Malaria killed almost 600,000 people in 2023, as cases rose for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.

Soil plays a much bigger role in the spread of antibiotic resistance than one might imagine.

Researchers have found evidence that living in areas prone to wildfire smoke may negatively impact an individual’s life expectancy.

New research suggests that extreme heat may cause people to age faster at a molecular level.

Metabolic imaging is a noninvasive method that enables clinicians and scientists to study living cells using laser light, which can help them assess disease progression and treatment responses.

The chemicals known as PFAS are considered a severe threat to human health. 

Trees and disease: Public health measures to fight malaria—including insecticide-treated bed nets—lose effectiveness as deforestation rises.

Many recent studies assume that elderly people are at particular risk of dying from extreme heat as the planet warms.

Environmental exposure to toxins in the air, water or certain chemicals can increase the risk of ill health effects, including to the human brain.

A diet high in ultra-processed foods is associated with higher amounts of fat stored inside thigh muscles, regardless of the amount of calories consumed or level of physical activity, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).