With RFK Jr. at the HHS helm, the $70-billion industry may push bolder health claims and government payment policies.

According to the committee report, concepts related to race, gender, societal status, as well as social and environmental ...

Mixed Signals,” by Rebecca Charbonneau, explores an unusual period of Soviet-U.S. cooperation in the hunt for aliens.

At a newly launched center, scientists investigate what they say is now a leading disease risk factor: corporations.

But what does the research say about where public trust in science, doctors, and health care institutions actually stands? In recent years, researchers have been increasingly looking into quantifying ...

In 1989, a pair of chemists boasted at having achieved fusion — that is, harnessing the same type of energy that’s produced by the sun — in room-temperature water. The infamous “cold fusion” ...

In Arkansas, state health officials announced a stunning statistic for 2023: The total number of abortions in the state, where some 1.5 million women live, was zero. In South Dakota, too, official ...

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In “Doctored,” Charles Piller uncovers evidence that many important Alzheimer’s studies are based on faulty data.