Certain hereditary diseases were stalking close-knit Jewish communities before a rabbi turned genetic screening into a courtship custom.

Tara and Alan Atchison couldn’t have biological children. Here’s how they made a family anyway.

Leaves, paper, crumbs and other bits of trash cling to auto carpets — don’t even mention the liquid stains and smells.

Vintage steel frame bicycles may outlast models made from space-age carbon fiber or aluminum.

Inside one woman's experience with topical steroids — and why she says the cure was worse than the disease.

A new movement on social media is trying to change the way we think about acne.

With 45 categories of recyclables, Kamikatsu — in southwestern Japan — has a progressive approach that saves the town money and reduces greenhouse emissions.

Warming temperatures worsen ozone pollution. Excess carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) causes plants to grow faster and release more pollen — extending the “allergy” season.

With poverty and stress driving up high blood pressure in communities of color, will it help to cut sodium in Chinese food? Health officials say it’s a worthy effort.

A Harvard researcher is sending up red flags about a popular class of supplements, some of which contain amphetamine-like drugs.

In remote British Columbia, biologists document species that have adapted to the cold. The goal: create a baseline for the region before climate shifts change the ecosystem.

A film documents the work and adventure of African American astrophysicists.

Alan Yu heads home to Hong Kong to investigate the ways acupuncture is used in the medical system there.

Visitors line the hallways — even sleep on the floor — anxious for loved ones to recover. Noora Health trains overflow family to care for patients once they return home.

A senior center in Queens, New York offers dialectical behavior therapy —combining modern therapy and eastern philosophy to fight depression, anxiety.