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

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.

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

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

Under a microscope, mouse colons and mutant pollen become art

By Popular Science Team

A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better

A good night’s sleep could help vaccines work better

By Sara Kiley Watson

Woman sitting on bed holding lower back in pain

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

A printout cholesterol screening results.

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.

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

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

By Gary Reisfield / The Conversation

Medtronic's headquarters.

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

Research student holding graphene seaweed hydrogel in gloved hand

MasterChef inspired an edible medical sensor

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

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

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

Where is all the hormone-free birth control?

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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

Palm holding small biodegradable smart bandage

A new biodegrading ‘smart’ bandage promises faster healing

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.

Police brutality is an unaddressed public health crisis in America

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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

Pill sensor placed atop quarter for size comparison

This vibrating magnetic pill could one day help measure your guts

Lion's mane mushrooms on a table.

Lion’s mane mushroom shows promise in boosting brain cell growth

By Laura Baisas

Which healthcare providers should be able to perform laser eye treatments?

Which healthcare providers should be able to perform laser eye treatments?

By Esther Landhuis/Undark

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

Two dialysis machine set-ups in a medical center.

Dialysis is riskier for Black and Latino patients, CDC says

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

The racist history behind using biology in criminology

The racist history behind using biology in criminology

By Michael Schulson/Undark

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

Golden retriever sitting on couch in front of laptop

Chewy is doggedly trying to expand into pet telehealth

Why trans people in rural America struggle to find healthcare

Why trans people in rural America struggle to find healthcare

By Helen Santoro / KHN

Bottles of pills, one spilling, close-up

Amazon’s RxPass will help you buy generic medication, but only if you’re a Prime member

Myocarditis after COVID vaccines seen in MRI of heart

What’s really going on with myocarditis and COVID vaccines

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A man holds a brightly colored pill with a glass of water.

Common antidepressants may blunt both pain and enjoyment

By Laura Baisas

Websites selling abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google

Websites selling abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google

By Jennifer Gollan / ProPublica

two people holding hands

Gender-affirming hormones can improve teens’ mental health and life satisfaction

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

Why the Navy is getting fast new medical ships

Why the Navy is getting fast new medical ships

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Unclear regulations prevent telehealth from reaching its full potential

Unclear regulations prevent telehealth from reaching its full potential

By Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

Every year in Texas, it rains rabies vaccines for coyotes and foxes

Every year in Texas, it rains rabies vaccines for coyotes and foxes

By Dac Collins / Outdoor Life

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

an orange spotted fish with a white line that stretches across its body

What rockfish genes can teach humans about living past 100

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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

Plane against sunset sky.

Many airplanes are unequipped for in-flight medical emergencies

By Vignesh Ramachandran / KHN

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

Polio survivors in the US still struggle with the aftershocks of the disease decades later

Polio survivors in the US still struggle with the aftershocks of the disease decades later

By Frieda Klotz / Undark

doctor on computer

This AI is no doctor, but its medical diagnoses are pretty spot on

By Charlotte Hu

a professional football player damar hamlin in a blue jersey and white helmet lifts his arms up during a game

Cardiac arrests like Damar Hamlin’s are rare—but teams must be prepared

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

ear wax removed with a q-tip. but you shouldn't do this!

4 reasons to put down the cotton swab and love your earwax

By Lauren J. Young

Close up iv tube on hand

What older adults need to ask before surgery

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Gloved hand holding iKnife cancer detecting surgical tool

This surgical smart knife can detect endometrial cancer cells in seconds

An orange box of mifepristone (Mifeprex) and a white container of Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

FDA takes big step to make abortion pills as accessible as other prescription drugs

By Laura Baisas

It’s easier than ever to make DNA from scratch—but what are the risks?

It’s easier than ever to make DNA from scratch—but what are the risks?

By Michael Schulson/Undark

various medications on a small end table in the background there is a child sick on a couch

Why adult cold medicine is not good for children

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Macro photo of a silkworm eating a mulberry leaf

Silkworm-inspired weaving techniques can produce better nanofibers

A sleeping baby with an adult holding a thermometer.

Demand for children’s medications during ‘tripledemic’ forces pharmacies to limit purchases

By Laura Baisas

Certain funguses are deadly for frogs. Could ‘vaccinating’ them help?

Certain funguses are deadly for frogs. Could ‘vaccinating’ them help?

By Andrea Adams / The Conversation

rows of white SIM cards showing their reflective shiny metal surface

Gold from old SIM cards could help make future drugs

Ebola vaccines in African countries successfully produced antibodies in kids and adults

Ebola vaccines in African countries successfully produced antibodies in kids and adults

By Laura Baisas

A syringe and vial of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines now available for children under 5 in the US

By Laura Baisas

As old people get sicker, assisted living facilities must adapt

As old people get sicker, assisted living facilities must adapt

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Employees say Neuralink’s ‘hack job’ testing has killed roughly 1,500 animals since 2018

Employees say Neuralink’s ‘hack job’ testing has killed roughly 1,500 animals since 2018

Long COVID and its mental health effects represented in pop art

What patients find at long COVID clinics: rejection, outdated therapies, and unanswered questions

By Miles W. Griffis

EVO ICL lens implanted in the diagram of an eye with yellow, pink, and blue Best of What's New 2022 Health design on right

The most powerful health innovations of 2022

By Kate Baggaley, Purbita Saha