Uptick in respiratory illnesses across the U.S.

The duration and quality of sleep are both essential to overall health, experts agree — but when does a focus on getting a good night’s sleep turn into a harmful fixation? For some people, checking the data on their wearable sleep trackers can lead to a condition called “orthosomnia,” a name the Journal of Clinical…

The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists long figured there were lots of these microscopic plastic pieces, but until researchers at Columbia and Rutgers universities did their calculations they never…

Dame Sally Davies apologises to bereaved families and says the UK was poorly prepared for the pandemic.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor says it is not within his power to drop a criminal charge against a woman who miscarried in the restroom at her home, regardless of the pressure being brought to bear by the national attention on her case. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins said in a release issued…

Elfbar and Lost Mary sold over £900m worth of vapes in twelve months, more than 160 million units, according to NielsenIQ. Their numbers only capture around half the market, as they don’t include many vape shops, online retailers and convenience stores. So the true figure could be double that.

Federal health officials, as well as other medical experts, have dismissed Dr. Joseph Ladapo’s concerns as factually inaccurate and dangerous to human health.