Public Health
Apple Launches Virtual Health Studies Aiming to Enroll Hundreds of Thousands of Customers
Amid privacy concerns, the tech giant plans to monitor mobility, menstruation and hearing via users’ Apple watches and iPhones
Stories by Rebecca Robbins
Policy & Ethics
Facebook Vows Strict Privacy Safeguards as it Rolls Out Preventive-Health Tool
The social media giant, which has faced scrutiny over its privacy practices in the past, will allow people to find information about health screenings and flu shots
Medical & Biotech
Top U.S. Medical Centers Roll Out DNA Sequencing Clinics for Healthy Clients
Patients can pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to screen for genetic health risks
Medical & Biotech
FDA Issues Warning about Young-Blood Transfusions
Plasma from young people offers “no proven clinical benefit” as a treatment against aging or Alzheimer’s disease, the agency says
Medicine
Silicon Valley Start-Up Hopes to Deliver Precision Cancer Medicine to Dogs
Promoters hope efforts will also offer insights into treatments used for humans
Medical & Biotech
Chinese Scientist Claims First Gene-Edited Babies Born
In a YouTube video, the researcher announced the birth of twin girls whose genomes he says were modified with CRISPR to prevent HIV infection
Policy & Ethics
7 Questions to Watch in the Theranos Saga
Since criminal charges were filed, these may be the most pressing issues
Policy & Ethics
The Golden State Killer Case Was Cracked with a Genealogy Web Site
Law enforcement’s use of an open-source DNA ancestry database raises questions about genetic privacy
Policy & Ethics
Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes Charged with Fraud
The SEC complaint alleges that the company misled investors
The Body
Young-Blood Transfusions Are on the Menu at Society Gala
“There’s no evidence in my mind that it’s going to work”
Behavior & Society
This Video Game May Help Kids with ADHD
It hasn’t been compared with traditional drugs or therapy
Medicine
A Start-Up Wants to Calm You Down with a Cardiac Drug You Pop Like a Mint
A company called Kick wants to market to the masses a heart medication that would be used for reversing stage fright. Some medical professionals are getting agitated
Mental Health
Will Studies of 700 Pro Fighters Help Predict Future Brain Damage?
Researchers hope blood and brain scans may detect new clues
Medicine
Most Experimental Drugs are Tested Offshore–Raising Concerns about Data
90 percent of new therapies approved this year had testing outside the U.S. and Canada
Medicine
The Places in America Where Seniors are Most--and Least--Likely to Take Their Blood Pressure Meds
An analysis of prescription refill data reveals stark regional differences in medication adherence
Public Health
Vaccine Skeptics Gather in D.C. to Lobby, Protest
Buoyed by Pres. Trump, advocates are pressing for a new safety commission
Policy & Ethics
Trump Win Could Boost Push to Define Fertilized Eggs as People
The president-elect's pick for HHS head supports such a change
Biotech
One Start-Up Claims to Tailor Wine to Your DNA
The fruity with a hint of double helix assertion is not backed by strong science
Neurological Health
How Lewy Body Dementia Gripped Robin Williams
Hit by a vicious case, the actor said he wanted to “reboot” his brain
Neurological Health
U.S. Cracking Down on “Brain Training” Games
The Federal Trade Commission will be sending out rebates to thousands of Lumosity customers misled by company ads
