Cancer disparities cost lives, and researchers are struggling to understand what lies behind these gaps. Federal funding for this type of work has slowed since last year. Andrew Brookes/Image source/Getty Images hide title toggle title Andrew Brookes/Image source/Getty Images Why are some people more likely to get cancer and die from it than others? Rural
It is a summer of extreme heat in much of the world. I know what it feels like. In Uttar Pradesh, India, where I grew up, temperatures easily exceed 120 degrees in May and June. But few people have access to air conditioning. With a per capita income of around $1,000 a year, many people
Dr. Erica Schwartz faces a Senate confirmation hearing for CDC director. US Department of Health and Human Services hide title toggle title US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump’s latest nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will appear before a Senate committee Wednesday morning to answer questions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offices in Atlanta are seen in 2022. The agency is investigating a rise in cyclosporiasis cases. Ron Harris/AP hide title toggle title Ron Harris/AP According to federal health authorities, a large number of cases of intestinal diseases causing diarrhea, nausea and fatigue have been detected in 34 states,
A health worker at the Evangelical Medical Center, in Bunia, eastern Congo, on Friday, July 3, 2026, where Ebola clinical trials are scheduled. Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP hide title toggle title Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo arise from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, a
Smoking is inexplicably cool again and I’m not happy about it. After a period of health-related stigma, it is now considered culturally acceptable and even desirable to be seen with a cigarette in your hand. It signals sophistication, rebellious attitude and undeniable coldness. Newsweek reported on a “cigarette renaissance” among Generation Z, a trend that
