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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a 2014 U.S.
In college, I had a brilliant psychology professor who never ceased to challenge us. One day he made each of us answer a series of questions that went something like this: Professor: Why are you here?
The scientists that I know are the most creative, innovative, detail oriented, critical thinkers around.
Here at ACSH, we're used to conspiracy theories. There are very few that we have neither heard nor debunked.
There is zero doubt that the harms associated with smoking are considerable.  Thanks to public health efforts, smoking cigarettes is recognized as one of the biggest contributors to death and disability globally.  Thi
With the recent doubling down of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) urging breastfeeding at all costs despite no country meeting their standards, has the latest reversal of the "normal bir
If the oceans continue to warm, a new study released today postulates that the size of fish gills will face new limits, with many species subsequently shrinking in size as compared today's population due to the intake of less oxygen in warmer wate
In certain areas of the country, "tick checks" are an everyday activity - especially for the kind of ticks that carry diseases like Lyme disease.
When is it time to put the scalpel (or stethoscope) down?
The Center for Medicare Services (CMS) unveiled their latest consumer tool, a comparison of Hospice care, aptly titled Hospice Compare.