4+ day, 2+ min ago   (1083+ words) Kathryn Pilgrim knew the century-old Victorian she bought in Dunkirk, New York, came with old plumbing. She replaced pipes she suspected of containing lead and later installed a kitchen filter designed to remove heavy metals. But six years after buying…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (230+ words) Newser House Blasts Navy's Inaction on Fighter Pilot Brain Injuries Lawmakers say the Navy has been looking the other way on a potential brain-injury crisis in its cockpits. A scathing new House Oversight Committee report faults the service for failing…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (440+ words) The announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA, gives the agency some stability following months of controversy and upheaval that led to a series of high-profile departures earlier this year. The announcement names permanent…...

1+ week, 26+ min ago   (426+ words) When a friend approached Brent Williams four years ago with a business proposition to start an ostrich farm, he was more than intrigued—he had a personal motivation as someone... It Looks and Tastes Like Beef, Is Actually Bird When…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (383+ words) Cooling from air conditioning saves lives—more than 5,000 a year in the US alone—but it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grids, scientists say. As... The Cost of Our AC Habits: More Global Warming Cooling from…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (293+ words) An infant's death in Pennsylvania has now been definitively tied to measles. Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said Friday that a 6-week-old baby from the Amish... Coroner Reports Measles as Infant's Cause of Death An infant's death in Pennsylvania has…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (269+ words) newser.com Doctors Groups Have COVID, Flu Vaccine Recommendations Leading US medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines—and highlight the science behind them—saying they…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (326+ words) The CDC is publicly contradicting a state over measles deaths, something it almost never does. Dr. Erica Schwartz, the agency's new director, ordered the agency not to count... New CDC Director Orders 2 Deaths Kept Off Measles List The CDC is…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (257+ words) A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of President Trump. The respected... Institute Issues Red Alert Over Trump-Shaped Pills The institute warned in a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) When Revolution Medicines shared the results of its pancreatic cancer drug at one of the preeminent meetings of cancer researchers in the spring, a nearly minute-long standing... FDA OKs Pancreatic Cancer Drug That Got Standing Ovation When Revolution Medicines shared…...