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Topic: Health (page 23)

Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) on human skin (Getty Images/epantha)

A mysterious tick-related meat allergy

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Scene setter images outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Leprosy is probably endemic to Florida

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Nicotine patch, chewin gum and ecigarette (Getty Images/pixinoo)

Why e-cigs may help pregnant people quit

Nicole Karlis
A photo of Henrietta Lacks, sits in the living room of her grandson, Ron Lacks, 57, in Baltimore, MD on March 22, 2017. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Henrietta Lacks family settles lawsuit

Troy Farah
Kristin Lyerly, an obstetrician-gynecologist, lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin. These days she drives across the border to work in rural Minnesota. “I want to practice medicine here,” she says, “but first we have to get rid of this law.” (Sarah Varney/KFF HEALTH NEWS)

1849 law restricting women's health care

Sarah Varney - KFF Health News
A park in Stockholm, Sweden at evening time (Getty Images/Yelizaveta Tomashevska)

We need more parks, not air pollution

Jackie Ostfeld
Geometry of the Mind (Getty Images/agsandrew)

Unlocking the brain's spiral symphony

Lindsay Kalter
Sleeping Newborn Baby (Getty Images/Lisa5201)

Debunking chestfeeding misinformation

Nicole Karlis
close-up of a measuring tape, the concept of losing weight (Getty Images/puhimec)

Obesity is driven by biology, not diet

Megha Poddar, Sean Wharton - The Conversation
Tick on a leaf (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Ticks spreading brain-swelling illness

Zoya Teirstein - Grist
A healthcare employee prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring, Maryland on November 21, 2022. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Heart problems from vaccines are rare

Matthew Rozsa
Illustration based on a transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (red) (Getty Images/JUAN GAERTNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Signs of an increase in COVID-19 cases?

Troy Farah
Passion in bed (Getty Images/Prostock-Studio)

The science of better orgasms

Rae Hodge
Respiratory syncytial virus RSV vaccine vial with syringe and stethoscope (Getty Images/Manjurul)

FDA approves RSV shot for infants

Nicole Karlis
Rapid test cassette for Syphilis test, Rapid TPHA test, positive and negative results showing (Getty Images/Md Babul Hosen)

Skyrocketing syphilis cases in Houston

Nicole Karlis
A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine at his practice. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Massive measles outbreak may occur in UK

Rae Hodge
Caution tape describing lead-based paint hazard. (DarrenTownsend via Getty Images) (DarrenTownsend via Getty Images)

EPA plans to remove lead from buildings

Kate Yoder - Grist
Woman consulting with psychologist (Getty Images/Pornpak Khunatorn)

Why women struggle to get ADHD care

Sarah Wheeler
Ashwagandha superfood powder and root (Getty Images/eskymaks)

Can ashwagandha really relieve stress?

Nicole Karlis
Medical team in a hurry carrying an organ transplants box by ambulance, with heart rate monitor (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How dead is "dead enough"?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Birth control pills (Getty Images/Jamie Atlas)

Will OTC birth control be affordable?

Nicole Karlis
Sunscreen on orange background. Plastic bottle of sun protection and white sun-shaped cream. (ADragan via Getty Images) (ADragan via Getty Images)

What everyone gets wrong about sunscreen

Nicole Karlis
Man hugging dog (Getty Images/Carol Yepes)

How dog and human cancer are similar

Nicole Karlis
Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses a rally of striking British workers at Trade Union Congress headquarters on Aug. 31, 2022, in London. (Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

Sanders: Alzheimer's drug too expensive

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
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