America's political debate over gun violence is a perennial food fight about the ethics of restricting access to firearms.

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The EPA has proposed scrapping the Endangerment Finding — the legal foundation for regulating greenhouse gases. If finalized, ...

Secretary Kennedy’s reductions in force, offered as reform, may cripple drug approvals, gut biomedical research, and gamble ...

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The White House recently disclosed that President Trump experiences chronic venous insufficiency, possibly intended to head ...

One reader asked about the relationship of high fructose corn syrup with an abdominal malady experienced by her son. Her ...

Vaping was sold as the antidote to smoking. However, for teens, it’s a deadly come-on. Fruity flavors mask toxins that scar ...

Once a humble root, beetroot has been elevated to “superfood” status, offering not only nutrition but a “food as medicine” ...

The federal government continues its crackdown on prescription opioids — a policy that doesn't reduce overdose deaths but ...

The loudest debates over healthcare today center on Medicaid expansion or cuts. A quieter crisis, however, afflicts ...

What do you get when a tomato and a tuber-less plant meet in the Andes? A potato, nature’s starchy lovechild and one of ...