Medicine (Page 7)

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A 66-year-old patient is likely the fifth person virtually cured of HIV.

Rare transplant cells have cured another HIV patient

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A child wearing a mask receives a squirt of a nasal vaccine.

The White House (sort of) has a plan to create more resilient COVID vaccines

By Philip Kiefer

human oocytes seen under a microscope. on the left is a normal image, and on the right is the cell dyed and fluorescing to show the amount of reactive oxygen species

Human eggs have a ‘standby battery mode’ that allows them to last decades

By Lauren J. Young

Pad with red sequins next to two tampons, yellow hormone pills, and an alarm clock to represent irregular periods

How do vaccines affect periods? A big COVID survey lays out some clues.

By Kate Baggaley

Person with long brown hair sleeping on gray pillows after taking a melatonin supplement

Yes, you can overdose on melatonin. Here’s how to use the sleep supplements safely.

By Kate Baggaley

Emergency contraceptives prevent pregnancy.

What’s the difference between morning-after pills and abortion medications?

By Kate Baggaley

a close up of a face mite poking out of a skin pore

The mites that breed on our faces are getting clingier by the day

By Lauren J. Young

A small child is having a bandage put on his arm after receiving a shot. A caregiver stands behind him.

Young kids will likely have COVID vaccine access in the next few weeks

By Philip Kiefer

The Wyss Zurich Team connects the donor liver to the perfusion machine in the clean room.

Swiss researchers kept a donor liver healthy for a remarkable 68 hours

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A health worker prepares a malaria vaccination for a child at Yala Sub-County hospital, in Yala, Kenya, on October 7, 2021.

Why did it take 35 years to get a malaria vaccine?

By Pratik Pawar / Undark

A girl getting vaccinated.

Children 5 to 11 can now get COVID boosters

A photo of a keyboard at a hospital.

At US hospitals, a drug mix-up is just a few keystrokes away

By Brett Kelman / KHN

Electrical connections between eye neurons were restored in a new study.

Researchers just woke up the eyeballs of dead donors and that’s good, actually

A collage of images from the Popular Science article “How they’re closing in on polio” by Marguerite Clark, May 1953

From the archives: During a devastating polio epidemic, a vaccine was finally on the horizon

By Bill Gourgey

A photo of a person taking a pill

Mail-order abortion medication would increase healthcare access, not risk

By Ushma Upadhyay / The Conversation

close up of a woman holding a positive pregnancy test

What science tells us about abortion bans

By Rachel Feltman

An aedes aegypti mosquito.

The first US trial to release GMO mosquitoes just ended. Here’s how it went.

A single HPV vaccine is effective against the disease, a new study shows.

A single HPV vaccine dose can protect against cervical cancer

Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Washington, DC hosting a COVID vaccine booster meeting

The FDA is inching closer to a long-term COVID booster plan

By Philip Kiefer

a woman wearing a mask finished receiving a shot and is getting a bandaid on her arm

Everything you should know about getting a second COVID booster

By Kate Baggaley

Protesters oppose Russia's attack on Ukraine, which is causing a health care crisis.

Russia is destroying Ukraine’s healthcare system

packages of colorful pills

This birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year

a small marine cone snail with a brown spotted shell extends its proboscis that delivers venom into a fish

This cone snail’s deadly venom could hold the key to better pain meds

By Lauren J. Young

moderna covid shot

Moderna’s latest COVID vaccine trial for kids offers ‘really good news’

a patient receives a covid shot

mRNA COVID vaccines pose no serious risks for immunocompromised people

By Kate Baggaley

medicine cabinet with red wine, caviar

Why this French hospital serves dying patients wine and caviar

By Jessica Wapner

US vaccine card with Johnson & Johnson dose written in

Will the world run out of COVID vaccines?

By Kate Baggaley

two red cells attack a white cell, the cells have been pseudo-colored

A ‘living’ cancer drug helped two patients stay disease-free for a decade

By Kate Baggaley

HIV infected cell

The first woman has been cured of HIV using donor stem cells

Female adult deer tick or black-legged tick positions on a pink flower petal

Biologists successfully hatched gene-edited ticks for the first time

six raw oysters in a circle around a lemon next to a glass of champagne to be used as aphrodisiacs for sex

Research on aphrodisiacs is kind of unsatisfying

By Philip Kiefer

A man wearing a surgical mask is vaccinated by a healthcare worker wearing gloves.

