Public Health

Humans and pigs could both serve as mixing vessels for a bird flu–seasonal flu hybrid, posing a risk of wider spread

The 2024 presidential election will have enormous consequences for the climate, and the health and future of children

If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away

A new United Nations expert study of the effects of nuclear war would spur informed and inclusive global debate on what nuclear war means for people and the planet today

We cover a 3.26-billion-year-old meteorite impact, the spread of bird flu and a scurvy case study that serves as a cautionary tale in this week’s news roundup.

A potable water shortage and a toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants that Hurricane Helene’s flooding left behind have prompted a race to avert a public health crisis in North Carolina

Kick off the week by catching up on the latest science news.

This collection shows what works to advance health equity around the world

Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world

Separating medical data from culturally distinct Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) groups can improve health outcomes

Tools and networks that have helped control HIV/AIDS are now working against mpox

Food and drinks containing unwashed poppyseeds can make people test positive for opioids—and can in some cases be fatal