Politics

Speakers at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C., criticized the politicization of science and cuts to research that serves the public

An analysis found that, following Trump’s claim that acetaminophen was linked to autism, orders for the drug for pregnant patients in emergency rooms dropped, while the number of children prescribed an unproven autism treatment increased

When it comes to health advice, more people trust the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association than they do federal health agencies, according to a new poll

Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

Russia’s war has left many of Ukraine’s world-class observatories in ruins—but the besieged nation’s astronomers already have plans to rebuild and recover

On Tuesday the U.S. president largely steered clear of his administration’s health care agenda amid a broader push to downplay antivaccine efforts ahead of upcoming midterm elections

The U.S. Senate is holding a confirmation hearing today for wellness influencer Casey Means, the Trump administration’s pick for surgeon general

Federal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere—but especially in poorer countries

Medical and environmental groups are challenging the EPA’s decision to break with the long-standing scientific evidence that climate change endangers human health

After a year of RFK, Jr., heading the Department of Health and Human Services, the “Make America Healthy Again” movement has upended science and medicine

Jeffrey Epstein aggressively sought access to publishers, mentions of Scientific American and other media in Department of Justice files show

Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet. Here’s what states and medical societies are doing to preserve U.S. public health