‘Forever chemicals’ may speed up aging in men
Chemicals known as PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” are now found almost everywhere in the modern world.
They are used to make many everyday products...
Teen cannabis use may follow the same pattern of alcohol use
A new long-term study has revealed an important pattern in how teenagers use cannabis, offering insight into why youth drug trends can suddenly rise...
Nearly one in three people die without essential end-of-life care, study warns
Nearly one in three people in England are dying without the basic care they need in their final days, according to a major new...
Study warns of 1,000-times-stronger-than-morphine opioids at large events
Major celebrations in New Orleans earlier this year may have been accompanied by a troubling rise in the use of powerful synthetic opioids, according...
Why preserved vegetables can turn deadly, and how to stay safe
A food truck in southern Italy recently became the center of a deadly health scare.
A food-borne outbreak linked to preserved vegetables killed two people...
These two animal viruses could become next public health threats
For most people, dangerous viruses seem to appear suddenly, as if out of nowhere. COVID-19 taught the world that diseases jumping from animals to...
Meth overdose deaths have exploded everywhere in the U.S.
Once considered mostly a local problem in the western United States, methamphetamine-related overdose deaths have now become a nationwide crisis.
A new study shows that...
Deadly mushrooms are spreading in California
Health officials in California are warning people to stay away from wild mushrooms after a dangerous rise in poisonings.
Over a short period from November...
COVID-19 still kills more than 100,000 people a year in the U.S.
Even though the United States ended its COVID-19 public health emergency in May 2023, the virus has not gone away.
A new study from the...
Navigating norovirus: insights into stomach bug outbreaks
Outbreaks of a contagious “stomach bug” called norovirus can spread quickly. It often crops up in cruise ships, nursing homes, and other crowded places....