In the wake of the derailment of a train in Ohio come renewed concerns about vinyl chloride and its use in industrial products.

Although it’s less fatal and less transmissible than the related smallpox, there’s still serious cause for concern with the most recent outbreak.

Can the CDC and other health organizations apply the lessons learned in 2003?

A brief history of dry ice, aka solid carbon dioxide, shows why some coronavirus vaccines will benefit from its use.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis may be brewing in the bog near you. Should you worry?

On the eve of its 6th polio-free anniversary, India immunizes over 170 million children, despite a lack of roads, reinfection threats, and a periodic mistrust of vaccines.

As weather heats up and climate change progresses, fieldwork will grow more hazardous.

Meet fish that eat booze waste, learn about the homelessness crisis among Sumatra's tigers, and find out why American farmers are committing suicide.

Are there serious adverse effects to injecting industrial paint under your skin? Nobody really knows. The inks used are not FDA-approved.

In the last couple of months, fourteen Californians have learned the hard way when they accidentally ate highly poisonous “Death Cap” mushrooms.