Gun violence has touched a majority of Americans, survey finds
The national survey reveals the severe physical and psychological harm exacted by firearm violence, especially in minority communities.
Legislation to safeguard Americans against superbugs: Boondoggle or breakthrough?
Supporters say the PASTEUR Act would fix the “broken market” for antibiotics, which lacks funding. Critics say it doesn't remove the underlying problem.
As STDs soar, at-home test kits proliferate, but are they reliable?
Amid an "out of control" epidemic of STDs, many home test kits are but offered, but without widespread FDA approval there are questions about reliability.
Will all those omicron infections and reinfections trigger lots more long COVID?
Researchers warn the big number of omicron infections compared with earlier variants signals a need to prepare for a large boost in people with long...
Billions in COVID-relief funding went to schools. Will more of them update indoor air filtration?
Researchers say the billions in pandemic funding available for ventilation upgrades in U.S. schools provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
How to ‘COVID-proof’ your home (as much as possible) when a family member gets sick
Scientists say there's a lot people can do to protect their families, chief among them improving ventilation and filtration of the air.
As thousands of kids get sick, and dozens die, scientists study COVID-related inflammation
Thousands of kids in the U.S. have been hit with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a rare but life-threatening COVID complication. Intensive care...
Scientists examine kids’ unique immune systems as more fall victim to COVID
Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, with the delta variant fueling a massive resurgence of disease, many hospitals are hitting a heartbreaking new low. They’re...