Health & Safety

The government wants to withhold flu shots from migrants in detention centers even though doctors advise vaccinations for all detainees promptly upon arrival.

A young scientist decided that one way to get girls into science would be by painting neurons and parasitic worms on her nails.

Heatstroke tends to get the most attention during extreme heat waves. But other diseases are affected by high temperatures as well.

The majority are Inuit. They laugh about his interest but also take it seriously. One says such talk is "extremely imperialistic and should not be something that we hear world leaders say in 2019."

The Trump administration is trying to legalize indefinite detention of migrant families. But detention can be emotionally crushing for kids, leading to long-term mental health problems like PTSD.

Frustrated with sky-high bills from air ambulance companies, Wyoming hopes to hammer down those charges with more regulation. The companies say such a proposal undermines free enterprise.

A study looks at the toll of cancer on children around the world. Co-author Dr. Lisa Force of St. Jude hospital says: "An important prognostic indicator for survival is where that child is living."

Scientists around the world are working to correct a problem with genetic health information — too much of it is currently based on samples of Europeans.

The Trump administration's regulation allows the longterm detention of migrant children. But immigration and health experts warn this could have devastating impacts on the children's mental health.

The neurobiologist oversaw one of the largest financial turnarounds in academic medicine.

A detailed comparison of mouse and human brain tissue found differences that could help explain why mice aren't always a good model for human diseases.

Washington Post journalist Scott Higham says recently released evidence shows the drug industry purposely shipped big quantities of opioids to communities without regard for how they were being used.