As of Dec. 31, 2025, it’s easier for Americans with opioid use disorder (OUD) to get access to critical medications through telehealth visits, thanks to a pandemic-era rule that the federal government has made permanent. This change helps to ensure that more people can get the treatment they need, even if they cannot routinely see their health care providers in person.
More than 97% of U.S. adults have at least one chemical in their body that is known to disrupt their sensitive hormone system. And because hormones are essential to many functions of the human body—from reproduction and puberty to metabolism and immunity—these chemicals have been linked to an array of health effects, including infertility, low birth weight and preterm birth, diabetes, heart disease, and hormone-related cancers.
When a person scrapes their knee or breaks a bone, their body works quickly to rebuild cells and tissues to repair the injury. But some species possess highly complex regenerative abilities—regrowing lost limbs or even repairing a damaged heart. Scientists such as Dr. Luiza de Oliveira Saad, a 2023 Pew Latin American fellow, believe these organisms might offer key insights into how humans heal.
Opioid-related overdose deaths continue to devastate communities throughout the country and put a strain on local resources, including emergency medical services, law enforcement, and health care providers. Understanding the scale of the problem is critical to tackling this public health threat, and that requires comprehensive data from a myriad of sources.
Addressing fentanyl overdose deaths is a bipartisan priority in Congress and statehouses across the country. As a result, many policymakers are working to increase access to drug checking equipment in tandem with greater access to treatment and services for people with substance use disorders.
In one of the world’s most urbanized coastal environments—the waters around Hong Kong—pressure from human activities is threatening the vulnerable Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, known locally as the Chinese white dolphin.
This year, more than 2 million Americans will hear the words "you have cancer." That's 5,500 people each day—about one every 15 seconds. And as upsetting as that phrase might be, even more distressing is the word that often comes next: chemotherapy.
Since its founding, the United States has often been referred to as a “grand experiment” in democracy, but as the nation approaches its 250th birthday, many Americans think the experiment is going badly: In a spring 2025 Pew Research Center poll, 62% were dissatisfied with the way democracy is working.
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Plastic is pervasive in modern society, used in virtually every sector of the global economy and every aspect of human lives. This has led to a 20-fold increase in global production of plastic over the past 60 years, with about one-fifth of that rise occurring in North America.
As Americans come together to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, many of us are reflecting on the aspirations expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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These days, when a package is delivered, it’s normal to receive confirmation via a photo of a box or envelope next to the front door. Although this practice is ubiquitous for something as basic as package delivery, it is uncommon in the civil legal system. Rarely is visual confirmation used to ensure that someone has been informed of a lawsuit, eviction, or divorce filed against them—proceedings with consequences that are typically far greater than the loss of a misdelivered package.
As demand for electricity continues to rise in the United States, policymakers and utilities are increasingly concerned about how to meet consumers’ needs cost-effectively, especially because it takes an average of five years for new energy projects to connect to the grid after they are proposed.
