The World Health Organization's most recent estimates (2016) suggested that over 4.2 million people die prematurely each year due to long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution (tiny particles often referred to as PM2.5). A new study now suggests that the annual global death toll from outdoor PM2.5 may be significantly higher than previously thought.

Consumption of ultra-processed foods containing little or no whole foods in their ingredients contributed to 57,000 premature deaths in Brazil in 2019, researchers report.

The 2014 Ebola outbreak may have been borne out of an accidental lab leak at a US Government-funded facility, according to a new analysis.

British scientists intentionally created hybrid Covid strains in risky experiments judged to be like 'playing with fire'.

New York City’s controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers was enacted illegally and employees who were fired for refusing to comply must be immediately reinstated with back pay, a state judge has ruled.

New research gives strong evidence that vitamin D deficiency is associated with premature death, prompting calls for people to follow healthy vitamin D level guidelines.

Boston University scientists were condemned for ‘playing with fire’ after it emerged they had created a lethal new Covid strain in a laboratory. [...]

A Macquarie University study of 169 adults aged 17 to 35 found those eating a Western-style diet were more likely to have lower levels of kynurenic acid — a small molecule important to a number of bodily functions — and report higher levels of depression than those eating diets rich in fresh fruit and vegetables. [...]