In September 1932, Public Health Service officials recruited 600 Black men in Tuskegee, Alabama, to receive treatment for “bad blood.” The men had no idea they had become unwitting participants in one of the most controversial medical studies in recent ti

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A growing number of cloth face masks for sale online are offering a carbon or other type of filter. Do they help?
It all started when Dr. Stewart Adams took too many vodka shots the night before speaking at a Moscow conference.
Children's Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Children's Dimetapp Cold and Cough have been recalled due to faulty dosing cups.
Oxford University researchers showed that dexamethasone, a widely available steroid medication, can cut coronavirus-related deaths for patients on ventilators by one-third.
Sir Isaac Newton didn’t get the idea from a creepy old witch in the forest—he got it from a respected physician.
When Chicago was in desperate need of at-home nurses, one dastardly schemer named Julia Lyons saw an opportunity to turn a profit.
Dozens of children and young adults who test positive for COVID-19 antibodies are developing a mystery illness that shares symptoms with Kawasaki disease.
Design expert Sara Little Turnbull was consulting for 3M in 1958 when she was tasked with creating a better bra cup. Eventually, her design would inspire the N95 mask.
Colorado Springs boasts fresh, dry air and abundant sunshine—just what tuberculosis patients of the late 19th century needed.
Belleville, Pennsylvania, has a large Amish and Mennonite population, and a new coronavirus testing drive-thru is accommodating horses and buggies.
The non-stop news about coronavirus and COVID-19 can cause a lot of anxiety. Here's our weekly digest of useful information, uplifting stories, and surprising tidbits to help you cope during the pandemic.
Crocs is devoted to helping nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals fight the coronavirus.
You can take your own temperature with a meat thermometer, just as long as you sanitize it properly.
The underwear company is joining other clothing manufacturers to help get medical supplies to professionals in need.
Mary Mallon’s asymptomatic spreading of typhoid fever is a cautionary tale about the importance of washing your hands.
The 'Grey's Anatomy' spin-off series, ‘Station 19,’ also gave a few hundred N95 masks to a Los Angeles firehouse.
In the 1830s, Americans became obsessed with the idea that tomatoes could cure everything from cholera to diarrhea.
A couple of long-suffering scientists from Australia donated their time—and their gas—to figuring out whether farts can spread disease.
Viral outbreaks often necessitate patient isolation or quarantine. But what separates each separation?
Health care workers see sick people all day, every day. So why don't they fall ill like the rest of us?
At last, people with asthma will be able to buy potentially life-saving medicine without breaking the bank.