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Person making online purchase.
Diseases

Facebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchases

By Simon Fondrie-Teitler/The Markup, Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

Prescription bottles
COVID-19

Rural patients could suffer if the DEA restricts telehealth prescribing

By Arielle Zionts/KHN

A Cryo-EM map of a Fanzor protein indicated by gray, yellow, light blue, and pink in complex with ωRNA indicated in purple and its target DNA in red. Non-target DNA strand in blue.
Biology

These organisms have a natural gene-editing system that could be more useful than CRISPR

By Laura Baisas

This pangolin-inspired robot can curl up into a healing ball
Animals

This pangolin-inspired robot can curl up into a healing ball

By Andrew Paul

Scores of critical lab tests fall into a regulatory void. The FDA is trying to close it.
Health

Scores of critical lab tests fall into a regulatory void. The FDA is trying to close it.

By Anna Clark/ProPublica

Karyotype of human chromosomes including sex chromosomes XY and XX
Cancer

Men lose Y chromosomes with age, and it might increase their risk of bladder cancer

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

back of head, ponytail
Health

Families flee states amid restrictions on gender-affirming health care

By Bram Sable-Smith, Daniel Chang, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez and Sandy West/KFF Health News

An old scale used for calculating body weight.
Health

New medical policy finally address the limitations and flaws of BMI

By Laura Baisas

Stressed doctor with fluorography
Health

Primary care doctors are fed up and burnt out

By Lauren Sausser/KFF Health News

Why scientists have a hard time getting money to study the root causes of outbreaks
Diseases

Why scientists have a hard time getting money to study the root causes of outbreaks

By Caroline Chen / ProPublica

Honeybee with medical sensor attached to back
Animals

This bee’s tiny backpack could one day monitor human hearts

By Andrew Paul

Meningococcal bacteria under a microscope. According to the World Health Organization, meningitis caused an estimated 25,000 deaths in 2019.
Diseases

Meningitis shot that fights 5 different strains shows promise in latest trial

By Laura Baisas

A person wearing running shorts holding their thigh on a beach, potentially wondering what happens when you pull a muscle, because they probably just did.
Ask Us Anything

Here’s what really happens when you pull a muscle

By Nicole Wetsman

Asian person with mid-length gray hair rubbing temples because of chronic pain
Health

Doctors recorded brainwaves to finally ‘see’ their patients’ chronic pain

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Two doctors performing lab tests, one looking into a microscope and the other using a pipette.
Diseases

A once-forgotten antibiotic could be a new weapon against drug-resistant infections

By Laura Baisas

AI isn’t ready to act as a doctors’ assistant
AI

AI isn’t ready to act as a doctors’ assistant

By Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

Box of iHealth COVID rapid tests being distributed at a school before the US COVID public health emergency ended
COVID-19

Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment
Engineering

This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment

By Sara Kiley Watson

A diverse crowd of people.
Biology

What is a pangenome? Scientists just released their first draft.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

An older woman sits on a hospital bed.
Diseases

FDA approves first RSV vaccine for adults after 60 years in the making

By Laura Baisas

CDC zombie preparedness guide comic panel from 2011
Diseases

That time the CDC got people hyped for a zombie apocalypse

By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Close-up of patient's neck with a wearable ultrasound patch
Health

A tiny patch can take images of muscles and cells underneath your skin

By Andrew Paul

Fluorescent dye shown crossing the blood-brain barrier into the brain via sound waves.
Cancer

Scientists have developed a new way to fight a nearly untreatable brain cancer

By Laura Baisas

How to understand your prescription’s fine print
Health

How to understand your prescription’s fine print

By Brad Reisfeld/The Conversation

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

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

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Side by side of Australian thorny devil lizard and ingestible medical capsule
Animals

A cutting-edge appetite stimulator was inspired by the thorny devil lizard

By Andrew Paul

Do children really need root canals?
Health

Do children really need root canals?

