Not All Contraception Is Created Equal
A new working paper finds that condoms, unlike other forms of birth control, don’t cut it. By Dwyer…
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The Ban on Gay Men Giving Blood Doesn’t Make Any Sense
It’s a holdover from the early days of the AIDS epidemic. By Sarah Beller People wait to donate…
The U.N. Removed Abstinence Language From Its Plan to End AIDS
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution yesterday pledging to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide by 2030.…
Growing Up Poor, Eating Too Much as an Adult
Moving up on the socioeconomic ladder as you age may not be enough to distance yourself from the…
Is the U.S. Ready to Combat Zika?
As warmer weather sets in, mosquitoes will follow. By Madeleine Thomas (Photo: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images) On Tuesday, a…
To Stop the Next Pandemic, Let’s Focus on the Boring Diseases
In his new book, epidemiologist Ali S. Khan mines his experience on the front lines of infectious diseases…
A Lot of Terms Belong on a Food Label — ‘Natural’ Isn’t One of Them
Everything, due to its existence alone, could be seen as part of an all-natural continuum. By James McWilliams…
The Obligation to Fight Obesity
What if food rights came with food duties? By James McWilliams (Photo: Jana Birchum/Getty Images) Despite a 2015…
Good Health Is More Complicated Than Your Weight and Blood Pressure
We’ve been thinking about healthy aging wrong, researchers say. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Habib M’henni/Flickr) Although researchers are…
Are Doctors Taking Money to Push Brand-Name—and Expensive—Medication?
The findings of a new study, by researchers at Harvard Medical School, are in line with a similar…