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CDC Official Quits in Spectacular Fashion

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Last week, Department of Health and Human Services secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping layoffs. He's having regrets.

RFK Jr. Realizes He’s Made a Huge Mistake

By Victor Tangermann

An industry group of sleep doctors is renewing its plea for Daylight Savings Time to be abolished, saying it's harmful to public health.

Doctors Call for Eliminating Daylight Savings Time

By Noor Al-Sibai

The US Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that will have devastating effects for roughly 40 million women and girls.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Right to Abortion, in Horrifying Public Health Disaster

By Victor Tangermann

There's an extremely extremely disturbing site where users goad each other to commit suicide — and Google won't take it out of its search results.

Google Refuses to Pull Website Responsible for Scores of Suicides

By Noor Al-Sibai

Some scientists suggest that gene-hacking trees to grow faster and be more resilient could help fight climate change by restoring carbon sinks.

Report: Climate Change Is Now Causing “Worrying” Health Impacts

By Dan Robitzski

At protests across the country, police have frequently been showing up without wearing their medical masks during a pandemic.

Here Are a Bunch of Photos of Cops Not Wearing Masks

By Dan Robitzski

There are a number of disturbing parallels between the coronavirus COVID-19 and the Spanish flu — and leaders seem to have ignored lessons from the past.

In the Coronavirus, Historians See Echoes of Past Pandemics

By Dan Robitzski

As the deadly coronavirus is spreading across the entire globe, people are clamoring to protect themselves triggering shortages of face masks worldwide.

Chinese Outbreak Fear Spurs Worldwide Face Mask Shortage

By Victor Tangermann

The city of San Francisco is voting next week on a total ban of sales of e-cigarettes. It could become the first city in the U.S. to do so.

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San Francisco is Voting to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes Next Week

By Victor Tangermann

Hawaii is currently considering a bill that would ban cigarette sales for anyone under the age of 100 starting in the year 2024.

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Hawaii May Ban Cigarette Sales for Anyone Younger Than 100

By Kristin Houser

In the Future, We’ll All Have STDs. Just like in the Past.

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In the Future, We’ll All Have STDs. Just like in the Past.

By Kristin Houser

Decades Of Scientific Research Does, In Fact, Suggest Breastfeeding Is Best for Babies

Decades Of Scientific Research Does, In Fact, Suggest Breastfeeding Is Best for Babies

By Dan Robitzski

Google Street View Images Could Help Us Address a Public Health Crisis

Google Street View Images Could Help Us Address a Public Health Crisis

By Kristin Houser

malaria mosquitos africa blue dye treatment

Health & Medicine

Researchers Discover Dye That’s Safe and Effective for Treating Malaria

By Chelsea Gohd

Soda May Soon Be Taxed the Same Way as Cigarettes