Kids Breathe Easier After Coal Plant Shutters in Pennsylvania
Pediatric asthma ER visits dropped 40 percent after a coal plant near Pittsburgh closed down, researchers found.
Is Big Red in Trouble?Companies are Removing Red Dye From Products.
The ingredient that gives Big Red its bright color, red dye No. 40, is supposed to be removed from food…
President is Old. Bruising on Trump’s Hand is From Handshaking
Users on social media have been questioning bruises on Donald Trump’s hands and swollen ankles. The White House released an…
Podcast: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part 2
In response to the high price of prescription drugs, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners to share their strategies…
Senate Panel Approves Trump Pick to Head CDC
Susan Monarez’s nomination now goes to the floor, where she will likely secure the votes needed to assume the role.
How Plants Could Save Us From ‘Forever Chemicals’
Tools to address PFAS pollution are limited. Here's what researchers are learning about how these chemicals travel through the environment…
How vaccine skeptics sow doubt on established science
Vaccine advocates say ACIP’s plans to review the government’s childhood vaccine schedule could undermine long-accepted consensus and public confidence.
Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers Sow Doubts as Scientists Protest US Pivot on Shots
As fired and retired scientists rallied outside in the Atlanta heat, an advisory panel that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handpicked…
It’s Not Just the Cities. Extreme Heat is a Growing Threat to Rural America.
The urban heat island sits in a rural heat ocean.
Meet Nimbus: The newest COVID-19 Variant Frolicking Across the U.S.
The NB.1.8.1 variant, nicknamed “razor-blade throat,” could drive up COVID-19 cases this summer
Federal Judge rules Trump’s Termination of NIH Grants Illegal
In a ruling issued Monday, the judge called the government’s directives “arbitrary and capricious” and ordered funding for some of…
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
The FDA’s 2022 inspection of the Sun Pharma factory in India warned of contaminations and deficiencies. But the plant received…
