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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants Americans to know that drinking is a preventable risk factor for cancer, and he issued an advisory that calls for warning labels to be placed on alcoholic beverages.
When, where and how the H5N1 bird flu virus may evolve and its capacity to spark a pandemic is hard to predict — in part, some researchers say, because of federal restrictions on gain-of-function research.
The Food and Drug Administration plans to update its definition of “healthy” foods. Items that are high in saturated fat, sodium and added sugars no longer qualify.
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, struggled with spondylolisthesis before receiving surgery.
The FDA allows food makers to vouch for the safety of ingredients they add to our food, calling them ‘generally recognized as safe.’
Stress from politics isn’t fundamentally different from other kinds of stress, but it can encompass and enhance other sources of anxiety, experts say.
The anti-vaccine activist could oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
From family planning to hospital bills, the new Trump administration has the potential to affect a wide range of policies in the Golden State and beyond.
The deaths of people such as Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison fuel the myth that musicians face an increased risk of death at age 27.
Berkeley chemists have created a reusable material that pulls carbon dioxide from the air and holds onto it until it can be stored.
