Perspectives

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we found that more than 1 in 5 U.S. adults reported probable depression in...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyday life for many people in both trivial and profound ways, including how they look...

When medication abortion, or abortion with pills, was introduced to the U.S. in 2000, it offered a more accessible option...

Data only tells one part of the story when it comes to understanding health policy. The full story is found...

Researchers have observed that the offspring of mice and other animals derive health benefits from passing through the vagina.

In large part because of the pandemic, college leaders have expressed increased concern for the mental health of students.

Domesticated cats and dogs share approximately 85% of the same DNA as humans. And because both have been intimately associated...

With up to 300 million scent receptors, dogs are among the best smell detectors in the animal world. The human...

With a flick of the wrist, the CDC unveiled its latest magic trick, effectively ending the pandemic in the hearts...

Most, but not all, experts agree that these changes are appropriate at this point in the pandemic. Many people, weary...

These viruses don’t cause cancer until long after they infect a person. Rather, the viruses teach the cells how to...

Could the placebo effect tell us something new about the power of our minds and how our bodies are able...