Health

Kindness is its own good—but it can also bring health benefits.

New research suggests that environmental groups can persuade more people by focusing on a positive attitude toward climate action.

Members of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) make low-cost sanitary pads at their facility in Ahmedabad, India. May 28th marks the sixth annual Menstrual Hygiene Day, created to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management.

A woman speaks during a protest against recently passed abortion ban bills at the Georgia State Capitol building, on May 21st, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.

The agency wants to update food packaging rules so that such labeling is based on scientific evidence.

Four years ago, the meat industry killed efforts to include the environmental impact of the food we eat. New reports say the issue won't resurface in 2020.

As news of a second patient entering remission makes headlines, we take a look back at the first time doctors vanquished the virus.

New research finds that hangovers result from heavy drinking, no matter the combination of beverages.

Americans across the political spectrum are longing for change in health care but are worried about what changes might mean.

While these survivors suffer more serious illnesses than their peers, they also die at later ages, according to a surprising new study.

The Senate confirmed the president's picks to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Census Bureau.

Health-care professionals have brought much-needed attention to the harm that climate change can cause on human health. But the very system that has helped bring attention to climate change is also driving it.

Riding along with the man who helps Chicago's heroin users stay safe.

Criminal justice reform on Capitol Hill, women take power in the Nevada assembly, and American teens go on vapecation.

A new study of NBA players documents the cost of sleep deprivation.

Fries aren't the healthiest food, but they do not act alone.

A rule requiring companies to disclose genetically modified ingredients is being finalized this week.

New research finds it takes longer for ambulances to arrive and transport a critically ill patient to a hospital in low-income areas.

And that's actually a good thing.

By many measures, pot is far safer than alcohol. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's good for you, some public-health experts say.

The administration is determined to use a new law to expand the private sector's role in veterans' health care—a move that end up being costly for former service members.

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

Approximately one-fifth of transgender and non-binary individuals have been denied equal treatment when trying to access doctors or hospitals.

An evolutionary leftover makes it hard to convince people to shift to a vegetarian diet.