Is A Diet That's Healthy For Us Also Better For The Planet? Most Of The Time, Yes A vast new analysis looked at 15 different food groups, like nuts, fish and red meat, ranking them based on how they influence health and the toll they take on the planet. Maria Godoy
Fast DNA Sequencing Can Offer Diagnostic Clues When Newborns Need Intensive Care Rapid genome decoding and analysis have made it possible to quickly diagnose some baffling rare diseases that make babies sick. Even when there's no cure, the information can help families cope. Richard Harris
Report: Giving naloxone to cops saves lives in Washington Twenty-one people are likely alive today because police officers in Thurston County were armed with a drug overdose reversal medicine, according to a new report by a University of Washington professor of public health. Austin Jenkins
Some States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Warn Of Black Market Risks Many cases of vaping-related injury seem to involve THC, health officials say. That's led some states to take another look at the safety of the regulated cannabis market, as well as the black market. Will Stone
Behind The Scenes Of CDC's Vaping Investigation Given the scope and the mysterious nature of vaping-related illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set up a specialized command center to coordinate its response. Richard Harris
FDA Approves Smokeless Tobacco Product, But Warns That None Are Completely Safe As the number of illnesses related to vaping rises, the FDA has approved a smokeless tobacco product. It says is safer than smoking. But it also warns that no tobacco product is completely safe. Allison Aubrey
Ghost Viruses And The Taliban Stand In The Way Of Wiping Out Polio The World Health Organization is celebrating the eradication of another strain of the polio virus. Yet major challenges remain in the global effort to get rid of the disease. Jason Beaubien
Calculating The Real Costs Of The Opioid Epidemic The costs of the opioid epidemic are huge, not just in the toll of human lives but also the financial drain on families, and the local and state governments that provide treatment and support. Selena Simmons-Duffin
U.S. Travel Ban Disrupts The World's Largest Brain Science Meeting Scientists from nations including Iran, Mexico, and India were refused visas to attend this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago. Some researchers got stand-ins to present their work. Jon Hamilton
More LOLs, Fewer Zzzs: Teens May Be Losing Sleep Over Social Media Research yet again shows teens are glued to their phones to an unhealthy degree. In fact, they may be choosing social media over sleep. But maybe it's not all sad face, researchers say. Emily Vaughn