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Medical devices in the brain are already making a difference for countless patients.
The health care consequences of Trump’s budget bill are already here.
Why a good night’s rest is so hard to come by.
Finally, a painless IUD insertion?
The internet hates Botox and fillers — but only when they don’t look good.
Despite what your social media feed might say, microwaves are safe.
The future of the internet is a slop-filled infinite scroll. How do we reclaim our attention?
How a common birth control method became the center of a reckoning.
Are summer camps and family vacations going to be hot beds for measles?
AI could make bioweapons more dangerous. It could also be the key to stopping them.
The cardiac miracles that have saved millions of American lives.
Republicans are at varying levels of misleading, avoidance, or denial about this.
The $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts will be felt by all Americans.
Beware of the biting midge.
How 20,000 steps became a new sign of wellness.
The world’s war on child death was going well. Then RFK Jr. came along.
Obsessing over your fitness tracker might make you feel awful.
Anti-vaxxers are coming for health recommendations parents rely on.
For people with OCD, reassurance can be harmful. ChatGPT provides an infinite supply.
Republicans are proposing huge cuts to Medicaid. The impact on Americans’ health would be devastating.
If only the NIH would fund it.
Just how much should you drink?
Are gadgets like Apple Watches and Oura Rings making us any healthier?
The problem with pancreata.
Francis Collins led the NIH for a decade before its dismantling. He’s still searching for answers.
Muscles are a symbol of strength. So who’s allowed to be strong?
How to navigate a world where MAHA is setting vaccine policy.
Teenagers today are dating less than ever. What’s really happening?
Girls are getting their periods earlier. Parents are trying to take control.
The government gives great guidance on vaccination. Or at least it used to.
The autism commission is doomed to fail.
The quiet revolutions that have prevented millions of cancer deaths.
Suddenly can’t stand the way your partner chews? That’s resentment.
Ketamine, the drug that reportedly messed up Musk’s bladder, is a public health paradox.
Getting hot for the summer isn’t cutting it anymore.
What happens when the federal government will no longer respond to a local health crisis?
From disaster warnings to drug development, how AI is generating real-world wins.
A step forward in academia’s existential fight against scientific fraud.
A barrage of products promise you can get your hair — and self-esteem — back.