Health Care
These Are the Latest COVID Treatments
But shortages mean that new antivirals and other drugs may be hard to come by
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Natural Disasters
Ash Blanketing Tonga after Volcano Eruption Creates Health Concerns
Short exposure should not be too harmful, but residents should take precautions where they can
Health Care
Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Human in Milestone Experiment
Experts predict that such nonhuman-to-human “xenotransplants” may become a viable option within the next decade
Health Care
Surgeons Transplant Pig’s Heart into Dying Human Patient in a First
It was a last-ditch effort to save a Maryland man’s life
Health Care
Nurses Struggle through a New COVID Wave with Rage and Compassion
A critical care nurse confronts the Omicron surge filling her hospital
Health Care
Latin American Abortion Laws Hurt Health Care and the Economy—a Lesson for a Post-Roe U.S.
A region with some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws has started to tentatively move in the opposite direction
Health Care
We Need to Ground Truth Assumptions about Gene Therapy
Researchers, practitioners and patients must balance the discipline’s promise with its reality
Medicine
Gene Therapy Is Coming of Age
Various approaches are approved for treating blood cancers and a few rare disorders—they may soon become standard care
Health Care
Many Doctors are Switching to Concierge Medicine, Exacerbating Physician Shortages
Practices that charge sometimes hefty membership fees promise more personalized care. But the high costs and low patient volumes may limit access for everyone
Health Care
The Smartest Way to Use Rapid At-Home COVID Tests
The self-administered tests are sold over the counter, holding out the promise of safer gatherings. But interpreting results requires savvy
Medicine
Deadly Falls among the Elderly Are on the Rise
They could be reduced with targeted exercise and some technological innovations
Health Care
An Elbow Injury Exposes the Exorbitant Costs of Health Care
Bills totaling $287,365.08 provide insights into the dysfunctional economics of American medicine
Health Care
Can Psychedelic Drugs Treat Physical Pain?
LSD and psilocybin increasingly show promise as mental health treatments. Now universities and companies are exploring their use in pain management
Climate Change
Pandemic Could Stymie Effort to Cut Health Care Emissions
The strain from COVID will mean fewer resources and less attention on reducing carbon footprints
Health Care
The Terrible Toll of 76 Autoimmune Diseases
About 80 conditions can be described as autoimmune disorders, although definitions are still changing
Health Care
How I Was Betrayed from Within
One patient recounts her journey through a world of disabling symptoms, ineffective treatments and dismissive doctors
Vaccines
Should You Get a Booster Shot? Here’s What We Know
Experts weigh in on common questions about whether and when additional doses of coronavirus vaccines may be needed
