From AI-generated health videos to the latest twists in the opioid crisis, ACSH staff have been busy. Here’s a look at some ...

TikTok has discovered yet another miracle cure, and this time it's beef tallow. It may be a perfectly good moisturizer, but ...

On average, humans pass wind around fourteen times a day, sometimes tainted with an unpleasant scent. Many scientific attempts have been made to prevent embarrassment. The “Sex Machines Museum” in ...

For decades, obesity has been measured largely by how much fat we carry. New research suggests that where fat accumulates may be even more important, showing that regional fat distribution affects ...

America’s PFAS rules rest on a questionable 80-year-old assumption born of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: any exposure above zero to certain chemicals is harmful, so levels must be driven to the vanishing ...

August babies got lucky. Their birthstone, the stunningly green peridot, won't require a second mortgage, but it comes with an origin story worthy of science fiction. In our continuing look at the ...

A whole-body MRI offers the promise of revealing a glimpse into your medical future, revealing disease before it becomes ...

Got a stain? A special sponge made of melamine foam may be the answer. But it comes with “buts.” Sure, I thought, when I saw the claims on the box. “Mr. Clean Magic Eraser cleans dirt and grime like ...

Few symbols on food labels evoke such an immediate sense of health as the “organic seal.” Its promise of "natural" production ...

Recently released diaries of Dr. Anthony Fauci reveal significant gaps between what senior scientists and officials said privately about COVID-19 origins early in the pandemic and what they told the ...