Being Multilingual May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
New research suggests it creates a cognitive reserve the brain can utilize when other regions start to decay.
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A New Government Report Finds the Zika Virus Caused a Big Uptick in Serious Birth Defects in 2016
The surge is also expected to show up in last year's data.
The Burden of a Late Rent Check Can Harm the Health of Both Parents and Kids
New research finds that housing instability can affect the mental and physical health of family members of all ages.
Even as Black Americans Get Richer, Their Health Outcomes Remain Poor
Quality of medical care and mortality are frequently linked to socioeconomic success. But for African Americans, that's often not the case.
Why Gene Therapy Is No Longer a Pipe Dream
After decades of disappointment, cures to once-incurable diseases seem within reach.
Medical Tourism Is Booming in Mexico
As health-care costs balloon in the U.S., more and more Americans are crossing the border to seek out routine medical care.
Breaking the Drought in Food Deserts
What happens when a grocery store opens in an inner-city neighborhood?
Disability and Disaster Response in the Age of Climate Change
Meet the people working to fix America's disability disaster response after a year of dire weather.
Life Expectancy Fell in the United States Again, Mostly Because of Drug Overdoses
Spanish flu, HIV/AIDS, drug overdoses: Epidemics that affect the young often show up dramatically in the data.
The FDA’s Proposed Crackdown on Homeopathy Takes Aim at Risky Remedies
Homeopathic products include everything from the radically alternative to certain over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines.