricane Ian
A recent study found that Hurricane Ian led to a spike in cases of vibriosis, a life-threatening illness caused by water-borne Vibrio bacteria
Public Health
What Went Wrong with a Highly Publicized Â鶹´«Ã½AV Mask Analysis?
The Cochrane Library, a trusted source of health information, misled the public by prioritizing rigor over reality
Public Health
This Virus Hunter Hunter Fought a Pandemic Using a Garage Full of Guinea Pigs
It's a global pandemic. The year is not 2020 but 1918, and Harriet Jane Lawrence is developing a vaccine against the deadliest influenza outbreak the world has ever seen
Public Health
How to Handle This New Â鶹´«Ã½AV Season
The dangerous virus is still here. Here’s how you can stay safe.
Epidemiology
The Heroic Black Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis
Maria Smilios’ new book The Black Angels chronicles the history of the nurses of Sea View Hospital and the cure for tuberculosis
Public Health
Bed Bugs and Influencers Spark Pest Panic in Paris. Here’s What You Need to Know
Media reports suggest an unprecedented outbreak of bed bugs in Paris, but experts aren’t so sure anything is out of the ordinary
Climate Change
South America’s Winter Hot Spell Was 100 Times More Likely with Climate Change
A heat dome that baked parts of South America in late September was made much more likely and at least 1.4 degrees Celsius (2.5 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter by climate change...
Vaccines
The Flu Vaccine Works—In a Way Most People Don’t Appreciate
The CDC is emphasizing how the flu vaccine can turn the virus from “Wild to Mild”
Public Health
‘Morning After’ Antibiotic Could Reduce STIs
Draft CDC guidelines recommend doxycycline for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in some populations
