Health
-
PublishedJuly 26, 2024
Online portals deliver scary health news before doctors can weigh in
The medical community is divided about whether instant information empowers patients or harms them.
-
PublishedJuly 7, 2024
Avocado hand: How to avoid an injury so common that surgeons have a name for it
Most injuries related to cutting avocados occur from April through July. Here’s how to reduce your risk.
-
PublishedJuly 5, 2024
A bench and a grandmother’s ear: Zimbabwe’s novel mental health therapy spreads overseas
In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues
-
PublishedJuly 3, 2024
Ozempic linked to rare cases of vision loss in Harvard study
The stroke-like eye condition appears to be more common in people taking new drugs for weight loss and diabetes.
-
PublishedJuly 2, 2024
FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug after months of delay
The agency determines that the potential of slowing the devastating disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment outweigh the risks of brain bleeds.
-
PublishedJuly 2, 2024
U.S. will pay Moderna $176 million to develop mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine
-
PublishedJune 30, 2024
Fungus takes toll on Maine’s browntail moth populations
Ideal weather conditions for the fungus are helping kill browntail moth caterpillars, which cause an itchy rash in humans.
-
PublishedJune 29, 2024
Maine CDC issues warning after child’s death is linked to influenza
It's the 6th influenza-related child death in Maine since 2019, according to health officials.
-
PublishedJune 27, 2024
Scientists find another way we’re exposed to ‘forever chemicals’: Through our skin
This study adds to the limited body of evidence that proves dermal exposure to PFAS can lead to skin absorption.
-
PublishedJune 26, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, report says
Based on a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted prematurely, it does not appear likely the court will fully resolve the issues at the heart of the case.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 147
- Next Page →