Health
Thirdhand smoke can cause cancer, too: shocking study
While inhaling secondhand smoke is known to have ill effects, even handling a smoker's clothes could potentially cause cancer.
Transplant agency is criticized for donor organs arriving late, damaged or diseased
Surgical instruments used in a kidney transplant in 2016.
Home-Based Stimulation Linked to 'Clear Improvement' in Adult ADHD
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) using a home-based device can help improve attention in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are not taking stimulants, new research suggests.
Japan launches a contest to urge young people to drink more alcohol
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Japan's alcohol industry hard, sharpening a long-running trend away from drinking.
Analysis: Why we shouldn't tiptoe around who is at highest risk for monkeypox infection
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Pain in Children is Often Ignored. For Children of Color, It's Even Worse.
Racial differences in medical care are part of a theme experts are seeing "over and over" again.
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Fitbit set to power advanced health studies with expanded API
Fitbit has expanded its open API, aimed at the health tech industry to include in-depth health metrics.
The open API enables health researchers to build large scale studies using Fitbit devices.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta clears up public confusion surrounding monkeypox - CNN Video
Dr. Sanjay Gupta clears up public confusion surrounding how monkeypox is spread and says "it does not appear to be strictly a sexucally transmitted disease."
NCI Helps Accelerate Telehealth Research for Cancer Care
NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health, will award $23 million to four academic institutions to establish centers of excellence that will conduct research on the role of telehealth in delivering cancer-related health care, a practice that became more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The toll of Covid on our mental health
Traces of Covid-19 remain in the body months after shaking off the virus and the risk of developing a psychiatric or neurological condition, such as psychotic episodes, dementia, brain fog or epilepsy, continues for up to two years, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
Mosquitoes surprise researcher with their 'weird' sense of smell
How do mosquitoes smell us out?
And how can we stop them?
A new study offers a surprising answer to the first question and hope for better preventive strategies as a result.