Health

New-generation GLP-1 drugs, such as retatrutide, are achieving higher rates of weight loss. How much weight is too much and too fast to lose?

These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque

Biochemist Kamala Baghvat, later known as Kamala Sohonie, forced open the doors of India’s male-only laboratories and used her knowledge to help feed a nation

A new study could help identify promising treatments to extend the human lifespan, researchers say

One in four abortions in the U.S. rely on telehealth access to mifepristone, but antiabortion activists want to ban it

Thick and creamy, gloopy or spray-on, sunscreen can be confounding. This science-backed guide can help you get ready for summer

Bundibugyo virus is an uncommon species of Ebola-causing virus that has been linked to only two other known outbreaks

These critters were carrying the Sin Nombre variant of hantavirus, which can be spread from rodents to humans but not from one person to another

Experts question this study’s design and its recommendations—and point out that you probably get more exercise than you think

The Trump administration warned that too much screen time for children has been linked to poor sleep, bad behavior, and less physical and social activity

A deadly Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa is raising international alarm. Still, experts stress that the chance of a pandemic is low

A decade after Ebola vaccines changed outbreak response, a new epidemic in central Africa is caused by a strain the world never fully prepared for