Matt Fuchs

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Follow him on X.

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Other Sources of Fluoride Besides Water

Other sources of the mineral include toothpaste, varnishes, and chewables.

By Matt Fuchs

Mary McCormack

Novel drugs are desperately needed in the fight against cancer. But what if we could improve survival with older, less expensive drugs—just by changing how and when they’re given? This question inspired Dr. Mary McCormack...

By Matt Fuchs

Muhammad Ali Pate

Growing up in Nigeria, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate had a childhood friend paralyzed from the waist-down due to polio. The boy couldn’t go to school because of his condition, and one day, sitting in the...

By Matt Fuchs

Peter Lurie

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned Red Dye #3 in January 2025—an act that was a long time coming for the federal government, the American public, and Dr. Peter Lurie. Back in 1984,...

By Matt Fuchs

Elisha Dunn-Georgiou

When the Trump Administration ordered USAID to cease critical foreign-aid payments, the nonprofit advocacy organization Global Health Council pushed back. Council president and executive director Elisha Dunn-Georgiou in March put her organization forward as a...

By Matt Fuchs

Abasi Ene-Obong

Abasi Ene-Obong, founder and CEO of the global genomics company Syndicate Bio, thinks genetic testing in Africa is the most pressing issue in health care today. To understand why, consider that African populations have the...

By Matt Fuchs

Andre Esteva

Andre Esteva is pioneering a future where AI can personalize therapies to improve health. “Doctors are the first to tell you they could use help with this,” Esteva says. The company he co-founded and leads...

By Matt Fuchs

David Liu

In 2021, David Liu couldn’t sleep after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first clinical trial based on his research. Just five years earlier, he’d developed the technique that rewrites disease-causing DNA one...

By Matt Fuchs

Daniel Timms

As a kid growing up in Australia, Daniel Timms shared a passion with his father, a plumber, for building fishponds behind their house, tinkering with how to recycle the water. Years later, his father needed...

By Matt Fuchs

Kristin Peck

Kristin Peck wants to change how you think about treating and preventing animal disease. Not only is their welfare an ethical obligation, it’s also inseparable from the environment, economics, and our own health. “Animals can...

By Matt Fuchs

Vas Narasimhan

Early in Vas Narasimhan’s career as a physician scientist, he worked on programs for treating HIV/AIDS in Africa and saw the impact of medicine in places that need it most. The experience inspired Narasimhan to...

By Matt Fuchs

Steve Beard

Steve Beard knows that diverse health care is better health care. The belief drives his efforts as CEO of Adtalem Global Education, a corporation that operates institutions for higher learning including Chamberlain University, Walden University,...

By Matt Fuchs

Grip Strength Shows How Well You’ll Age

Here's how to test yours at home—and exercises to improve it.

By Matt Fuchs

5 Things You’re Forgetting to Clean

These household items are harboring the most bacteria.

By Matt Fuchs

Should You Get a Full-Body MRI Scan?

Most medical experts are wary of the controversial scans.

By Matt Fuchs

Why Food Chemicals Are a Problem

Many chemicals are problematic because they can disrupt the endocrine system.

By Matt Fuchs

Are Seed Oils Unhealthy?

Here’s what to know about arguments for and against seed oils.

By Matt Fuchs

The Longevity Habit You're Not Thinking About

Here's how to improve your balance, from balance exercises like tai chi to wearing hearing aids.

By Matt Fuchs

Dermatologists Have a Dirty Secret

They don't use soap.

By Matt Fuchs

How to Treat and Prevent Canker Sores

Canker sores are usually only fleetingly painful. But sometimes, they may be signs of a chronic problem.

By Matt Fuchs
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