Health

Lesions can be seen on this mpox patient in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of an outbreak in Africa. Glody Murhabazi/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption …

A person breathes inside the Gesundheit II, a machine that allows scientists to study the behavior of pathogens when they’re exhaled. Research like this is at risk amid the Trump …

Bri McNulty, 23, won her dream job as a CDC fellow working on cancer prevention in Iowa, the state with the second highest incidence of cancer. But she was fired, …

A protest at the U.S. Department of Labor on Feb. 5. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress) Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty Images Federal workers and contractors who …

People who block the internet from their smartphones spend more time on other activities that improve their wellbeing. Rob Dobi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rob Dobi/Getty Images If you …

A study published in PLOS validates what correlational research has suggested: It doesn’t take long to get a boost in mood and a decrease in anxiety when we turn off …

The decision comes in the wake of a judge’s ruling that such a move will not cause irreparable harm to the employees. There will be exceptions for several hundred employees …

The advice helped him when his wife was sick with breast cancer. And now 20 years later, he still finds it’s still invaluable while supporting her through dementia.

Medical researchers say the Trump administration’s plan to reduce payments for indirect research costs will hamper the search for new cures. A visit to University of Maryland lab studying how …

Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. Curtis Means/Getty Images …