Health

A growing body of research suggests cannabis poses risks to the developing brain

What you should know about hantavirus, why PCOS is getting a new name, and how some fish hide in an unusual spot

Researchers know very little about how long the Andes version of the hantavirus can remain in human hosts

Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame

As more people turn to chatbots for medical guidance, the technology is revealing both its promise and its risks

A new book argues that disparities in fibroids, cancer and diagnosis reveal a lifelong gynecologic health crisis for Black women

The nation’s top court extended a stay on a lower court order banning telemedicine access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions—but the order sets up a longer legal fight

In a “breakthrough,” researchers demonstrate how engineered bacteria held in a jellylike container could help fight infection in mice

The hantavirus cruise outbreak may not have started in a garbage dump in Ushuaia, Argentina, after all

The Andes type of the hantavirus is spread by “close contact,” but it’s unclear how much of that transmission occurs by inhaling airborne droplets or other means

A survey found that more than 60 percent of respondents “strongly support” making psychedelics easier to study, reflecting a growing consensus that some could have therapeutic use

Malaria incidence is increasing, progress on maternal mortality is stalling, and some childhood vaccine rates are plateauing or have dipped below the threshold for herd immunity