Health

The withdrawal after 22 years of a controversial stem cell paper highlights how perverse incentives can distort scientific progress

False cures and dangerous misinformation, from the misguided to the exploitative, surround cancer patients, with the capacity to do serious harm

Emergency access to abortion is preserved—for now. Also, NASA postpones the return of Starliner astronauts, and we’re tracking the spread of bird flu, dengue and mpox.

Following the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion remains a top issue for many voters

It turns out there’s little good evidence that pets benefit our physical or mental health

This year’s first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump featured clashes over insulin costs, inflation, abortion, immigration, and January 6

In its decision in Idaho v. U.S., the Supreme Court has decided to uphold the ability of emergency medicine providers like me to use abortion to stabilize or save a life

A Supreme Court decision allows emergency abortion care despite a state ban in Idaho while the case works its way through lower courts

Amid the pandemic, the Pentagon ran a conspiracy campaign to discredit vaccines—just so it could score points against China. The revelation is a worst-case scenario for global public health

The Department of Housing and Urban Development long refused to pay cooling costs for public housing, but climate-change-fueled heat waves have underscored the public health need

The Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, a 40-year legal principle that has shaped the role of government agencies. The outcome could affect medication approval, pollution regulation, and more

Volunteering in community programs can reduce youth depression and anxiety, researchers are beginning to learn