Health

Shell’s petrochemical complex along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pa., June 2022. Reid R. Frazier/The Allegheny Front hide caption toggle caption Reid R. Frazier/The Allegheny Front Shell’s petrochemical complex …

Laurie Ayala works out of an office deep in Northwestern Medicine’s Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago, IL. Whenever the small, black landline phone on her desk rings, she answers. This …

For International Day of Happiness, photographers sent us pictures of a Syrian boy who finds joy caring for farm animals, Ukrainian girls on a trampoline, music lovers grooving to the …

Pfizer’s Paxlovid combines two antiviral drugs to fight the virus that causes COVID-19. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Pfizer’s Paxlovid combines two antiviral drugs to …

Two new government studies found no medical explanation for the cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome.

More than a million abortions were provided in the U.S. in 2023. That’s a major finding from a report published Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports …

Two new government studies found no unusual pattern of injury or illness in people with the mysterious cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Two new government …

Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication of smallpox, many from health workers whose voices have been missing from the record.

Ultra-processed foods contain substances you wouldn’t find in your own kitchen, like high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavor and color enhancers, anti-caking agents and emulsifiers. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption toggle …

Women who do strength training live longer. A study finds resistance training 2-3 days a week cuts the risk of death from heart disease for women by 30%. (Story first …