The outbreak of hantavirus on board the cruise ship MV Hondius is unlikely to become an epidemic, the World Health Organization has announced.

Man-made "forever chemicals" have been detected in 98.8 percent of blood tests, in a new study which examined more than 10,500 samples.

Early exposure to PFAS, a group of widely used compounds known as "forever chemicals," is associated with a higher risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer, according to University of California, Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health researchers.

New data analyzing more than 20,000 patients from three major United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) studies show that elevated levels of the molecule Lipoprotein(a) are associated with cardiovascular risk and warrant aggressive risk reduction.

While the environmental and health harm of pesticides are well-known, many people ask: Can agriculture thrive without them? The answer, backed by a groundbreaking 10-year study in France, is a resounding YES.

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that troops can now choose whether to get the flu vaccine, rather than being required to receive it each year.

The Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement set aside $865 million to compensate individuals harmed by America’s opioid crisis, but over 40 percent of claims have already been rejected.

The UK government has announced plans to tighten the rules on school food in England. Under the proposals, deep-fried food would be banned from school dinners and sugary desserts would be limited to once a week.