Opportunities for using digital tools to access tobacco-cessation treatment are growing rapidly. The number of people using tobacco-cessation apps worldwide was projected to increase from 5 million in ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. WASHINGTON — Federal health employees on ...

Less than two years ago, a group of the world’s biggest food companies, including Nestle, Danone and Kraft Heinz, announced a major alliance to cut methane emissions from their hundreds of thousands ...

Graffiti on the new mural at 266 Main Street Credit: Courtesy of Burlington Police Department In late September, nearly 100 people gathered to paint a brightly colored mural on the side of a ...

If you didn’t get a chance to shop Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event earlier in the week, many retailers are still offering sales on big-ticket items before Black Friday. Target is one of those ...

President Donald Trump called Portland a war zone last week, and now state Republicans are trying to deliver one—by sharing fake photos of a fake riot. The official social media accounts of the Oregon ...

The Trump administration is considering selling parts of its $1.6 trillion portfolio of student loan debt to the private market, according to a new report—an unprecedented move that would build on its ...

More families are using children’s pensions to pass wealth to younger generations and avoid them having to pay inheritance tax, new figures have shown. Pension contributions for under-18s rose to ...

Watch this video to uncover how scientists use great white shark teeth to estimate their size, and how they apply similar techniques to the extinct megalodon. Learn about the challenges of determining ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tried Monday to blame Democrats for President Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to fire federal workers during the government shutdown. During a press ...