By Christina Szalinski/Undark

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

FDA approves first fecal transplant pill

By Laura Baisas

A woman just waking up in bed turns off an analog alarm clock.
Food Safety

That melatonin gummy might be stronger than you need

By Laura Baisas

Ozempic injectable diabetes drug, which causes weight loss
Diabetes

6 Ozempic facts that make sense of social media hype

By Harini Bhat

New therapies offer hope for patients with rare genetic conditions
Diseases

New therapies offer hope for patients with rare genetic conditions

By Elie Dolgin/Knowable Magazine

Dermatologist checking moles on skin cancer patient's back
AI

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
Agriculture

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

By Bill Morris/Undark

The court ruling banning the abortion pill is based on bogus science
Health

The court ruling banning the abortion pill is based on bogus science

By Jamie Rowen and Tami S. Rowen/The Conversation

Gloved hand holding up edible battery above its ingredients on table
Health

This rechargeable battery is meant to be eaten

By Andrew Paul

Oxford malaria vaccine application kit
Diseases

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

By Jamie Dickman

Most residencies happen near city hospitals—which can be a problem for rural patients
Health

Most residencies happen near city hospitals—which can be a problem for rural patients

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez/KFF Health News

A masked lab worker uses a pipette and a test tube.
COVID-19

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.
Diseases

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

By Laura Baisas

A woman holds an ultrasound photo of a baby.
Biology

Nearly 18 percent of the global population struggles with infertility

By Laura Baisas

Red and pink pill on yellow background with Swiss army knife coming out of it to symbolize off-label use of medications. Illustrated.
Ask Us Anything

Viagra and the abortion pill can treat multiple illnesses. But how?

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A medical professional holds a nasal spray version of naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug.
Health

FDA approves first over-the-counter opioid overdose treatment

By Laura Baisas

Three vials of COVID-19 vaccine in front of the World Health Organization's logo.
COVID-19

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

By Laura Baisas

ADHD patients face wildly different drug testing requirements
Health

ADHD patients face wildly different drug testing requirements

By Arielle Zionts/KHN

Two surgeons operating in an operating room.
Diseases

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

By Laura Baisas

A pile of pills of various shapes and colors on an orange background. Some of these may be allergy medications.
DIY

The right way to use seasonal allergy medications

By Kate Baggaley

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

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.
Cancer

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.
Diseases

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

By Laura Baisas

A winning picture of mutated pollen grains, colorized, from the Koch Institute Image Awards.
Biology

Under a microscope, mouse colons and mutant pollen become art

By Popular Science Team

A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better
Health

A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better

By Sara Kiley Watson

Woman sitting on bed holding lower back in pain
Health

Medical startup put useless plastic implants in chronic pain patients, says FBI

By Andrew Paul

A printout cholesterol screening results.
Diseases

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

By Laura Baisas

In this 2017 photo, a narcotic detection dog alerts a U.S. Customs officer to a package containing a narcotic at the international mail facility in Chicago.
Health

Generic Viagra—not fentanyl—is most likely to be found in illicit drug shipments to the US

By Phil Galewitz / KHN

Poppy seeds can skew drug test results, but they won’t actually intoxicate you
Health

Poppy seeds can skew drug test results, but they won’t actually intoxicate you

By Gary Reisfield / The Conversation

Medtronic's headquarters.
Cancer

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

By Zayna Syed

Research student holding graphene seaweed hydrogel in gloved hand
Conservation

MasterChef inspired an edible medical sensor

By Andrew Paul

Dementia care programs are not just for the patient
Diseases

Dementia care programs are not just for the patient

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Diabetes medicines and injectables on a plain blue background
Diabetes

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

By Laura Baisas

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

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

By Christina Szalinski / Knowable Magazine

Bird control pills, IUD, ring, and other hormonal birth control options illustrated in pink, purple, blue.
Health

Where is all the hormone-free birth control?

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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

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

By Sian E. Harding / MIT Press Reader

Palm holding small biodegradable smart bandage
Health

A new biodegrading ‘smart’ bandage promises faster healing

By Andrew Paul

Vigil attendees at a California skatepark remember Tyre Nichols with prayer candles forming a heart. Nichols died from police violence in his home city of Memphis after EMTs also failed to react quickly to his injuries.
Health

Police brutality is an unaddressed public health crisis in America

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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