Health
Can a Mental Health App Help You Deal With Anxiety?
Experts say the aids can be a first step to meaningful treatment if you choose an app based on three criteria
What You Need to Know About the History of Monkeypox
Mired in misconception, the poxvirus is endemic in certain African countries but was rarely reported in Europe and the U.S. until recently
New York State Purchases Robot Companions for the Elderly
The state has bought more than 800 ElliQ robots to combat loneliness in older adults
Los Angeles Becomes Latest City to Hire 'Chief Heat Officer'
As temperatures rise, these new leaders in L.A., Miami and Phoenix are trying to reduce heat-related deaths and hospitalizations
Where Did the Black Death Start? Thanks to Ancient DNA, Scientists May Have Answers
The devastating disease possibly began in what is now northern Kyrgyzstan
EPA Warns Against Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
The federal agency’s new limits on drinking water contaminants take aim at synthetic substances called PFAS that are linked with health issues
When Abortion Was Illegal, Chicago Women Turned to the Jane Collective
A new documentary spotlights the group that helped thousands seeking abortions in the 1960s and '70s
Beginning in Mid-July, Dial 988 for the Mental Health Hotline
The three-digit code will be like 911, but for mental health emergencies only
The Curious Case of Charles Osborne, Who Hiccupped for 68 Years Straight
A 1922 accident sparked the Iowa man’s intractable hiccups, which suddenly subsided in 1990
Climate Change May Affect Our Ability to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
New research suggests that higher temperatures may lead of 50 to 58 hours of lost sleep per person every year by the end of the century
Why Did It Take 35 Years to Get a Malaria Vaccine?
The parasite’s complex biology played a role in the delay, but experts say there was also a lack of urgency and funding
Should Parents Worry About New Research Linking Kids’ Mental Health and Individual Sports?
According to the study, children who played team sports had fewer mental health difficulties than those who didn’t play sports
The Woman Who Fought to End the 'Pernicious' Scourge of Kissing
New understandings of how disease spread informed Imogene Rechtin's ill-fated 1910 campaign to ban a universal human practice
Exhibition Explores the Art and Science of Cancer—and the Hope of a Future Without It
The Science Museum in London explores the past and future of the disease, and the resilience of its survivors
What Did the Suffragists Really Think About Abortion?
Contrary to contemporary claims, Susan B. Anthony and her peers rarely discussed abortion, which only emerged as a key political issue in the 1960s
The Past, Present and Future of Using Ketamine to Treat Depression
The drug's initial successes have upended what many neuroscientists know about the brain and mental illness
Doctors Are Stumped by a Rare Monkeypox Outbreak
So far, health officials have detected cases in Europe, Canada and the United States
The Revolutionary 1965 Supreme Court Decision That Declared Sex a Private Affair
A Smithsonian curator of medicine and science looks back to the days when police could arrest couples for using contraception
Your Crushing Anxiety About the Climate Crisis Is Normal
A Stanford researcher shares what she’s learned about the ways climate change affects mental health and offers practical advice
Have Scientists Designed the Perfect Chocolate?
Part of a burgeoning field of 'edible metamaterials,' Dutch physicists found that 3-D printed spiral-shaped candies give the ideal eating experience
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