From the outrageous creations of Portland, Oregon’s Voodoo Doughnut to Dominique Ansel’s world-famous Cronut out of his New York City bakery, doughnuts have become one of the most photogenic (and ...

The U.S. will participate in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) upcoming meeting on the composition of the influenza vaccine despite officially withdrawing from the global group last month. The WHO ...

The Democratic governor cast the move as a direct response to the nation’s withdrawal from the WHO, which her office says compromises the “country’s global health safety and preparedness to respond to ...

If you were an immigrant kid in New York at the turn of the twentieth century, the candy store was the center of your world. You went there to kibbitz and schmooze, to get away from the crush of ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

The 1960s were a turning point for American food culture. Convenience foods exploded, fast food chains expanded nationwide, and snack companies became household names. It was a decade of ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The New York City Health Department on Wednesday said it has joined the World Health Organization's global outbreak response network following President Donald Trump's ...