A stomach parasite is spreading through the fresh produce aisle this summer, and case counts are climbing well past last year’s totals. Cyclospora, the microscopic organism behind the illness, causes prolonged and often severe diarrhea. Health officials are...

Plenty of people put off orthodontic treatment because of something they heard secondhand. A friend’s story, an old assumption, or a memory from decades ago shapes how they feel about it. The problem is that much of what circulates about braces is outdated or...

A single blood draw that screens for dozens of cancers at once is moving closer to reality. The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing one such test and could approve it before the end of the year. If that happens, the way doctors screen for cancer could start to...

Mental health care in the United States has historically struggled with two connected problems: not enough providers to meet demand, and treatments that don’t work for every patient. Both problems remain real, but recent years have produced genuine advances in...

Spinal surgery carries inherent risks, and patients are informed of that before they consent to a procedure. But there is a meaningful difference between a known surgical risk that was properly managed and paralysis that resulted from a preventable medical error. When...

Hawaii residents have long understood intuitively what researchers are increasingly confirming through rigorous study: there’s something about living in Hawaii that seems to be good for you. The natural environment, the ocean access, the climate, the outdoor...