The Ancient Art of Nasal Rinsing Might Protect You From a Cold
New research has given credence to a 5,000-year-old practice.
Flu Is Relentless. Crispr Might Be Able to Shut It Down
Innovative research into the gene-editing tool targets influenza’s ability to replicate—stopping it in its tracks.
Trump’s Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn
Experts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause.
The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children
Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine.
The Grave Long-Term Effects of the Gaza Malnutrition Crisis
The WHO believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations.
The Hyperflexible People Who May Help Unlock Better Sleep Apnea Treatments
Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome are six times more at risk for the sleeping disorder. Now scientists are studying them in hopes of finding remedies beyond the CPAP machine.
Diabetes Is Rising in Africa. Could It Lead to New Breakthroughs?
Growing rates of type 2 diabetes across the African content offer scientists hope of creating new, more inclusive treatments.
This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under threat.
Trump’s Plan to Leave the WHO Is a Health Disaster
The exit will cut a huge chunk from the World Health Organization’s budget, but the short-term financial gain for the US could come at the cost of disease outbreaks flaring up across the world.
Human Metapneumovirus Is Finally Being Taken Seriously
The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.