Microcephaly, Spotlighted by Zika Virus, Has Long Afflicted and Mystified

Each year, an estimated 25,000 babies in the United States receive a diagnosis of microcephaly, an abnormally small head, but prognoses are hard to predict.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Gun Violence

Like suicide, school shootings and mass killings are likely contagious. Here's how you can help.

Bill Clinton: Part II

Bill Clinton has done a few things in his life. So, all in all, his resume would look decent on Monster.com or LinkedIn. If he were to kick back and spend his time golfing and watching reality television, I guess that would be understandable. However like Bill Gates, former U.S. President Clinton has embarked on an Part II of his life that in many ways is as important as Part I in impacting the health of millions.

Colombia Reports More Than 2,100 Pregnant Women Have Zika Virus

More than a third of pregnant women with the mosquito-borne illness are in a single province, the nation’s health institute said.

Can Evolution Save Snow Hares From Climate Change?

Conservation and natural selection could help snowshoe hares survive shorter winters.

Flint Weighs Scope of Harm to Children Caused by Lead in Water

As officials try to track how many children in Flint, Mich., have been exposed to lead, underlying troubles prevalent among low-income families add to concerns.

Science Slam: What Britain, Badgers, and Bullwinkle Share

VideoEuropean badger (Meles meles). (Credit: kallerna/CC BY SA 3.0). Because writing long-form pieces takes a fair bit of time, I thought I'd relax a little by sharing a video with you today. Like all the videos I choose to share, this video is special. Well ok; I think it's bloody brilliant. [...]

Tears and Bewilderment in Brazilian City Facing Zika Crisis

The Zika epidemic has spread much faster than science’s understanding of it.

Study Shows Why A Workplace Rock Climbing Wall Is Good For The Mind And Body

Just last week, I was visiting a co-working space in downtown San Francisco and noticed a large rock climbing wall conspicuously taking up an entire corner of the room. I had seen these before in the Valley, but never regarded them as much more than one of many toys that [...]

Diagnoses of Concussions Increase by Nearly a Third Over Last Season

After falling during each of the past three seasons, the numbers spiked, leaving the N.F.L.’s medical community to determine the reason.

New Policies, Educational Programs Assist With Curbing Opioid Abuse

Policymakers continue to ramp up additional guidelines and educational programs designed to curb rising opioid-related overdoses in the United States. A new study suggests that while these efforts are slowing down abuse, they are not solving the epidemic’s underlying problems. There were 18,893 deaths involving prescription opioids in the country in [...]

Vaccine for Zika Virus May Be Years Away, Disease Experts Warn

Not only are scientists still learning about Zika, but any vaccine must go through rigorous testing before it’s available to the public.

Physician Assistant Pay Reaches $100K Annually

Physician assistant compensation is nearly $100,000 on average across the U.S. amid a nationwide shortage of doctors that are needed to treat millions of newly insured Americans. A new state-by-state statistical profile of the profession from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants said the median PA salary was $95,000 [...]

Dr. Herbert L. Abrams, Who Worked Against Nuclear War, Dies at 95

Dr. Abrams, an expert in cardiovascular radiology, was a founder of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which won a Nobel Peace Prize for its work.