Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution
Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said.Diplomats at a United…
Long a ‘Crown Jewel’ of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a Target
The agency long benefited from broad bipartisan support. But Republican criticism has intensified, and new choices for top health posts…
Mexican Cartels Lure Chemistry Students to Make Fentanyl
The cartel recruiter slipped onto campus disguised as a janitor and then zeroed in on his target: a sophomore chemistry…
Giant Redheaded Centipedes Are Venom Mixologists
The arthropods can tailor their toxins depending on whether they are hunting prey or defending themselves from predators, according to…
What a Marine Heat Wave Reveals About Our Warming Oceans
They call it “the Blob.”A decade ago, sea surface temperatures in the Pacific shot up to 11 degrees Fahrenheit hotter…
Anger as some infected blood payouts put on hold
PA MediaSome victims of the infected blood scandal have been told interim compensation payments of £100,000 due to be made…
Cucumbers Are Recalled After Salmonella Sickens People in 19 States
At least 68 people have fallen ill in the outbreak believed to be linked to cucumbers sold in the United…
A. Cornelius Baker, Champion of H.I.V. Testing, Dies at 63
Working inside the government and out, he lobbied to improve the lives of people with H.I.V. and AIDS, particularly those…
How Kennedy Has Worked Abroad to Weaken Global Public Health Policy
The health secretary pick and his organization have worked around the world to undermine longstanding policies on measles, AIDS and…
Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic…