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The truth about organic food and cancer

The truth about organic food and cancer

By Sara Chodosh

Nobody really knows what smoking pot does to your lungs

Nobody really knows what smoking pot does to your lungs

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled

By Sara Chodosh

Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds

Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds

By Sara Chodosh

Do I have a cold or the flu?

Do I have a cold or the flu?

By Nicole Wetsman

This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine is shared by a cancer-fighting (and harmonica-playing) Texan

This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine is shared by a cancer-fighting (and harmonica-playing) Texan

By Rachel Feltman and Claire Maldarelli

Three doctors in green surgical scrubs operating on a patient in the emergency room.

Donated organs rarely spread disease, thanks to these protocols

By Jillian Mock

a mosquito on human skin

Scientists used Zika to kill aggressive brain cancer cells in mice

By Neel V. Patel

The Apple Watch is evolving into a legitimate medical device

The Apple Watch is evolving into a legitimate medical device

By Claire Maldarelli

New trackers will help scientists follow elusive critters

New trackers will help scientists follow elusive critters

By Andrew Curry

Remember when a glass of wine a day was good for you? Here’s why that changed.

By Sara Chodosh

Now we know what caused that plane ‘quarantine’ at JFK

Now we know what caused that plane ‘quarantine’ at JFK

a many trying to sleep

The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly insomnia, the prettiest poop, and emergency beekeepers

By Rachel Feltman

Understanding glioblastoma, the most common—and lethal—form of brain cancer

Understanding glioblastoma, the most common—and lethal—form of brain cancer

By Sara Kiley Watson

HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations

HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations

By Sara Chodosh

Cheerios in milk

How worried should we be that glyphosate was found in our Cheerios?

‘Zombie genes’ could be why so few elephants die of cancer

‘Zombie genes’ could be why so few elephants die of cancer

By Neel V. Patel

Measles cases aren’t spiking, despite talk of an outbreak

Measles cases aren’t spiking, despite talk of an outbreak

By Sara Chodosh

The problem with taking scientific questions to court

The problem with taking scientific questions to court

By Nicole Wetsman

Everything you ever wanted to know about vitamin D

Everything you ever wanted to know about vitamin D

By Julissa Treviño

beef meat fresh carnivore

Please do not try to survive on an all-meat diet

By Sara Chodosh

What’s killing all the raccoons in Central Park?

By Eleanor Cummins

The tanning bed in your gym is worrying dermatologists

The tanning bed in your gym is worrying dermatologists

The timing of your dinner could affect your overall cancer risk

The timing of your dinner could affect your overall cancer risk

By Neel V. Patel

Human cancers aren’t contagious, but dogs and other animals aren’t so lucky

Human cancers aren’t contagious, but dogs and other animals aren’t so lucky

Alcohol’s health risks are far easier to prove than its benefits

Alcohol’s health risks are far easier to prove than its benefits

By Christina Mair/The Conversation

The case for full-fat yogurt

The case for full-fat yogurt

By Sara Chodosh

Your risk of cancer likely increases with each additional drink of alcohol

Your risk of cancer likely increases with each additional drink of alcohol

By Claire Maldarelli

The weirdest things we learned this week: biblical rhabdo, corpse adventures, and socks from the world’s loneliest island

The weirdest things we learned this week: biblical rhabdo, corpse adventures, and socks from the world’s loneliest island

By Rachel Feltman

Farmers may cultivate better gut microbes than nearby city dwellers

Farmers may cultivate better gut microbes than nearby city dwellers

By Claire Maldarelli

What are quantum dots, and why are we making them out of tea?

What are quantum dots, and why are we making them out of tea?

Purebred dogs are helping us cure cancer

Purebred dogs are helping us cure cancer

By Sara Chodosh

We’re finally understanding why exercise is great for your heart

We’re finally understanding why exercise is great for your heart

By Claire Maldarelli

Can my dog get me sick?

Can my dog get me sick?