Just had COVID? Here’s when you should get a booster.

By Philip Kiefer

Why young orphans were once used as human refrigerators

Why young orphans were once used as human refrigerators

By Popular Science Team

A doctor talks to a patient who is sitting on an MRI machine's bed.

Who gets an organ transplant? Waitlist rules are complicated.

By Philip Kiefer

A clinician readies a vaccine for injection.

The first people have received an experimental mRNA HIV vaccine

A COVID vaccine for young US children may be closer than ever

COVID antiviral pills work against Omicron—when people can get them

By Kate Baggaley

A patient sitting on a hospital bed with an IV, with two medical providers wearing protective clothes on either side.

Why the FDA paused monoclonal antibody treatments

By Philip Kiefer

Can cannabis protect people from COVID? Buzzy studies can’t say.

Can cannabis protect people from COVID? Buzzy studies can’t say.

three surgeons in blue scrubs, face masks, gloves, and sanitary gear are in an operating room standing next to a surgical bench covered in blue clothe. the surgeon on the left holds up a heart

The first successful pig heart transplant into a human was a century in the making

By Lauren J. Young

Woman with tissue sneezing

Hearing people talk about ‘flurona?’ Here’s the deal.

A woman gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a young person while both wear masks

The FDA just announced new booster guidelines for kids ages 12 to 15

A nurse in a mask and gown writes in a medical chart in front of a patient in a hospital bed.

Here’s more evidence that vaccines help against Omicron

By Philip Kiefer

Farmer picking potatoes.

Is it ok to eat GMO foods? Scientists say ‘yes.’

By Charlotte Hu

New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks

New study finds booster protection against Omicron drops at 10 weeks

A gloved hand holds a vial of COVID vaccine.

Why the CDC now recommends mRNA COVID vaccines over J&J’s

The CDC is urging pregnant people to get COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s how we know it’s safe.

The CDC is urging pregnant people to get COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s how we know it’s safe.

By Kate Baggaley

Three nicotine plants with flowers in a sunny field.

This new COVID vaccine uses plants as factories for viral proteins

By Philip Kiefer

A plastic plate with differently colored wells, being held up to a light by gloved hands.

Researchers are racing to figure out if Omicron can beat our vaccines

By Philip Kiefer

Spiky cactus and SARS-CoV-2 viral particles on a pale yellow background to represent COVID vaccines and infertility misinformation

These urologists are setting the record straight about penises and COVID

By Hallie Lieberman

astrazeneca covid-19 vaccine vials

New information may explain why the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine caused blood clots

You can get a COVID booster shot. Here’s what else you need to know.

You can get a COVID booster shot. Here’s what else you need to know.

By Philip Kiefer

A gloved hand drawing a vaccine.

Which COVID-19 booster should I get?

By Philip Kiefer

Three white and pink Pfizer COVID antiviral pills in plastic packaging.

You might not be ‘fully vaccinated’ soon

By Elana Spivack

A blonde child running with open arms toward an elderly woman who is ready to hug him, in a room decorated for the holidays with a lot of food on the table.

When to get your kids vaccinated in time for the holidays

By Jean Levasseur

A woman in white and a child wearing a pink shirt and brown pants lying on a white bed, talking.

How to talk with your kids about the COVID vaccine

By Jean Levasseur

Person with luggage traveling through airport during COVID-19 pandemic

Some people have a gene that could make COVID far more deadly

By Margo Milanowski

How dangerous is myocarditis? The truth about the scary-sounding condition.

By Philip Kiefer

HPV vaccination in the UK has prevented thousands of cases of cervical cancer

HPV vaccination in the UK has prevented thousands of cases of cervical cancer

A boy gets a vaccine while sitting on his mom's lap.

Why are kids’ immune systems different from adults’?

By Philip Kiefer

a young woman with short, bright red hair and dark skin smiles against the background of a plain blue wall

Worried about COVID vaccine side effects? Try this simple trick.

By Robin Blades

A gloved hand holds a vial of COVID vaccine.

Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines could provide superior immunity

By Kate Baggaley

The FDA just authorized boosters for Moderna and J&J—here’s what you need to know

The FDA just authorized boosters for Moderna and J&J—here’s what you need to know

Are US booster shots sapping the world’s vaccine supply?

Are US booster shots sapping the world’s vaccine supply?

By Betsy Ladyzhets