Pioneering studies show promise in sequencing a baby’s genome at birth ~health medicine Article 2109 words 16 votes
How did the world run so low on cholera vaccine? As outbreaks grow, stockpile runs dry. ~health medicine Article 1190 words, published Mar 8 2024 12 votes
Dengue fever spreading to new countries, including the US due to climate change, among other factors ~health Article 1431 words 7 votes
Menthol inhalation may boost cognitive ability in Alzheimer’s ~science Article 1091 words, published May 10 2023 19 votes
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have successfully implanted seven million lab-grown brain cells into a patient to treat Parkinson's disease ~health medicine Article 753 words 23 votes
America’s prison system is turning into a de facto nursing home ~life Article 2349 words, published Apr 8 2024 20 votes
Plant apocalypse: how new diseases are destroying EU trees and crops ~enviro Article 1473 words 7 votes
The dairy industry really, really doesn’t want you to say “bird flu in cows” ~food Article 1044 words 21 votes
Duty to Warn's John Gartner breaks down Donald Trump's cognitive decline ~health.mental Article 4325 words 32 votes
A discovery among the mummies reveals a sick, sad truth. Parasitic worms plagued these ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. ~humanities.history Link 8 votes
American contracts bird flu after exposure to virus spreading in cows ~health Article 77 words 17 votes
The influencer who “reverses” Lupus with smoothies. Psychiatrist Brooke Goldner makes extraordinary claims about incurable diseases. It’s brought her a mansion, a Ferrari, and a huge social following. ~health diet.raw food Article 2731 words, published Mar 26 2024 18 votes
Root cause of Alzheimer's may be fat buildup in brain cells, research suggests ~health.mental Article 488 words 22 votes
The rise of arboviral diseases is closely connected to environmental degradation and climate change ~enviro climate change Link 7 votes
Rickets, scurvy, measles and scabies are increasing in the UK alarming health experts ~health Article 1709 words 18 votes
Study reveals why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease: A molecule made by one X chromosome in every female cell can generate antibodies to a woman’s own tissues ~health medicine Article 1037 words, published Mar 8 2022 23 votes
Scientists document first-ever transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, tied to no-longer-used medical procedure ~health medicine Article 1396 words 28 votes
DNA from stone age chewing gum sheds light on diet and disease in Scandinavia's ancient hunter-gatherers ~humanities.history Article 974 words, published Jan 18 2024 11 votes
Over-capacity ERs are dangerous choke points. But hospital challenges go far deeper. ~health healthcare Article 1451 words, published Jan 13 2024 11 votes
The tragic story of this famous meteorite and the boy who fought the museum that took everything from him ~humanities.history Video 12:44 14 votes
My parents’ dementia felt like the end of joy. But when they got sick, I turned to a new generation of roboticists—and their glowing, talking, blobby creations. ~tech Article 5461 words 19 votes
Philadelphia health department warns of measles cluster among unvaccinated residents that originated with CHOP patient ~health medicine Article 866 words 18 votes
Wrongfully jailed for twenty years, Australia’s ‘most hated woman’ likely to receive record compensation ~news australia crime Article 1139 words 18 votes
US FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use gene-editing tool CRISPR ~health Article 1493 words 49 votes
99% of the world’s bananas are threatened by a fungus. To save them, scientists are turning to genetic modification. ~food Article 77 words 24 votes
Denmark topped a list of worst binge drinkers in a new health report from the OECD – Romania and the UK next worst offenders ~health Article 389 words 9 votes
Infants are born with syphilis in growing numbers, a sign of a wider US epidemic ~health Article 1344 words 18 votes
What a striking new study of death in America misses ~health Article 2480 words, published Oct 4 2023 15 votes
Marriage between cousins and extended family members may soon be banned in Norway ~life relationships family Article 376 words 26 votes
Mette Marit of Norway, the princess on sick leave who is raising the visibility of chronic diseases ~health Article 1033 words 7 votes
PEP in your step - the public health politics of Doxycycline STD prophylaxis for unprotected sexual activity ~health Article 2577 words, published Sep 25 2023 14 votes
California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease ~health Article 1829 words 51 votes
“Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases ~health medicine Article 798 words, published Sep 11 2023 48 votes
She wrote to a scientist about her fatigue. It inspired a breakthrough. ~health Article 1576 words 37 votes
Ministers set to ban single-use vapes in UK over child addiction fears ~health Article 490 words 30 votes
Two deaths attributed to Nipah virus in Kerala India, fourth outbreak since 2018 ~health Article 3616 words 12 votes
‘People are like, wow!’: The man trying to make condoms sexy ~health Article 5739 words, published Jun 27 2023 25 votes