By Annie Cebulski

Researchers think 9/11 gave first responders cancer—but proving it will be nearly impossible

Researchers think 9/11 gave first responders cancer—but proving it will be nearly impossible

By Eleanor Cummins

If your genes put you at risk of heart disease, exercise might be able to help

If your genes put you at risk of heart disease, exercise might be able to help

By Claire Maldarelli

Contagious cancer is killing off Tasmanian devils, but there might finally be hope

Contagious cancer is killing off Tasmanian devils, but there might finally be hope

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists found a ‘new organ,’ but it might not be what you’re expecting

Scientists found a ‘new organ,’ but it might not be what you’re expecting

By Claire Maldarelli

Scientists have identified a gene that’s killing purebred dogs. Does that even matter?

Scientists have identified a gene that’s killing purebred dogs. Does that even matter?

By Sara Chodosh

Stephen Hawking’s long life with ALS reminds us how little we know about the disease

Stephen Hawking’s long life with ALS reminds us how little we know about the disease

By Claire Maldarelli

woman in bed with pills

She had a textbook medical condition, but it went undiagnosed for more than a year

By By: Maya Dusenbery

A hundred years later, we’re still not sure why the Spanish flu killed so many people

A hundred years later, we’re still not sure why the Spanish flu killed so many people

By Gerardo Chowell, Cecile Viboud, and Lone Simonsen/The Conversation

Your skin is crawling with bacteria, and some of them might help fight cancer

Your skin is crawling with bacteria, and some of them might help fight cancer

By Claire Maldarelli

Millions of Americans can’t stay home with the flu, so it spreads

Millions of Americans can’t stay home with the flu, so it spreads

By Sara Chodosh

How people die from the flu

How people die from the flu

By Sara Chodosh

No one told Babe Ruth he had cancer, but his death changed the way we fight it

By Eleanor Cummins

We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem

We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem

By Sara Chodosh

diabetes blood finger prick

The strange side effect of gastric bypass that helps diabetics

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists just uncovered the cause of a massive epidemic using 500-year-old teeth

Scientists just uncovered the cause of a massive epidemic using 500-year-old teeth

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it

Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it

By Rachel Feltman

Don’t let snow shoveling give you a heart attack

Don’t let snow shoveling give you a heart attack

By Jack Goodman/The Conversation

Fruits and vegetables could save your life—but not from any one disease.

Fruits and vegetables could save your life—but not from any one disease.

By Sara Chodosh

There’s no evidence that cell phones pose a public health risk, no matter what California says

There’s no evidence that cell phones pose a public health risk, no matter what California says

By Sara Chodosh

The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier?

The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier?

By Sara Chodosh

New trials show cancer immunotherapy can be incredibly effective—and incredibly dangerous

New trials show cancer immunotherapy can be incredibly effective—and incredibly dangerous

By Claire Maldarelli

What you should know about birth control and breast cancer

What you should know about birth control and breast cancer

By Sara Chodosh

It might be possible to remodel a baby’s microbiome

It might be possible to remodel a baby’s microbiome

By Claire Maldarelli

Chronic wasting disease takes years to kill deer, but it’s always terminal.

A fatal disease is spreading among U.S. deer, but there may be a new way to detect it

By Ellen Airhart

Can you really die from a broken heart?

Can you really die from a broken heart?

By Claire Maldarelli

To support breast cancer research, skip pink ribbons and check out these charities

To support breast cancer research, skip pink ribbons and check out these charities

By Sara Chodosh

When a hurricane finally passes, it spreads deadly disease in its wake

When a hurricane finally passes, it spreads deadly disease in its wake

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria

By Ellen Airhart

The Black Death helped reveal how long humans have polluted the planet

The Black Death helped reveal how long humans have polluted the planet

By Kate Baggaley

Scientists want to turn our gut bacteria into medicine

Scientists want to turn our gut bacteria into medicine

By Claire Maldarelli