February is Children’s Health Month, which makes it a fitting time to remember that some of medicine’s greatest victories are ...

Raw milk has long been at the center of passionate debate, with public health concerns often clashing against emerging research on its microbial complexity and potential benefits. A recent ACSH ...

Most of the fat we carry is white adipose tissue, the body’s primary energy-storage system, designed to stockpile excess ...

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

Following Congress’s repeal of the FDA’s long-standing animal testing requirement, the Environmental Protection Agency is now ...

It has come to our attention that Dr. Chris D'Adamo is not the son of Peter, as we stated. We regret our error and have ...

Based on years of walking alongside my patients through uncertainty, risk, and irreversible choices, I believe I understand what shared decision-making actually requires. At stake, in my opinion, is ...

Twelve years ago, ACSH produced a video based on our publication titled: The Effects of Nicotine on Human Health. In a recent ...

Radiation therapy is often described in clinical terms, but rarely through the eyes of the person lying on the treatment table. After decades of working with medical radiation professionally, I found ...

While much effort has focused on avoiding anthrax, history has also seen attempts to explore using the bacterial spores to ...

It‘s tragic when a parent or guardian is falsely blamed for a child’s injuries. While any miscarriage of justice is disconcerting, erroneous convictions in child abuse cases can be catastrophic. Not ...

Aspirin shortages in the UK have left some patients wondering what to do if they can’t find it at the pharmacy. If someone turns to an old bottle in the medicine cabinet and notices a faint vinegar ...