How many cookies are too many? A new meta-analysis links greater consumption of ultra-processed foods to several chronic ...

Daubert was meant to keep unreliable science out of the courtroom by making judges gatekeepers who ensure the reliability and relevance of expert testimony and the underlying research. A recent Second ...

From cancer and cannabis to perverse research incentives, we’ve been busy confronting nonsense. Here’s a roundup of recent ...

Thousands of people who die by suicide experience chronic pain before they end their lives. It's a tragedy I've seen up close, a stark reminder that suicide prevention must include patients living ...

Promoted as high-tech nutrient delivery, over-the-counter vitamin patches are rapidly gaining popularity among consumers ...

Eighteen months ago, I asked whether anti-vaccine rhetoric and a retreat from infectious-disease preparedness might open the ...

Shaken Baby Syndrome has increasingly been branded “junk science,” not because the medical consensus has disappeared, but ...

Science is supposed to correct its own errors. In practice, distorted academic incentives often block that quality control.

Few things are more comforting than a hot cup of coffee or tea on a cold day. But what if the heat that makes the drink so enjoyable also increases your risk of cancer?

As measles cases surged across the country, federal health officials repeatedly stopped short of offering an unequivocal ...

"Carbon monoxide" and "brain health" aren't terms normally found in the same sentence, at least not in a good way. But a ...