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

Opioid overdoses have fallen since their pandemic peak, according to new data from the past few months

Scientists have identified more than 30 different pathogens that they fear could cause the next big pandemic in humans

Privacy concerns were one of the most common reasons for seeking a self-managed abortion, a recent study found

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

Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, undetected bird flu infections in a new study

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

From lifesaving cancer treatments and frog “spas” to a view of the cosmos from your own backyard, science can keep you going through the long, hot days of summer

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

Here’s the long history of sex testing in elite sports like the Olympics and where the science really stands.

A man in Germany is HIV-free after receiving stem cells that are not resistant to the virus