Medicine
Should You Get a Blood Test For Alzheimer's?
Consumers can now get easy tests for Alzheimer’s. But these tests may not really help patients that much–yet.
Stories by Tanya Lewis
Vaccines
CDC Recommends Updated COVID Boosters for Everyone This Fall
Here’s what to know about the fall COVID boosters, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended for all people aged six months and older
Public Health
This Tick Bite Makes You Allergic to Red Meat
The bite of the lone star tick makes people allergic to a sugar found in mammalian products, and many doctors don’t know about it.
Vaccines
When Will the Next COVID Vaccine Be Available, and Who Should Get It?
An updated COVID vaccine will be available soon, but certain groups may benefit more than others
Medicine
A Pig Kidney Was Just Transplanted Into a Human Body, and It Is Still Working
Xenotransplants could help to solve the organ transplant crisis—if researchers can get the science right.
Health Care
Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill, pending Appeal
The nation’s highest court paused a lower court’s decision to nullify approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, keeping the medication available while an appeal moves forward...
Health Care
Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill, pending Appeal
The nation’s highest court paused a lower court’s decision to nullify approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, keeping the medication available while an appeal moves forward...
Cognition
Hearing Aids Stave Off Cognitive Decline
Hearing aids may help maintain better brain functions in older people and better health overall.
Natural Disasters
How Wildfires Kill People
The deadly wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, has killed dozens of people so far. Here’s how fires threaten human health
Epidemiology
Red Meat Allergy Caused by Tick Bite Is Spreading—And Nearly Half of Doctors Don’t Know about It
The bite of the lone star tick can cause an allergy to red meat, as well as to dairy and some medications
Drug Use
Could Weight-Loss Drugs Curb Addiction? Your Health, Quickly, Episode 12
Drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic might help people tackle substance abuse as well as shed pounds.
Public Health
How Stress Messes With Your Gut
Inflammatory bowel disease flare-ups can be traced to mental stress
Cancer
Aspartame Declared ‘Possible’ Carcinogen. Here’s What That Really Means
United Nations groups say the artificial sweetener poses a possible risk of liver cancer—but there’s no evidence for harm under the current daily limit
Health Care
Doctor AI Will See You Now
ChatGPT and other AI programs can offer medical advice. But how good are they?
Animals
Cat Noses Contain Twisted Labyrinths That Help Them Separate Smells
Scientists hypothesize that coiled channels inside a cat’s nose may function like a gas chromatograph
Public Health
How to Cool Down Fast in Summer Heat
Your body has a secret cooling method, and scientists explain how to use it.
Mental Health
MDMA Moves from Club Drug to Real Therapy
The party drug MDMA could soon be approved for treating people with severe PTSD.
Natural Disasters
Five Things You Need to Know about Wildfire Smoke Right Now
Where is it coming from? How long will it last? What's in the smoke? Whose health is at risk? How do you clean your own air?
Public Health
The Pandemic Caused a Baby Boom in Red States and a Bust in Blue States
The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases
Public Health
The End of the COVID Emergency and What It Means for You
What you pay for tests, vaccines, and medicine will change
