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Black truck with purple screen that says "pharmacists know mifepristone saves lives" driving around Phoenix during abortion pill lawsuits

Banning the abortion pill would harm veterans, cancer patients, and many others

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A lab technician in a glove swabs a circular petri dish.

FDA approves first fecal transplant pill

By Laura Baisas

Ozempic injectable diabetes drug, which causes weight loss

6 Ozempic facts that make sense of social media hype

New therapies offer hope for patients with rare genetic conditions

New therapies offer hope for patients with rare genetic conditions

By Elie Dolgin/Knowable Magazine

Dermatologist checking moles on skin cancer patient's back

5 skin cancer-care tools you should look out for

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs

New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs

By Bill Morris/Undark

Oxford malaria vaccine application kit

Ghana is the first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine

By Jamie Helmick

Brown bear paw in summer for blood clotting study

Hibernating bears hold many secrets for better human health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A masked lab worker uses a pipette and a test tube.

White House invests $5 billion in new COVID vaccines and treatments as national emergency ends

By Laura Baisas

A doctor examines a child's throat with a tongue depresser.

Kids all over the US are getting strep, but antibiotics are hard to come by

By Laura Baisas

Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker

Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker

By Elise Cutts/Hakai Magazine

A pregnant patient gets a blood pressure reading in a medical setting.

Scheduled childbirth might reduce preeclampsia risk by half

By Laura Baisas

Why fatigue is so common in older adults

Why fatigue is so common in older adults

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

A woman holds an ultrasound photo of a baby.

Nearly 18 percent of the global population struggles with infertility

By Laura Baisas

Japanese beekeepers holding honeycomb up at the top of a Tokyo skyscraper

Beehives are the honeypot for a city’s microbial secrets

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Healthy adults don’t need to keep getting COVID-19 boosters, says WHO

By Laura Baisas

Two surgeons operating in an operating room.

The White House has a plan to overhaul the organ transplant network

By Laura Baisas

Social relationships are important to the health of aging adults

Social relationships are important to the health of aging adults

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Two members of a medical team work on a diagnosis.

Weight might not be the best way to detect diabetes early

By Laura Baisas

A curled lock of composer Ludwig van Beethoven's hair with an inscription from the hair's former owner, Ignaz Moscheles.

We now have a full composition of Beethoven’s DNA

By Laura Baisas

A woman holes a pack of birth control pills in one hand, with a single pill in the other.

What we know about hormonal birth control and breast cancer risk

By Laura Baisas

Candida auris in a petri dish taken in a laboratory of Wuerzburg University in Wuerzburg, Germany, January 23, 2018.

A drug-resistant fungus is spreading in US hospitals—here’s what you need to know

By Laura Baisas

The US might finally regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

The US might finally regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

By Sara Kiley Watson

Colon cancer shown in abdominal X-ray in red, blue, and green

Colon cancer cases in younger generations are rising. When should you get screened?

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

PEP Buddy breathing aid on lanyard for COPD patietns

A $25 whistle-like tool could be a game changer for COPD patients

Yellow, red, and white roses left at a memorial for the victims of the Half Moon Bay mass shooting. A white sign behind the bouquets says "as a community we grieve."

How to cope with collective grief—and even turn it into action

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A printout cholesterol screening results.

Safer statin alternative could be a better way to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels

By Laura Baisas

A drawing made by a five year-old child in Sweden with the description, “A boy coughed and put his hands over there (on the house) and someone came and touched it, then they got sick. X means that you shouldn't go outside and catch bacteria. The bacteria are underground. Blue faces mean you feel sick.”

Little kids drew their grim—and hopeful—reality of COVID

By Laura Baisas

Medtronic's headquarters.

A little-known form of medical pollution is costing Puerto Ricans their health

Crane loading cargo onto ship at sunset

Pandemic shipping took a heavy toll on the climate

Dementia care programs are not just for the patient

Dementia care programs are not just for the patient

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Diabetes medicines and injectables on a plain blue background

Eli Lilly commits to cap insulin prices at $35 per month

By Laura Baisas

Sugar on a wooden spoon.

Popular artificial sweetener associated with risk of heart attack and stroke

By Laura Baisas

An at-home COVID-19 and flu test box.

