Alternative medicine

A childhood health report led by RFK, Jr., links poor diet, chemicals, inactivity and “overmedicalization” to worsening U.S. pediatric health

Think twice before giving direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits to friends and loved ones

Prominent vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr., is a proven menace to public health. But with a bird flu outbreak looming, he is poised to take a perch atop the federal public health enterprise

False cures and dangerous misinformation, from the misguided to the exploitative, surround cancer patients, with the capacity to do serious harm

The way we think about time, aging and sickness may influence our health, behavior and general well-being in surprising ways

The wealthiest person on Earth has taken the next step toward a commercial brain interface

Bad diets, stress, impaired sleep and aging can’t be reversed by juicing, healing crystals or influencer-endorsed pills. Don’t buy them

Researchers tricked out conventional camera traps to snap headshots of Puma concolor, revealing a better way to track the elusive species.

His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse

Could condom drops and airbone meds become a reality?

Scientific studies show that the procedure is full of holes

New findings suggest that taking estrogen has no effect on brain performance, no matter how early or late women start taking it