Mexico bans junk food sales in schools in its latest salvo against child obesity
MEXICO CITY — A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on…
STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and…
Arkansas sues 2 pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of fueling opioid epidemic in state
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee…
Doctor, self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed AIDS epidemic in rural China dies
Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China…
Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95
Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China…
Why You Are More Likely to Get Sick This Winter, in Charts
Get ready for more sickness.
Covid-19 is settling in as a wintertime fixture, and infections are…
UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time
LONDON — The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in…
'Perfect storm for disease has begun' in Gaza, overwhelmed doctors say
A lack of food, clean water and shelter have worn down hundreds of thousands of traumatized people…
A lonely nation: Has the notion of the 'American way' promoted isolation across history?
NEW YORK — At the end of “The Searchers,” one of John Wayne’s most renowned Westerns, a…