Liza Dunn

For nearly three decades, the anti-vaccine movement has perpetuated a dangerous, science-free narrative linking vaccines to autism. Not only has ...

More than five years after COVID-19 began its global rampage, the origins of the pandemic remain uncertain. An ongoing debate ...

Greenpeace USA just lost a $667 million defamation lawsuit over pipeline protests that might sink the infamous NGO for good ...

Tired of chasing ambulances and suing chemical companies, tort lawyers have identified a new villain: the Girl Scouts. You may ...

The pandemic continues to roil our political discourse as Stanford health economist Jay Bhattacharya prepares to take over as director ...

According to 2024 Gallup polls and Pew Research Surveys, just 22% of U.S. adults trust the federal government, only one-third ...

Some public health experts claim that banning menthol cigarettes will save hundreds of thousands of lives. Are they right, or ...

Ross Ulbricht was poised to spend the rest of his life in prison for running an illicit online drug market ...

Another teenager has committed suicide following some horrifying encouragement from an AI chatbot to "please die." Who's at fault when ...

With a few thumb taps on a smart phone, we can order an almost limitless selection of foods and have ...

Food production has absolutely exploded since the 1960s, feeding billions more people while innovative technologies reduced the environmental impact of ...

In early October a small study published in an obscure science journal went viral for alleging that cookware and children's ...

In December 2019 US doctors began to hear anecdotes coming out of China about a novel respiratory virus that caused ...

When SARS-CoV-2 swept across the world in late 2019, nobody was prepared for the disaster that unfolded. Physicians tried to ...

Does processed food speed up the aging process? A recent study says yes, but we have our doubts. The blockbuster ...

"Over the years, the bureaucracy began to grow. Before you knew it, you went from spending lots of time talking ...

Dr. Liza Dunn has an impressive resume. She's cared for malnourished children in developing countries, treated drug overdoses in the ...

Health influencers often declare that seed oils are driving an epidemic of non-communicable diseases. The science says otherwise. Can we ...

A steady stream of studies and news stories has presented psychedelics as a game-changing therapy for depression. This may have ...

Therapeutic vaccines for some cancers have entered clinical trials. Do they represent the future of cancer treatment? Regulations, fearmongering campaigns ...

Why are some states trying to ban lab-grown meat? Conspiracy thinking prevails in the alternative health movement, and some of ...

Did revered environmentalist Rachel Carson gives rise to the modern anti-chemical crusade scientists are now struggling to control? Maybe so ...

The public believes a lot of myths about eggs. Let's debunk some of the most popular misconceptions. If you don't ...

"Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment," Scientific American wrote in an incendiary September 16 editorial ...

Here's some good news to break up the cacophony of alarmist environmental headlines you read weekly: global agricultural output has ...

The media claims that cancer rates are "skyrocketing" among young people. Experts beg to differ. Artificial intelligence is bringing major ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) could improve the quality of health care in many ways, though some doctors fear it could jeopardize ...

Processed read meat could increase your risk for dementia, a recent study contends. How robust are the results? Can the ...