public health

A tech-minded approach to drug fraud could squash those who enable the deadly opioid crisis.

MIT researchers have discovered how to turn wasp venom into an antibiotic.

What can America learn from this?

Altria Group Inc., maker of Marlboro cigarettes, said it’s taking a 45 percent stake in Cronos Group, a major Canadian medical and recreational marijuana provider.

The Great White North has found a way to provide universal healthcare with more salubrious results and trimmed national costs. Take notes, America.

Researchers find out why some people believe utter BS.

The damage might not be “as bad” as traditional cigarettes, but it’s still pretty bad.

Swiss researchers identify new dangers of modern cocaine.

Here are the leading solutions to antibiotic resistance, the next major global health threat.

Pfizer’s Susan Silbermann explains the superhuman effort involved in getting vaccines to the people who need them most.

Pfizer’s partnerships strengthen their ability to deliver vaccines in developing countries.

About a third of doctors may not be doing enough.

What does it take to tackle a multifaceted problem?

Emotion has an impact on the decision-making process.

A French study of nearly 70,000 people yielded startling results for two forms of cancer.

The study was small: 8 people from 8 different countries. But the findings have alarmed scientists.

This 100-year-old map, originally made for American consumption, highlights the famines that swept across Europe after WWI.

The tax coffers for the entire country will be growing rapidly, and citizens of Canada will be able to access what they need.

Research has shown that men today have less testosterone than they used to. What’s happening?

Some stress out. Some read. Some drink.

Some opioid addicts are flying outside of the U.S. for addiction treatment using the psychedelic drug ibogaine. It has yet to be studied comprehensively, and it comes with its own set of risks.

Self-cleaning trays may be on the horizon across the world.

With the death of Markeis McGlockton, the debate over stand your ground laws has reignited. Proponents believe they make us safe, while opponents claim they encourage vigilantism. While a consensus may be inconclusive, studies suggest such laws aren’t as effective as their drafters intended.

It’s not so rare as many think.

Despite its prominence in our collective imagination, variations in metabolism play a minor role in obesity.

Dr. Larry Brilliant played a key role in eradicating smallpox from the world – so what are the biggest dangers humanity faces now? Brilliant rates politics as on-par with infectious disease.

A new Yale-Harvard study categorizes gun violence as a social contagion and a public health epidemic. If nothing changes, over 33,000 people will die at the end of a gun this year in the United States.