Pacemakers, other implants, made of jelly ~science medicine Article 1061 words, published Jun 19 2023 3 votes
Swedish appeals court ups surgeon's sentence for 'harm' during experimental windpipe transplants ~health medicine Article 542 words 7 votes
Cambridge-Caltech team of scientists claim to have created synthetic human embryos from stem cells at conference; work not yet published ~science biology medicine Article 806 words, published Jun 14 2023 29 votes
Touchlab has launched a first-of-its-kind robot which gives clinicians the ability to 'feel' patients remotely as part of a Finnish hospital pilot ~health healthcare medicine Article 817 words, published Jun 15 2023 8 votes
Auckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operations ~health healthcare medicine Article 992 words 7 votes
Several charged with trafficking body parts stolen from Harvard Medical School morgue ~health medicine Article 1655 words 14 votes
World Health Organization advises against use of artificial sweeteners ~health diet medicine Article 415 words 49 votes
Alzheimer’s drug gets FDA panel’s backing, setting the stage for broader US use ~science medicine Article 826 words 13 votes
Sweden set up a eugenics plan, grounded in the science of racial biology, between 1934 and 1976 – between 20,000 and 33,000 Swedes were forced to be sterilised ~humanities.history Article 1004 words 12 votes
ACT passes Australian-first legislation banning irreversible medical procedures for young intersex children ~lgbt Article 245 words 12 votes
Lung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half, says ‘thrilling’ study ~health medicine Article 741 words 11 votes
How Sweden and Denmark became rare bright spots for Europe's pharma industry ~science medicine Article 1085 words, published May 17 2023 3 votes
MIT’s vaccine printer: The game-changer in vaccine distribution ~science medicine Article 1128 words, published May 2 2023 3 votes
Scientists at the University of Helsinki say they have demonstrated that certain strains of Desulfovibrio bacteria are probable causes of Parkinson's disease in most cases ~health medicine Article 225 words 15 votes
I really didn’t want to go on the Goop cruise ~health diet medicine.alternative Article 10 720 words, published Apr 10 2023 8 votes
Bioluminescence helps researchers develop cancer drugs for brain ~health.mental Article 1115 words 3 votes
White House launching $5 billion program to speed coronavirus vaccines ~health medicine Article 1388 words 3 votes
One-hour operation could cure prostate cancer by destroying tumours with electric currents ~health medicine Article 600 words, published Jan 2 2022 11 votes
Forget designer babies. Here’s how CRISPR is really changing lives. ~health medicine Article 1264 words 6 votes
Are cures for some of the world’s deadliest diseases hiding in our sewers? ~health medicine Article 2304 words, published Dec 16 2022 7 votes
Stanford Medicine scientists transform cancer cells into weapons against cancer ~health medicine Article 1031 words, published Aug 16 2022 6 votes
Inside Denmark's opioid crisis – more teens are abusing opioids because they take the pills both to get high and to cope with anxiety ~health.mental Article 673 words 3 votes
Ninety-four women allege a Utah doctor sexually assaulted them. Here’s why a judge threw out their case. ~health medicine Article 3853 words 10 votes
Steak dinners, sales reps and risky procedures: Inside the big business of clogged arteries ~health medicine Article 2767 words 6 votes
The ‘breakthrough’ obesity drugs that have stunned researchers ~health fitness medicine Article 2229 words, published Jan 4 2023 17 votes
To prepare for future pandemics, we can learn from the OECD's top two performers: New Zealand and Iceland ~health medicine Article 8 votes
Long COVID now looks like a neurological disease, helping doctors to focus treatments ~health medicine.interdisciplinary Article 4228 words 4 votes
UK girl with deadly inherited condition is cured with gene therapy on NHS ~health medicine Article 773 words 9 votes
The Satanic Temple to open free abortion clinic in New Mexico ~health healthcare medicine Link 14 votes
When Leo Babler was born with a deadly genetic disorder his parents built an adventure van, and made sure their son experienced the most beautiful wild places in the country during the time they had ~life parenting family Article 545 words, published Jan 31 2023 4 votes
Stanford Medicine researchers measure thousands of molecules from a single drop of blood ~health healthcare medicine Article 925 words, published May 24 2021 12 votes
Semaglutide weight loss injections to be made available directly from pharmacies in the UK ~health medicine healthcare Article 45 words 6 votes
Nobody has my condition but me - Medical researchers find my genetic mutation endlessly fascinating. But being unique isn’t a plus when you’re a patient. ~health medicine healthcare Article 5280 words, published Jan 23 2023 6 votes
‘You have to learn to listen’: How a doctor cares for Boston’s homeless ~health healthcare medicine Article 9975 words, published Jan 5 2023 6 votes
Age that kids acquire mobile phones not linked to well-being, says Stanford Medicine study ~health.mental Article 1089 words, published Apr 28 2022 16 votes
Near infrared light (940nm) improves COVID outcomes: Exciting randomized control trial ~health medicine Video 42:40 0 votes
I lost my boyfriend to cancer conspiracy theories ~health medicine.alternative Article 1381 words, published Jul 17 2020 15 votes
New Zealand parents refuse use of vaccinated blood in life-saving surgery on baby ~health medicine Article 563 words 14 votes