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Long-Lasting Birth Control Is Already Hard to Get. Advocates Worry It May Only Get Worse
By Jamie Ducharme
Why Acupuncture Is Going Mainstream in Medicine
By Elizabeth Millard
What It's Like Living With Aphasia—and How to Support a Loved One With the Condition
By Tara Law
Pfizer Halts Clinical Trials in Russia But Will Continue to Supply Medicine
By TIMOTHY ANNETT / BLOOMBERG
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MRNA's Next Chapter Has Nothing to Do With COVID Vaccines
It’s safe to say that before the development of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, most people hadn’t thought about messenger RNA, or mRNA, since high school science class—if ever. The molecule plays a pivotal...
By Jamie Ducharme
August 2, 2021
How AI Can Help Pick Depression Treatments
The use of AI in psychiatry is expanding quickly
By Mandy Oaklander
February 19, 2020
AI Can Now Make Medical Predictions From Raw Data. But Can Deep Learning Be Trusted?
The stakes sit particularly high in medicine, where lives are on the line
By Eric Bender / Undark
December 6, 2019
Kidney Swaps Are Revolutionizing a Broken Organ-Donation System in the U.S.
2017 ended as a banner year for my family, but things didn’t look great at the start. A death sentence met us in a boxing ring, and we had to school ourselves on fighting to...
By Lisa Emmott
November 5, 2019
Heart Failure Is Killing More Americans. Can the Health Care System Keep Up?
An aging population means more heart problems
By Jamie Ducharme
October 31, 2019
Harassment and Discrimination Are Leading to Burnout Among Female Doctors, Study Says
Mistreatment is widespread for female doctors
By Jamie Ducharme
October 28, 2019
Human Health Is in the Hands of Bacteria
In the beginning, there were single-cell bacteria. They were the only life on earth for billions of years, then larger cells evolved, then multicellular organisms, and then plants and animals. But the bacteria never went...
By Martin J. Blaser
October 24, 2019
Why It's Time to Take Electrified Medicine Seriously
When the disease plaguing her digestive system was at its worst, Kelly Owens once had to rush to the bathroom 17 separate times in the course of a few hours. By the time she was...
By Alice Park
October 24, 2019
The Director of the NIH Lays Out His Vision of the Future of Medical Science
Our world has never witnessed a time of greater promise for improving human health. Many of today’s health advances have stemmed from a long arc of discovery that begins with strong, steady support for basic...
By Dr. Francis S. Collins
October 24, 2019
How the Ban on Medical Advertising Hurt Women Doctors
From 1997 to 2016, healthcare advertising spending rose from $2.1 to $9.6 billion
By Olivia Campbell / JSTOR Daily
October 16, 2019
What It's Like to Give Birth after a Uterus Transplant
'It was so surreal'
By Jamie Ducharme
October 9, 2019
Is Melatonin Safe to Take Every Night?
As in so many things, caution is warranted
By Markham Heid
October 1, 2019
How Dr. Benjamin Spock Changed American Parenting
His book helped usher in a fundamental shift
By Richard Gunderman, Indiana University / The Conversation
September 19, 2019
People Were Born and Died at Woodstock. Here Are Their Stories
The Woodstock Festival saw scores of injuries
August 9, 2019
Conjoined Twin Girls Separated After 50 Hours of Operations
The two-year-old girls were born with skulls and blood vessels fused together
By Amy Gunia
July 16, 2019
How Trump's Executive Order Could Save Lives by Transforming How the U.S. Treats Kidney Disease
And making more transplants possible
By Jamie Ducharme
July 11, 2019
Employers Are Steering Workers Toward Controversial Stem Cell Therapies
Regenexx, which runs a string of clinics, says stem cell injections can save employers a lot of money, but critics say there’s no proof.
By Liz Szabo / Kaiser Health News
June 19, 2019
CBD Is Already Everywhere. How Will the Government Handle It?
The cannabis plant contains more than 100 compounds known as cannabinoids. Of them, one--cannabidiol, or CBD--presents the U.S. with unique potential in public health and business, as well as a good deal of political and...
By Elijah Wolfson
June 6, 2019
I Love Being a Mom. So I Donated My Uterus to Help Someone Else Become One
Heather Bankos explains what it's like to be a uterus donor
By Heather Bankos
June 3, 2019
Physician Burnout Costs the U.S. Billions Each Year
Burnout comes with both ethical and economic costs
By Mandy Oaklander
May 28, 2019
How Some Generic Drugs Could Do More Harm Than Good
For the 16 years that Dr. Brian Westerberg, a Canadian surgeon, worked volunteer missions at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, scarcity was the norm. The patients usually exceeded the 1,500 allotted beds....
