Health

Kate Lunau on the global public health emergency that’s spreading across the Americas

The healthiest food may be your family’s ancestral diet

This side of the Atlantic hadn’t seen Zika virus a year ago—but now it could infect millions

Alcoholism nearly killed therapist Michael Pond. Now, he’s looking for answers on why substance-abuse treatment can be so hard to find.

Suffering from a sleep disorder? Try this blanket on for size.

The Zika virus wasn’t seen as much of a threat. But it’s exploded in Brazil, and new research suggests it may be causing birth defects in infants

A new study shows that estrogen actually fights the flu.

As young people consume more and more energy drinks, sometimes mixed with alcohol, new research shows they can raise blood pressure and stress levels

A jaw-dropping investigation reveals the hospital’s testing of hair for drugs and alcohol was ’inadequate and unreliable’

Graphs show the historic uptick in searches for ’broccoli’ and ’tofu’ on Jan. 1