Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, the workforce at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has weathered uncertainty and change. Mass firings, communication freezes, political interference…
Category: Anthropology
Dads today talk more freely with their teens about sex and relationships
For many dads, talking with their teenager about sex and relationships can feel like a minefield. Popular culture doesn’t provide many good examples of how to have these conversations, and…
Glucosamine supplements may speed memory loss from Alzheimer’s, new research shows
People with Alzheimer’s disease who took the common supplement glucosamine were 25% more likely to die within five years than those who didn’t. That’s the key finding of a new…
Summer between high school graduation and college is a critical time for preventing risky behaviors – here’s how parents can play a key role
Early summer is a valuable time for parents and young people to prepare for the transition to college in the fall. As first-year college students arrive on campus every fall,…
World Cup creates perfect conditions for infectious diseases to spread – here are the biggest threats health experts are watching for
When the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins on June 11, 2026, matches will be played across 16 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Millions of fans will arrive…
What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust
In May 2026, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration filed suit against Character Technologies Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot platform Character.AI. A state investigation found that a chatbot character…
Despite bans, these forever chemicals linger in wax rooms, study shows – so does their health risk
For more than 30 years, manufacturers of ski and snowboard waxes used PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make skis and snowboards glide faster over snow. These synthetic…
Breakthrough drug nearly doubles survival with advanced pancreatic cancer – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib overcame an ‘undruggable’ disease
For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low. For patients who were diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer between 2015 and 2021, about 97% died…
Dr. ChatGPT is getting remarkably good at diagnosing health problems
A father is worried about his toddler, who has been running a fever for two days and pulling at one ear. A 65-year-old woman has been getting winded on her…
Poop tests and blood tests join colonoscopy as options for colorectal cancer screening
It’s increasingly common to see headlines and social media conversations about the rise in colorectal cancer among younger adults. In fact, the growing incidence of colorectal cancer in people under…