An at-home test for both COVID-19 and the flu gains approval

By Laura Baisas

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases

By Christina Szalinski / Knowable Magazine

A scientist holds up a tooth recovered from an archaeological dig in Denmark.

Scientists tracked the plague’s journey through Denmark using really old teeth

By Laura Baisas

A commercial airplane at taxxing at an airport in soft sunlight.

Airplane toilets are a surprisingly good place to track COVID outbreaks

By Laura Baisas

Why scientists are still on the quest to build an artificial heart

Why scientists are still on the quest to build an artificial heart

By Sian E. Harding / MIT Press Reader

Norovirus under a microscope. The virus is a gastrointestinal illness that causes vomiting, diarrhea, and is highly contagious.

Norovirus is spiking across the United States

By Laura Baisas

Syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on a table with bandaids and a fan.

Moderna says it will keep its COVID-19 vaccine free (for now)

By Laura Baisas

Singapore’s new plan to fight mosquito-borne diseases: bug-infecting bacteria

Singapore’s new plan to fight mosquito-borne diseases: bug-infecting bacteria

By Marta Zaraska / Undark

A Marburg virus as it appears under a microscope.

Rare, Ebola-related Marburg virus spreads in Equatorial Guinea

By Laura Baisas

A scientist working at a microscope with a pipette.

A vaccine trial targeting the most lethal breast cancer just took its next step

By Laura Baisas

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare

By Laura Baisas

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats

By Jim Robbins / KHN

Two dialysis machine set-ups in a medical center.

Dialysis is riskier for Black and Latino patients, CDC says

By Laura Baisas

Many children are affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder—but few get access to support

Many children are affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder—but few get access to support

By Emma Yasinski / Undark

Fly with cordyceps zombie fungus growing out of its head on black background

Nightmare-fuel fungi exist in real life

President Joe Biden gesturing and speaking at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Biden will end COVID-19 national emergencies in May. Here’s what that means.

By Laura Baisas

Viagra blue pills next to a felt red heart to show cardiac health benefits from erectile dysfunction drugs

Viagra shows promise in extending men’s lives, among other areas

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A male barista pours milk into coffee.

Taking milk with your coffee could be good for your health

By Laura Baisas

A doctor in a surgical mask holding a vial of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine.

The FDA says get used to COVID-19 vaccine boosters

By Laura Baisas

British navy boarding a ship where many sailors are sickened by scurvy from vitamin deficiency. Black and white illustration.

It took centuries (and vitamins) for doctors to finally stop scurvy

Myocarditis after COVID vaccines seen in MRI of heart

What’s really going on with myocarditis and COVID vaccines

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A vaccine pharmacist prepares blind samples as part of an HIV vaccine trial on March 16, 2022 in Masaka, Uganda.

Another HIV vaccine candidate fails in clinical trial

By Laura Baisas

A woman with a bandage after receiving a vaccine.

Late-stage trials show efficacy of Moderna’s RSV vaccine in older adults

By Laura Baisas

Older, rural populations enjoy—and benefit from—online workout classes

Older, rural populations enjoy—and benefit from—online workout classes

By Christina Saint Louis / KHN

A doctor using a stethoscope to listen to a pregnant person's stomach.

Pregnant people with COVID-19 are 7 times more likely to die in childbirth

By Laura Baisas

A woman walking into the sunset

You should take a 5-minute walk for every 30 minutes of sitting

By Laura Baisas

WHO announces that Uganda’s months-long Ebola outbreak is over

WHO announces that Uganda’s months-long Ebola outbreak is over

By Laura Baisas

Why mimicking human organs on ‘chips’ could be a gamechanger for drug research

Why mimicking human organs on ‘chips’ could be a gamechanger for drug research

By Chengpeng Chen / The Conversation

A look at how cancer cells move and metastatize could help doctors stop them from spreading

A look at how cancer cells move and metastatize could help doctors stop them from spreading

By Yizeng Li / The Conversation

White salt on a brown cutting board.

Reducing sodium in packaged foods could reduce disease and save lives

By Laura Baisas

Ozempic diabetes drug pen being taken out of package following TikTok weight loss trend

TikTokers are taking a diabetes drug to lose weight. Now it’s in short supply.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira