Health Care
Telehealth Is Proving to be a Boon to Cancer and Diabetes Care
Virtual visits surged in the pandemic, and studies show they maintain high-quality medicine
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Cancer
Judge’s Decision Would Make Some No-Cost Cancer Screenings a Thing of the Past
A federal judge’s ruling that invalidates part of the Affordable Care Act could mean people will have to pay for certain types of preventive care, though likely not immediately
Artificial Intelligence
AI Chatbots Can Diagnose Medical Conditions at Home. How Good Are They?
As more people turn to chat-based AIs for medical advice, it remains to be seen how these tools stack up against—or could complement—human doctors
Drug Use
What Is Xylazine? A Medical Toxicologist Explains How It Increases Overdose Risk and Why Narcan Can Still Save a Life
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned about the dangers of xylazine, but Narcan (naloxone) can still save people’s life during an overdose
Drug Use
Marie Nyswander Changed the Landscape of Addiction. Here’s How Her Story Begins
In the first episode of Season Five of the Lost Women of Science podcast, we meet a young doctor who, in 1946, was posted to Kentucky’s Narcotic Farm
Public Health
A Valuable Early-Warning System for Disease Outbreaks Could Be Shut Down
Uncertain funding means wastewater surveillance programs could close in the future
Public Health
Rural Children Now Grow Slightly Taller Than City Children in Wealthy Countries
A new international study finds that the growth and development benefits of children living in cities may have diminished in the past three decades
Reproduction
Nationwide Effort to Track Abortions Found Thousands Fewer People Got Them after Dobbs
The end of Roe reshaped abortion access across the U.S. What does it take to track those changes?
Public Health
Long COVID’s Roots in the Brain: Your Health, Quickly, Episode 3
Post-COVID symptoms can linger for months or years, and more and more evidence points to problems with the nervous system.
Health Care
Smell-Loss Tests Could Reveal Health Problems
Unlike other senses, smell is not something doctors routinely test for—but some scientists think that should change
