Health & Medicine

  1. Astronomy

    Readers wonder about a hydrogen wall, pig lung transplants and more

    Readers had questions about a glow at the edge of the solar system, pig lung transplants, the use of the word promiscuous and more.

    By Science News Staff
  2. Health & Medicine

    A mysterious polio-like disease has sickened as many as 127 people in the U.S.

    Medical experts are trying to trace the cause of 62 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis this year.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Life

    Explore the history of blood from vampires to the ‘Menstrual Man’

    Rose George’s book ‘Nine Pints’ offers readers an engaging and insightful cultural and scientific history of blood.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Health & Medicine

    Hundreds of dietary supplements are tainted with potentially harmful drugs

    Most dietary supplements tainted with pharmaceutical drugs were marketed for sexual enhancement, weight loss or muscle building.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  5. Health & Medicine

    Nearly 2 million U.S. adult nonsmokers vape

    A new study finds that an estimated 1.9 million U.S. adult nonsmokers use e-cigarettes, highlighting worries that the devices are addictive.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  6. Health & Medicine

    ‘Sawbones’ invites readers to laugh at the bizarre history of medicine

    ‘The Sawbones Book,’ based on the popular podcast by Dr. Sydnee and Justin McElroy, ties the strange history of modern medicine to modern pseudoscience.

    By Mike Denison
  7. Health & Medicine

    City size and structure may influence influenza epidemics

    The size and structure of cities helps shape the progression of new influenza cases during a flu season, a new study finds.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  8. Health & Medicine

    Discovery of how to prod a patient’s immune system to fight cancer wins a Nobel

    Two scientists share the 2018 medicine Nobel for identifying proteins that act as brakes on tumor-fighting T cells.

    By Tina Hesman Saey and Aimee Cunningham
  9. Life

    Cancer immunotherapy wins the 2018 medicine Nobel Prize

    Therapies that unleash immune system brakes against cancer have earned the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.

    By Tina Hesman Saey and Aimee Cunningham
  10. Health & Medicine

    The CDC says 80,000 people died from the flu last year

    The 2017-2018 flu season was one of the deadliest on record for the United States.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  11. Life

    Emily Balskus uses chemical logic to study the microbiome

    Using chemistry to peer at the microbial world, Emily Balskus is revealing how microbes influence human health.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  12. Health & Medicine

    Lisa Manning describes the physics of how cells move

    Physicist Lisa Manning probes how physical forces influence cell behavior in asthma and other conditions.

    By Aimee Cunningham