Public Health

A politicized review into transgender medicine in the National Health Service has upended lives in the U.K.—and threatens to spread harm across the globe

By canceling congestion pricing for drivers in New York City, the governor of New York State will hurt many retirees, who need the mass transport investments the move promised

A new blood test for cancer, helpful cat parasites, and a new kind of wood in this week's news roundup.

The amount of water and electrolytes needed for proper hydration vary from person to person

New drugs may help patients with life-threatening "brain-eating" amoeba infections

Climate change-driven heat endangers Olympians. Here’s how the Games are helping competitors cool down

We cover extreme weather, cocaine sharks and komodo dragons with iron-tipped teeth in this week’s news roundup.

Hundreds of thousands of people die from extreme temperatures every year, more than any other type of weather disaster

A 1972 law that allows states to avoid OSHA regulations for public-sector employees is undermining the nation’s first proposed worker safeguards for heat

An athletic trainer explains why bodies need time to acclimatize to extreme heat and what risks to watch out for to avoid heat illness in student athletes

Windows devices go down, Twisters brings tornadoes to the big screen and COVID’s summer surge in this week’s news roundup.

Hurricane Beryl exposed the dangers of what happens when a storm cuts off power and a heat wave follows in its wake