A new nationwide study led by the University of Maryland is seeking volunteers to help document and analyze the full range of human flatulence.

The Marine Corps just killed height-and-weight screenings. A completely new method is now the standard for every Marine's ...

Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval, the analytics firm confirmed on Feb. 11. Founded by George Gallup in 1935, the Washington, DC-based management company began tracking the president ...

Landon walked into my 10th-grade classroom holding his mother’s hand tightly. He was anxious about his score on the English Language Arts state test. A year ago, Landon’s score was in one of the ...

A bill before state lawmakers pushes back the date when Oregon’s stalled gun control Measure 114 would kick in and raises the cost of gun permits and other fees, should the state Supreme Court find ...

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

Pennsylvanians woke up to a blanket of snow, a winter storm that was forecast throughout the week. But how can you measure exactly how much snow fell in your neighborhood? The National Weather Service ...

If you are sending us snowfall reports this weekend, here are some good practices to use according to the National Weather Service to get the most accurate measurement possible.For the most accurate ...

The American Farm Bureau Federation on Wednesday pressed lawmakers to pass a new round of farm assistance, even though it was left out of a fiscal 2026 funding package congressional negotiators ...

In the EXAKT study from the U.K., the home-use pulse oximeters assessed all gave higher oxygen saturation (SpO2) readings for patients with darker skin tones than for patients with lighter skin tones.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is shifting from height and weight tables and replacing them with a waist-to-height ratio methodology, according to a memo. The new body-fat standards are between 18% and 26% ...

A handful of Republicans joined Democrats to allow the measure to move forward, reflecting concerns in both parties about the administration’s strategy. By Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro Reporting ...