The drinking water systems serving over 70 million people may not meet newly proposed water quality standards. It could cost hundreds of billions of dollars to fix that.

Older adults with Alzheimer's or other dementia have a heightened risk of death following exposure to a hurricane, research shows.

Researchers call fatty liver disease a "global health epidemic." A new study finds it's linked to diets that are high in fat and sugar.

The program’s expenses are rising rapidly as baby boomers retire and health care costs grow.

Avian influenza viruses have evolved to infect birds, but the current H5N1 outbreak is also infecting a wide range of mammals. This suggests that it could mutate into forms that threaten humans.

Interviews with over 90 patients and caregivers in the US and Australia highlight how COVID-19 disrupted cancer care in 2020 and 2021.

Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply.

Not really, says Spaulding Rehab expert. When you go for a walk, focus on this instead.

Using this approach, researchers hope to deliver therapeutic RNA molecules selectively to cancer cells or other target cells.

Researchers call for a ban on a chemical commonly used to decaffeinate coffee, degrease metal, and dry clean clothes.