Should you feed a cold and starve a fever? Here’s what experts say.
Most of us have heard the adage “Feed a cold, starve a fever.” It comes from an outdated theory that...
A drug for myopia could help millions of kids. The FDA is keeping it off the shelves.
David G. Hunter is president of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a professor of ophthalmology at Harvard...
Gen Z’s economic reality calls for new disability-benefit rules
A. P. D. G. Everett is a graduate student in biomedical engineering at the University of Vermont. Social Security’s “disabled...
Trump threatens to block opening of bridge between U.S. and Canada
President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a bridge between Michigan and Ontario, the latest flash point...
Under growing pressure, the biggest social networks agree to be rated on teen safety
Three leading social media companies have agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protect the mental health of...
Two men were paid by D.C. to stop violence. Both are charged with homicide.
A man tasked by the D.C. government with quelling street conflicts as a “violence interrupter” has been charged with first-degree...
Man charged with fatally striking D.C. officer was impaired, report shows
A man charged with fatally striking a D.C. police officer who was assisting a stranded motorist on Interstate 695 in...
Trump is making voters uneasy. Democrats are pushing them away.
Veronique de Rugy is the George Gibbs Chair in political economy and a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center....
We may be doing breast cancer screening all wrong
For decades, breast cancer screening has been synonymous with the mammogram. Women’s preventive care has centered on the annual test,...
AMA joins effort to launch vaccine science review amid CDC turmoil
The American Medical Association and a leading public health research group focused on vaccines are teaming up to create a...
5 destinations for a cheaper spring break
We could all use a break. It has been a long, harsh winter, and some Vitamin D (or maybe even...
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots
As President Donald Trump calls for sweeping changes to election law — including saying that Republicans should “take over the...
Trump wants lower mortgage rates. His Fed pick may push the other way.
President Donald Trump has made housing affordability a centerpiece of his economic agenda, repeatedly emphasizing his desire to see mortgage...
Student injured, another arrested in shooting at Wootton High in Maryland
A 16-year-old male student was shot inside Wootton High School in suburban Maryland on Monday afternoon, and police have arrested...
Americans’ optimism for their future took a hit last year, poll finds
The number of Americans who anticipate they will have “high-quality lives” in five years’ time has dropped to a nearly...
