Medicine (Page 13)

Insights into the healthcare system and the latest in pharmaceutical development.

Latest in Medicine

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CRISPR has many promising applications—but the gene-edited twins represent something more troubling

Scientists ‘went rogue’ and genetically engineered two human babies—or at least claimed to

Scientists ‘went rogue’ and genetically engineered two human babies—or at least claimed to

Scientists can now swap out bad spinal discs with lab-grown alternatives—at least in goats

Scientists can now swap out bad spinal discs with lab-grown alternatives—at least in goats

This vaccine could help people with celiac eat gluten again, but it’s not for everyone

This vaccine could help people with celiac eat gluten again, but it’s not for everyone

By Sara Chodosh

Llamas could save us all from the flu

Llamas could save us all from the flu

By Sara Chodosh

a tiny house wrapped in bubble wrap

The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles

By Eleanor Cummins

The smaller the city, the bigger the flu epidemic

The smaller the city, the bigger the flu epidemic

By Jillian Mock

Now’s the time to get your kids the flu vaccine

Now’s the time to get your kids the flu vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

Adult mouse with two mothers

Scientists just created healthy mice with same-sex parents

Gene editing can’t help human fetuses yet, but it just made a big leap in mice

Gene editing can’t help human fetuses yet, but it just made a big leap in mice

A century ago the Spanish flu killed 50 million—and then we forgot about it

A century ago the Spanish flu killed 50 million—and then we forgot about it

By Eleanor Cummins

Gene editing could turn this wild orphan fruit into your new favorite berry

Gene editing could turn this wild orphan fruit into your new favorite berry

By Neel V. Patel

Many folks with appendicitis could skip surgery

Many folks with appendicitis could skip surgery

By Neel V. Patel

How studying chicken butts cracked the inner workings of our immune system

How studying chicken butts cracked the inner workings of our immune system

By Charlie Wood

Sweltering heat is exactly the right weather to get your flu shot

Sweltering heat is exactly the right weather to get your flu shot

By Sara Chodosh

AI could make MRI scans as much as 10 times faster

AI could make MRI scans as much as 10 times faster

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

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

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists are putting the X factor back in X-rays

Scientists are putting the X factor back in X-rays

By Eleanor Cummins

Americans have some really mixed feelings about editing human embryos

By Claire Maldarelli

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The weirdest things we learned this week: Curing syphilis with malaria, ejecting bears from planes, and discovering new beer yeasts

By Rachel Feltman

A female Ebola survivor infected her family more than a year after she had the illness

A female Ebola survivor infected her family more than a year after she had the illness

By Neel V. Patel

Beauty vitamins promise shinier hair, stronger nails, and suppler skin, but do they work?

Beauty vitamins promise shinier hair, stronger nails, and suppler skin, but do they work?

By Julissa Treviño

CRISPR could use gold nanoparticles to edit your brain

CRISPR could use gold nanoparticles to edit your brain

How to relocate a uterus

By Claire Maldarelli

There’s finally a drug that prevents migraines instead of just treating them

There’s finally a drug that prevents migraines instead of just treating them

By Claire Maldarelli

Mosquito spit primes your body for disease—so scientists want to make an anti-saliva vaccine

Mosquito spit primes your body for disease—so scientists want to make an anti-saliva vaccine

By Kate Baggaley

How to safely dispose of your old medications

How to safely dispose of your old medications

By Sara Chodosh

Homeopathic and natural remedies aren’t the same thing—and only one of them is total nonsense

Homeopathic and natural remedies aren’t the same thing—and only one of them is total nonsense

By Sara Chodosh

My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what?

My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what?

By Eleanor Cummins

Many heavy pot users suffer severe nausea—and they’ve all landed on the same weird solution

Many heavy pot users suffer severe nausea—and they’ve all landed on the same weird solution

By Neel V. Patel

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories

By Eleanor Cummins

Whatever the latest infectious disease outbreak is, explained. (This time, it’s mumps.)

