What Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s Your Crash Course

A large-scale clinical trial has shown that even long-term consumption of DHA—an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fish—may not lead to improvements in cognitive function.

Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease

Aa large-scale study demonstrates that preservatives widely used in everyday processed foods may exacerbate common health risks.

The FDA Ruled That ZYN Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe

ZYN nicotine pouches, the FDA found, can be advertised as a less-harmful option for adult smokers. But quitting all tobacco and nicotine products remains the best idea.

Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse

Long hours outdoors, day drinking, and World Cup matches are among the factors raising the risks of heat-related illness, as hot weather spreads across the eastern US.

The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years

Years after initial tests, researchers are now racing to see if a vaccine developed in 2011 can help fight the current Bundibugyo outbreak in Congo.

Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach

A London clinic owner has claimed he is treating people with stage 4 cancer by sealing them into a plastic bag while they’re naked from the waist down and gassing them with chlorine dioxide.

The Sperm-Maxxing Bros Are Actually Onto Something

Wellness influencers have stumbled onto a huge issue when it comes male fertility, though not every solution they’re pitching is good advice.

I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

Customers have complained that a telehealth network selling compounded GLP-1s has been ripping them off—even after it had to pay $5 million to clients as part of a settlement with the US government.

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare bugs in the 1960s.

‘Sexual Chocolate’ Faces Recalls After FDA Tests Reveal Undisclosed Viagra

Sellers of products with names like Boner Bears and DTF have voluntarily recalled their products after testing positive for the active ingredients in Viagra and Cialis.