We are well into the flu season, and people have different strategies for preventing or treating viral infections. Of course, ...

We've slapped a tax on sugary drinks, watched prices rise, and people bought less soda—but their waistlines didn’t seem to ...

There were unforgiveable shortcomings in management, which included critical information not reaching senior officials as ...

The fluoride controversy, where advocates and opponents argue in the media, is a distraction because the views of real and ...

The medical journal The Lancet recently published a detailed consensus statement classifying obesity as a disease. The ...

Lithium batteries are in the news constantly. But lithium has plenty of other uses. It's a drug for bipolar disorder. It used ...

After 20 years of hemming, hawing, and “evaluating the science,” the FDA is finally muscling its way onto the most coveted ...

John Batchelor and I dive into the accelerating outbreak of avian flu across the U.S. and the hazard of raw milk.

The surge in the “medical freedom” movement has thrust the tension between individual liberty and public health into the spotlight. At its core, this debate questions whether personal autonomy can—or ...

Ever wondered why carbon dioxide is the reigning champ of global warming? Turns out, it’s all about how it wiggles—literally. Meanwhile, in the realm of human folly, we’re still trying to figure out ...