Health

Death cap mushrooms look similar to other edible varieties, but are highly poisonous. They grow near oak and other hardwood trees, usually in urban and suburban areas. William West/AFP via …

A nurse performs surgery on a trachoma patient in Ethiopia. Trachoma is considered a neglected tropical disease, caused by a bacterial infection, and can lead to blindness. Marco Simoncelli/AFP/via Getty …

A study points to a new concern about the effect that heat can have on young children. (Image credit: Bashar Taleb/AFP)

Male breast cancer is rare, but studies suggest it’s more common — and more lethal — among veterans. Yet the Veterans Administration is making it harder for veterans with breast …

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to make bionic limbs act more like natural ones.

Joan Brugge, Ph.D., in her office at Harvard Medical School. “I can’t stop just because of these hardships that we’re facing now,” Brugge says. “We all need to work hard …

Research shows our ability to tolerate alcohol wanes with age, because of changes in metabolism. Cappi Thompson/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cappi Thompson/Moment RF/Getty Images Once upon a …

Craig Garthwaite, Director of the Program on Healthcare at Northwestern University and co-author of a new paper from the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, talks about reforms that could make healthcare …

Dr. Chari Cohen, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation, says there is no scientific basis for scaling back newborn hepatitis B shots.

The pigeon population has exploded — a result of people feeding the birds. For some it’s a holy duty and a way to connect to nature. Critics point to health …