Whatever the latest infectious disease outbreak is, explained. (This time, it’s mumps.)

By Sara Chodosh

IBM wants to replace antibiotics with these big ol’ synthetic molecules

IBM wants to replace antibiotics with these big ol’ synthetic molecules

By Claire Maldarelli

Influenza B is trying to escape our vaccine

Influenza B is trying to escape our vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

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

An exhaustive account of how the flu destroys your body

An exhaustive account of how the flu destroys your body

By Claire Maldarelli

Thanks, anti-vaxxers: Measles is on the rise in Europe

Thanks, anti-vaxxers: Measles is on the rise in Europe

By Sara Chodosh

This year’s flu vaccine is only 36 percent effective—and that’s great news

This year’s flu vaccine is only 36 percent effective—and that’s great news

By Sara Chodosh

Still need a flu shot? Here’s how to find one near you.

Still need a flu shot? Here’s how to find one near you.

By Sara Chodosh

This flu season has killed 53 kids so far. Here’s what worried parents should do.

By Sara Chodosh

Should I get a flu shot? Is it too late to get a flu shot?

Should I get a flu shot? Is it too late to get a flu shot?

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How bad this flu season really is—and what you should do about it

By Sara Chodosh

Here are the cold and flu remedies that actually work

Here are the cold and flu remedies that actually work

By Rachel Feltman

People with egg allergies don’t actually need a special flu shot

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

woman blowing her nose

We’re missing out on a better way to make flu vaccines

By Sara Chodosh

This year’s flu season looks like a bad one—and it could be coming early

This year’s flu season looks like a bad one—and it could be coming early

By Sara Chodosh

Can we make a flu vaccine that lasts for life?

Can we make a flu vaccine that lasts for life?

By Kate Baggaley

the face of a woman wrapped up in bandages

No, there has not been a successful human head transplant

By Rachel Feltman

a little girl with a bandaid on her arm

Why does my arm hurt the day after I get my flu shot?

By Sara Chodosh

Gene therapy just saved a young boy’s life—by giving him new skin

Gene therapy just saved a young boy’s life—by giving him new skin

By Claire Maldarelli

The secrets of gecko tails could help heal human spine injuries

The secrets of gecko tails could help heal human spine injuries

By Claire Maldarelli

The first genetically engineered humans might not have their DNA tweaked at all

The first genetically engineered humans might not have their DNA tweaked at all

By Claire Maldarelli

Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?

Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?

By Sara Chodosh

California’s hepatitis A outbreak shows why people need easy access to health care

California’s hepatitis A outbreak shows why people need easy access to health care

By Sara Chodosh

smallpox vaccines

The first smallpox vaccine changed the world—but we’re still not sure what was in it

By Sara Chodosh

You should get the flu shot—even if it won’t keep you from getting sick

You should get the flu shot—even if it won’t keep you from getting sick

By Sara Chodosh

Is living forever going to suck?

Is living forever going to suck?

By Alexandra Ossola

There is no evidence that flu vaccines cause miscarriages

There is no evidence that flu vaccines cause miscarriages

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists want to turn our gut bacteria into medicine

Scientists want to turn our gut bacteria into medicine

By Claire Maldarelli

The FDA says ecstasy is a ‘breakthrough’ drug for PTSD patients

The FDA says ecstasy is a ‘breakthrough’ drug for PTSD patients

By Sara Chodosh

U.S. researchers have used gene editing to combat heart disease in human embryos

U.S. researchers have used gene editing to combat heart disease in human embryos

By Claire Maldarelli

Scientists are trying to treat autoimmune disease with intestinal worms

Scientists are trying to treat autoimmune disease with intestinal worms

By Kate Baggaley

It looks like we’re one step closer to creating genetically modified humans in a lab

It looks like we’re one step closer to creating genetically modified humans in a lab

By Sara Chodosh