The Carnivore Diet—where fruits and vegetables are banished, and butter is a snack—may seem like satire, but it’s a growing ...

Water fluoridation transformed dental care, saved billions of dollars, and inspired an iconic scene in a Hollywood satire ...

After 20 years of hemming, hawing, and “evaluating the science,” the FDA is finally muscling its way onto the most coveted ...

The execs at Haleon, a huge multinational consumer products company, ought to take a good look in the mirror. That is, unless misleading, sleazy marketing is in the mission statement. In that case, ...

The fluoride controversy, where advocates and opponents argue in the media, is a distraction because the views of real and ...

There were unforgiveable shortcomings in management, which included critical information not reaching senior officials as ...

We've slapped a tax on sugary drinks, watched prices rise, and people bought less soda—but their waistlines didn’t seem to ...

The medical journal The Lancet recently published a detailed consensus statement classifying obesity as a disease. The ...

The journey of pasteurization is one of science's most significant public health triumphs. However, a nostalgia for the "not ...

We are well into the flu season, and people have different strategies for preventing or treating viral infections. Of course, ...

John Batchelor and I dive into the accelerating outbreak of avian flu across the U.S. and the hazard of raw milk.

Lithium batteries are in the news constantly. But lithium has plenty of other uses. It's a drug for bipolar disorder. It used ...