What’s behind the Mysterious Epidemic of Kidney Disease Killing Thousands of Young Men?
As cases of chronic kidney disease emerge in outdoor laborers around the world, scientists are finding that repeated damage from prolonged extreme heat seems to be a leading factor to kidney failure
Are We Ready for Death in Space?
NASA has quietly taken steps to prepare for a death in space. We need to ask how nations will deal with this inevitability now, as more people start traveling off the planet
Could Mitochondria Be Rewriting the Rules of Biology?
New discoveries about mitochondria could reshape how we understand the body’s response to stress, aging and illness
In World First, Baby Receives Personalized CRISPR Gene-Editing Treatment
A CRISPR treatment seems to have been effective for a baby’s devastating disease, but it is not clear whether such bespoke therapies can be widely applied
The Push to Grant Fetuses and Embryos Legal Rights Is Threatening IVF Treatment
In the new book Personhood, historian and law professor Mary Ziegler explores how the push to grant embryos and fetuses full legal rights is reshaping U.S. reproductive health care, research and policy
Do ‘Alternative’ Measles Treatments Work?
As the measles outbreak in the U.S. gets bigger, HHS’s secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., touts nonvaccine treatments. But they generally don’t help and can carry dangers
The Scary Implications of U.S. Government Attacks on Medical Journals
A Trump-aligned prosecutor’s attack on medical journals is a threat to your health care—and the medical establishment should not comply
HPV Infection May Increase the Risk of Heart Disease. Could Vaccination Lower It?
A vaccine that blocks infection with the human papillomavirus has helped to lower cervical cancer rates. Researchers want to find out if the shot also prevents heart attacks
To Reduce Dementia Risk, Treat High Blood Pressure
Lowering blood pressure through medication can reduce someone's risk of developing dementia
Ozempic Shots Have Taken Off. Why Haven’t GLP-1 Pills?
Some experts say oral versions of popular weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy could offer people more flexibility and accessibility. What’s keeping the pills from taking off?
How the THC in Weed Affects Your Brain
Most people know weed gets you high—but do you know how THC actually does it?
Long after Her Tragic Death, We Follow in the Footsteps of the Dominican Republic’s First Female Doctor
The regime of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo all but erased Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo’s legacy after she died. But since his assassination in 1961, Dominicans have been gradually reclaiming her story