Health & Science

Researchers said he suffered from stage 4 CTE, which is the most advanced kind of the disease. Cross was diagnosed with mild cognitive dementia in 2018.

The FDA is considering a nonprescription, over-the-counter version of Narcan’s nasal spray for opioid overdoses. But experts worry about affordability.

The at-home nasal swab kit simultaneously tests for COVID-19 and two strains of the flu.

Anxiety disorders are on the rise in this country, especially since the pandemic. What are the reasons for this steep increase? In ...

It seems like every day, new skin care products hit the market: lotions, serums, collagen boosters, light therapy, at-home lasers — pot ...

For a product whose toxic origins trace back to a biological weapons lab in Maryland, Botox has helped normalize cosmetic injectables

A new microneedling technique utilizes a solution based on human stem cells to increase the treatment’s effect. WHYY’s host of The Pulse, Maiken Scott, gave it a try.

No current evidence suggests that offshore wind farms or surveys have caused the recent spike in whale deaths. Necropsies have found the mammals were killed by vessel strikes.

Medication abortions in the United States usually involve two different drugs. In the latest effort to limit abortion access, opponents are seeking to ban one of those.

Demand for COVID-19 vaccines has faded, but local health workers are trying to get more people up-to-date with their immunization.

Experts say depression occurs after a stroke in about 1 in 3 patients. There may be a biological reason, with some evidence suggesting that strokes might cause brain changes.

Advisers to the FDA put the opioid overdose-reversal drug a step closer to being sold without a needing a prescription. But the price tag could prove to be a barrier for many.

Oceanographer Carlos Moffat and his graduate students have just spent 45 days at sea — to better understand ocean warming and melting ice in Antarctica.

Dealing with a serious or chronic health condition is hard enough — but what happens when that condition comes with moral judgment? Tha ...

A labeling fluke and an international bestseller shaped our thinking about public health.