The problem of distrust runs deeper than social media, with Amazon's recommendation algorithms also pushing people towards anti-vaxx content.

Not only is chickenpox a serious disease, but it can cause problems later in life. By Beth Mole.

Crucial evidence of the virus's presence in Liberia was overlooked.

Ghana has plenty of water. So why do its people buy plastic pouches from street vendors? Shaun Raviv investigates.

Marcia Angell reviews “America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System” by Steven Brill

For many people, 1969 felt like a year when technology could solve all of our problems, a sentiment that reached a crescendo with the Apollo 11 moon landing. But back on Earth…

Every day, we are exposed to chemicals in our shampoo, body wash, hand sanitizer, toothpaste, lotion, and much more. We expect our government to ensure that the chemicals in products have been tested and are safe for us and our families.The truth is that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has only tested about 250 of the 84,000 chemicals registered for use in the U.S. Of those, it has imposed restrictions on only nine...

A study commissioned by Reveal has found that diesel and gas exhaust are the most significant contributors to the California Imperial Valley’s polluted air, most likely a combination of traffic and the lines of idling vehicles...

The BBC's Katy Watson reports from El Salvador where strict laws on abortion are resulting in some women being jailed after having miscarriages.

Millions of people get tests, drugs, and operations that won’t make them better, may cause harm, and cost billions.

The urban poor in the United States are experiencing accelerated aging at the cellular level, and chronic stress linked both to income level and racial-ethnic identity is driving this physiological deterioration.

Last May, a member of Alberta’s rat patrol paid a visit to a farm on the outskirts of Sibbald, a small town near the Saskatchewan border. He found holes bored into the foundation of a grain silo...

A chemical industry consultant opens a window into the shadowy world of corporate advocacy and its use of front groups.

A new generation of clean, quick and convenient single-person electric vehicles could be just what Asia needs to get commuters to leave their cars behind for public transport. Vaidehi Shah explores...

As the Obama administration praises the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), backlash continues to grow against the deal...

McDonald's says fewer people are picking soda for Happy Meals after it stopped listing the drinks as an option on its menu boards.

And it's putting everyone at risk.

Shocking news today out of Washington state: For the first time since 2003, a resident of the United States has died of measles...

A patient with extensively drug-resistant TB flew from Mumbai to Chicago, and the deadly disease could become an infamous export due to problems in India’s public health system.

World Health Organisation was too slow in response to west Africa outbreak, while member states also failed to fulfill responsibilities, according to report.

Some hospitals treat infections like plane crashes. Others treat them like car accidents. That difference in attitude helps determine whether patients live or die.

An outbreak of cholera in Haiti that began in 2010 is still killing people. Why have attempts to get it under control failed? Rose George reports.

Health officials leading the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone say fear, fatigue and denial are allowing the virus to spread.

The latest Ebola crisis may yield clues about where it hides between outbreaks. By David Quammen.

If people stopped drinking sugary drinks, 2 million diabetes cases in the U.S. might be prevented.

Radiation. Government conspiracy. Mass hysteria. There are plenty of theories as to why the residents of a tiny Kazakh mining region keep falling asleep for days at a time, but no answers. BuzzFeed News spends a week there and tries to stay awake. By Sarah A. Topol.

One sultry day in 2012 , a handful of New Yorkers laid out a rich red carpet in Union Square Park. As a jazz band grooved in the background, vested and begloved hosts led guests to the star attraction: a drinking fountain.... By Kendra Pierre-Louis. (July 8)

American communities are still reeling and healing from recent gun violence, including the June mass shooting at a church in Charleston, S.C., and the gang violence that killed 10 people over July 4th weekend in Chicago. But our guests say there is something we can do about gun violence. To get there, we have to stop looking at the problem through a victim/perpetrator lens and begin tackling it at its root, like an infectious disease...

Bimbo Bakeries is recalling bread under the brands of Sara Lee, Nature's Harvest and others due to the potential of glass in the bread caused by a broken light bulb at a factory. The company, headquartered in Horsham, Pa., made the announcement Wednesday after receiving three consumer reports of small pieces of glass found on the outside of the bread. No injuries were reported.

Tinder has sent a cease and desist letter to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation after a billboard went up in Los Angeles last week that draws a link between dating apps and a growing rate of sexually t...

Something startling is happening to middle-aged white Americans. Unlike every other age group, unlike every other racial and ethnic group, unlike their counterparts in other rich countries, death rates in this group have been rising, not falling. That finding was reported Monday by two Princeton economists, Angus Deaton, who last month won the 2015 Nobel Memorial Prize in for Economic Science, and Anne Case. Analyzing health and mortality data...

About 38 percent of American adults were obese in 2013 and 2014, up from 35 percent in 2011 and 2012. Researchers said the increase was small enough that it was not statistically significant. But to many in public health, it was surprising and disheartening.

Scientists have long struggled to find the cause of a chronic kidney disease that chiefly afflicts farmers, and now suspect strenuous labor and harsh work conditions. By Andrea Small Carmona.

The Brazilian health ministry confirms a link between a mosquito-borne virus from Africa, Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects.

The dirty secret of threats, intimidation and assaults: They work. By Katha Pollitt.