Over 1.5 billion people worldwide are affected by some degree of hearing loss. While it is often linked to aging, a lesser-known but significant cause is infections contracted during childhood and adolescence, many of which are preventable. This is ...

This year's flu season is turning out to be brutal. As a new variant known as subclade K spreads rapidly, a study out today offers clues as to how to avoid the annual sickness.

Phrasing is "anything but objective," former Journal of the American Medical Association deputy editor says. Harvard-led research finds no unvaccinated kids died from COVID in Spain for at least 19 months at height of global spread.

The study charted syphilis progression in unknowing Black men. Lillie Tyson Head and her daughter, Carmen Head Thornton, have reason to be skeptical about the COVID-19 vaccine. After all, it was Head’s father, Freddie Lee Tyson, who was unknowingly ...

Drug treatment programs for low-income individuals with opioid use disorders are scarce in many areas of the country where opioid abuse rates are high, according to a study recently published in the journal Health Services Research. For the study ...

A new study from the University of Miami Public Health Policy Lab and the AHF Global Public Health Institute sheds light on why public trust broke down during the COVID-19 pandemic--and what can be done to rebuild it before the next health emergency.

In a lightning quick reversal, the Trump administration has reportedly restored funding for the pivotal Women's Health Initiative (WHI). "We are not terminating this study," Kennedy added. "These studies represent critical contributions to our better ...

A new study is providing hard data about just how bad school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic were for children's mental health. Sponsor Message : [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION Dec. 15, 2025: In a previous version of this report, we incorrectly said the ...

If you’re the type of person to crack open a diet soft drink at 3 p.m. when you’re looking for a pick-me-up without the calories, a new study says that this daily habit might be doing more harm than you think. New Australian research has found that ...

India’s unregulated piggery clusters are reportedly dumping untreated waste, posing serious public health risks including respiratory illnesses, zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance, according to a study.