By Katherine Eban
May 17, 2019
How Alabama's Abortion Ban Isn't Only About Abortion
And endanger women's health care
By Jamie Ducharme
May 16, 2019
Helium Shortage Hurting Parties and Pharma
Party City announced last Thursday it was closing 45 stores
By Maria Jose Valero / Bloomberg
May 11, 2019
The FDA Just Approved a New Prescription Weight-Management Device. Here's How It Works
It helps people feel full but eat less
By Jamie Ducharme
April 15, 2019
The Gender Pay Gap for Doctors Is Getting Worse. Here’s What Women Make Compared to Men
A racial pay gap also persists in medicine
By Jamie Ducharme
April 10, 2019
Why Does Medicine Cost So Much? Here's How Drug Prices Are Set
Complex variables determine what you pay
By Laura Entis
April 9, 2019
6 Ways to Save Money on Prescription Drugs
You have more control over your medication costs than you may know
By Sonia Weiser
April 4, 2019
He Married His Kidney Donor. But Now, He Needs Another Kidney
Kyle Froelich is in kidney failure again
By Jamie Ducharme
April 2, 2019
Scottish Woman Feels No Pain Because of Genetic Mutation
She is also forgetful and 'incredibly happy'
By Jamie Ducharme
March 28, 2019
Machines Treating Patients? It's Already Happening
Here’s where AI in medicine excels — and where it doesn't yet measure up
By Alice Park
March 21, 2019
She Owed $227,000 in Medical Bills—Even With Insurance. Here's What it Took to Pay Them
One woman didn't know she was racking up massive out-of-pocket charges
By JoNel Aleccia / Kaiser Health News
March 21, 2019
Cardiologist Eric Topol on How AI Can Bring Humanity Back to Medicine
In his new book, Deep Medicine, the cardiologist argues that artificial intelligence can bring humanity back to medicine. You tweet several times a day about the latest medical studies. Do you really read all of...
March 14, 2019
These Researchers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Make a Better Flu Vaccine
'Tailor-made' custom vaccines could be the future of flu prevention
March 5, 2019
A Cancer Patient's Radioactive Remains Are Raising Fears of Contamination
He was cremated
By Jamie Ducharme
February 27, 2019
Kaiser Permanente's New Medical School Will Be Free for Its First 5 Graduating Classes
Kaiser joins other medical schools in offering free tuition to attract students
By Jamie Ducharme
February 19, 2019
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Had Two Cancerous Lung Nodules Removed. Here's What That Means
She is reportedly recovering well
By Jamie Ducharme
December 21, 2018
A Doctor Says a Woman Died From a Brain-Eating Amoeba After Using a Neti Pot. Are They Safe?
Here's what one expert says
By Jamie Ducharme
December 7, 2018
The CDC Has Confirmed a Record Number of Cases of a Rare, Polio-Like Illness
But diagnoses are expected to decline
By Jamie Ducharme
December 4, 2018
George H.W. Bush Died Less Than 8 Months After His Wife of 73 Years. Doctors Explain Why That's So Common
A broken heart may be a real cause of death
By Jamie Ducharme
December 1, 2018
NYU Performs Its Second Face Transplant
Cameron Underwood is NYU's second face transplant recipient
By Jamie Ducharme
November 29, 2018
Doctors Slam NRA's Directive to 'Stay in Their Lane' After Chicago Hospital Shooting
'Every shooting is a preventable cause of death'
By Jamie Ducharme
November 20, 2018
If the Government Redefines Gender to Exclude Trans People, It Could Worsen an Urgent Public Health Crisis
The transgender community already has a validated fear of medical mistreatment
By Tia Powell, Jules Chyten Brennan, Viraj Patel, Vafa Tabatabaie
October 24, 2018
When a Hurricane Hits, Having Dementia Adds an Extra Challenge — And Even More Risk
Families are struggling to protect their loved ones
By Melissa Bailey / Kaiser Health News
September 21, 2018
Scientists Are Developing New Ways to Treat Disease With Cells, Not Drugs
Scientists are developing new ways to treat disease with cells, not drugs
By Alice Park
September 13, 2018
People Are Now Taking Placebo Pills to Deal With Their Health Problems—And It's Working
For over 20 years, Linda Buonanno lived in fear that her irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) would suddenly interrupt her daily routine with frequent trips to the bathroom and unbearable cramping. Buonanno, now a 71-year-old medical...
By Alexandra Sifferlin
August 23, 2018
She Lost Her Contact Lens 28 Years Ago. It Was Stuck In Her Eyelid the Whole Time
Doctors found it when she complained of a swollen eyelid
By Billy Perrigo
August 17, 2018
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