Jessica Firger

"I'm pissed and you're pissed, and that's kind of cool, because we can be pissed together."

Now 8 years old, Zion Harvey is even able to swing a bat.

Medical marijuana for adults is still controversial. For children, it's a live grenade. And possibly a lifesaver.

A second look at CDC data shows that racial disparity in health starts in the earliest days of life.

Law enforcement officials identified two illicit synthetic opioids that are so strong they can be absorbed through the skin.

A new study of plays during the 2014 World Cup games finds protocols for head injury assessment weren't followed at least 60 percent of the time.

They don't call it the graveyard shift for nothing.

A small step for mankind, but a giant leap for fast food corporations.

A new CDC report finds a decline in the number of high schoolers in the U.S. who have sexual intercourse before age 18.

A new study explores incentivizing HIV care through small monetary awards.

No, this isn't another silly love song; new technology may help transform cardiology.

Fewer high school students and middle-schoolers are smoking, but 3.9 million still used at least one tobacco product in 2016.

Tests for the risk of a child being born with the condition are elusive and controversial.

The Autism Sisters Project seeks to understand why boys are four times more likely to develop autism than girls.

CDC study also shows that more patients suffering from this type of dementia are dying at home rather than in a care facility.

The sun is out, which means it's time to slather on the SPF.

Experts know from the 2014 epidemic that when the deadly virus crosses borders it sticks around for awhile.

In the wake of DR Congo's outbreak, an international team of researchers reviewed 37 models to develop gold-standard recommendations that minimize the spread of the disease.

New research suggests some men now prefer pornography over sex IRL.

A new study demonstrates the close correlation between heart and brain that results from mindfulness, and provides a novel way to study it.

A pharmaceutical company created a troop of new poop emojis to encourage straight talk about bathroom business and promote its new drug for chronic constipation.

An increasing amount of research shows that BMI and weight are not necessarily the main indicators of a person's health.

'Every day that someone can't get treatment is a day they may no longer be able to see the end of.'

Cheaper soda is likely to lead to higher rates of obesity, diabetes and cancer worldwide, according to a new report from the CDC and American Cancer Society.

Surgeons used CT scans and life-like modeling to plan a complicated surgical separation of two infants fused at the chests.

Trying to eat healthier? Keep taking photos of your kale salad.

A new study finds people who undergo facial cosmetic surgery are perceived by others as healthy and successful.

A professor at Ben-Gurion University in Israel is developing a tiny robot that will be able to crawl through the intestinal tract.

Throngs of New Yorkers took to the streets on Earth Day for Saturday's worldwide March for Science. Viva la evolution!

For most people, evidence-based research definitely trumps alternative facts. That's why millions of people are taking to the streets on Earth Day.