PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of chemicals that contain carbon-fluorine bonds. These bonds are very strong, making them resistant to degradation. This broad definition ...
Marijuana smoke contains known carcinogens, including some nasty ones that can damage DNA. So you'd think smoking pot would ...
Uncaging laying hens and giving them more freedom seems like an obvious win for animal welfare. But when researchers counted not only behavioral benefits but also feed, emissions, land use, disease, ...
Long after the debris was cleared from Lower Manhattan, the “dust” of Ground Zero continued its work inside the human body.
When a drug company makes billions from a lifesaving medicine, can its pursuit of profit become a moral or legal wrong? A recent California Supreme Court decision says, not necessarily. The ruling ...
Ten years after the publication of the 2016 CDC opioid guideline, enough time has passed to examine what followed. Consider this a biopsy of a decade of American pain policy—not an examination of what ...
A recent study claims sugary drinks increase the risk of stomach cancer, but is it reliable? Discover the flaws in these ...
It's America's most addictive and fastest-growing sport. Pickleball is all kinds of fun, especially for the 60+ crowd who may ...
Continuous glucose monitors were designed to help people with diabetes manage blood sugar, but they’re rapidly becoming part ...
As more states legalize recreational cannabis use, serious health risks linked to the drug appear to be increasing. Emergency rooms have seen more cases of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome—recurrent, ...
On the health front, there's some excellent news! At the Burning Man Orgy Dome, volunteers will be handing out baby wipes.
The Environmental Working Group recently compared ultra-processed foods across major fast-food chains and found one ...