MEDICINE

It's a favorite accessory of doctors in movies, television, and Spirit Halloween stores. But what does it do?

The next time someone hands you a paper bag to breathe into during a panic attack, you’ll know what to do—or what not to do.

From fake relics to fake princesses to medical fraud involving goat testicles, history is rife with con jobs that managed to fool unsuspecting marks.

FDA approval and FDA clearance aren’t used for the same products—but they’re both valid messages to see on packaging.

From really expensive NFTs to newly discovered shipwrecks to the latest developments in the world of K-Pop, here are a few things we learned in 2021.

When it came to endorsing the smallpox vaccine, Catherine the Great led by example (and then by telling her subordinates to vaccinate their villages).

A 'walking' form of any illness sounds promising, but there are some key differences between these two pneumonia diagnoses you should be aware of.

Many of Australia’s koalas have chlamydia, which is making it extra difficult for them to keep their population numbers up.

What does an epidemiologist do? Not the same thing as an immunologist or a virologist. Here’s how to keep them straight.

You're probably blowing your nose too hard. Here's the right way to clear your sinuses, according to experts.

If you think you've been stung by a bee, you should act fast. Here's how to remove the bee stinger and treat the sting.

Science has done some incredible things, but finding a cure for the leaky sniffles has proven elusive.