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Frustrated with high drug costs, biohackers are reverse engineering medical treatments

Why pay $84,000 for a hepatitis C drug when you can make it at home? But such DIY chemistry raises safety concerns

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“Blessing and a curse”: Kratom helps many get off other drugs but carries its own risks

For some, this supplement has replaced many medications including for substance use disorder

14.12.2024 7

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Cracks in cosmological theory: James Webb telescope is challenging what we know about the universe

New research using clearer images from JWST are further complicating the so-called Hubble tension

09.12.2024 10

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Breaking down to not break down: This therapy technique splits the self. But does it actually help?

Internal Family Systems therapy is gaining popularity faster than research demonstrating its efficacy

07.12.2024 10

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A single mutation could make bird flu much worse, study finds

Scientists have long warned that transmission needs to be curbed to prevent these mutations

06.12.2024 8

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Crossing evolutionary paths: New research finds different hominin species coexisted

The bones they found in the sand were a clue that something more was buried beneath the surface. When a team of excavators in the Turkana Basin, an...

29.11.2024 10

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Turkeys survived colonization and near extinction. Now they're declining again, puzzling scientists

When scouting the state for wild turkeys to include in data collection, researchers found one right next to a rail road track in the middle of a...

28.11.2024 10

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Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming

This month, two independent cases of bird flu were detected in North American children without any known exposure to infected animals, raising...

26.11.2024 6

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TikTok is being flooded with birth control misinformation. Is it stopping women from taking it?

TikTok has become a hotbed of birth control misinformation, with videos accumulating millions of views in which women blame their IUDs for pelvic...

25.11.2024 10

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Republicans and RFK Jr. have embraced psychedelics. What could go wrong?

When conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to the social media site X (formerly Twitter) last month to threaten the Food and Drug...

23.11.2024 30

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Possible bird flu infection reported in California child, health department reports

The state of California has detected a possible bird flu infection in a child in the Bay Area. The state reported that the child has not had contact...

20.11.2024 20

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Ketamine's risks are under scrutiny as experts warn a crackdown could worsen access

Since 2020, ketamine therapy has been the only thing that effectively treats Mark’s complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), a mental...

17.11.2024 9

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Experts say Trump is a threat to trans health. His next term is already alarming the queer community

Before the 2024 election, Dr. Molly McClain, a family medicine doctor at the University of New Mexico, was seeing an influx of patients seeking...

15.11.2024 6

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CDC: Overdose deaths set to dip below 100,000 for the first time since 2020

In October, provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found overdose deaths decreased by 10% between April 2023 and...

15.11.2024 10

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Experts warn of "chilling" effect of Texas attorney general suing doctors over gender-affirming care

In late October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a second doctor for providing gender-affirming medical care to minors in the state, where...

12.11.2024 5

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Pregnant people are targeted for marijuana — but harms from prohibition can be worse

Less than 24 hours after being discharged from the hospital, a new mother was resting at home with her newborn baby when she got an unexpected knock...

11.11.2024 5

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Experts Warn of Threats to Public Health If RFK Jr. Plays Big Role Under Trump

“This would be the most damaging appointment for public health and science in living memory,” one expert said.

08.11.2024 7

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“Pack your bags” RFK Jr. tells FDA. His war on public health under Trump would only accelerate

President elect Donald Trump says he plans to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “big role” in health care in the new administration and let him “go...

08.11.2024 20

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One-third of Americans don’t trust the COVID vaccines, survey finds

Across the U.S., 35% of adults reported that they did not trust COVID-19 vaccines, without much variation across years 2021-2023, according to a...

08.11.2024 6

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From psychedelics to marijuana, these are the states to watch for drug policy reform this election

On Nov. 5, voters in four red states will cast their ballots for legalizing cannabis and marijuana, the extracts from the plant. Meanwhile,...

04.11.2024 6

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Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember

At a campaign event in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump asked the crowd a question Ronald Reagan also asked voters...

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Bird flu detected in pigs for first time as confirmed human cases double in two weeks

A pig was infected with bird flu in Oregon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday. It’s the first time bird flu, also known as the...

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Unclaimed dead bodies are often "donated" to science — but it’s not always consensual

Working with cadavers in an anatomy lab is often a humbling and monumental moment in a doctor’s career. Students spend hours toiling over dead...

29.10.2024 10

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Penile fillers are on the rise. But is enhancing one's manhood like this safe?

The first time Steven signed up to inject his penis with filler in 2019, he was afraid he would permanently mutilate it. There wasn’t a lot of...

26.10.2024 30

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No, your menstrual cup is probably not causing prolapse

Squatting in the shower with my hands covered in blood, I cursed my menstrual cup for its leak-proof suction, which, while great at preventing leaks...

25.10.2024 4

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Infant deaths rose nationwide following overturn of Roe v. Wade, study finds

Infant mortality increased in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, leading to legislation across the country that drastically...

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Trump and RFK Jr. unite to "Make America Healthy Again” by threatening to dismantle public health

Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Donald Trump, encouraging his followers to vote for him in the presidential election under a new, slightly...

19.10.2024 30

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Harris pledges to federally legalize marijuana to bolster Black communities. Will it work?

On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris became the first major presidential candidate to endorse the federal legalization of cannabis, pledging to...

18.10.2024 30

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California becomes epicenter of bird flu crisis as more human cases reported

Another five suspected cases of bird flu were reported today in California, where six cases have already been confirmed, according to the California...

16.10.2024 30

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Age limit: Have we hit a ceiling for longevity? Not so fast, some experts say

For as long as humans have been aware of their mortality, the question of whether a limit exists to the maximum age we can reach has followed....

12.10.2024 10

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As California bird flu outbreak worsens, a Missouri patient who caught it is alarming experts

The H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, has created an enduring crisis this year, massacring millions of birds and other wild animals, while stirring...

10.10.2024 7

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Overdose Deaths May Be Decreasing Overall — But Not for Oppressed Communities

Late last month, news outlets reported that drug overdose deaths across the country were “falling fast,” in a “promising” trend that is...

06.10.2024 10

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Drug overdose deaths may be decreasing — but not for everyone

Late last month, news outlets reported that drug overdose deaths across the country were "falling fast," in a “promising” trend that is “saving...

05.10.2024 30

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Over 200 Pregnant People Have Faced Criminal Charges Since the Fall of “Roe”

A new report finds abortion restrictions have led to increased surveillance and criminalization of pregnant people.

03.10.2024 3

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New report shows more than 200 pregnant people have faced criminal charges since Dobbs decision

Police responded to a call that a pregnant woman was overdosing. When they arrived, they administered Narcan, the life-saving drug that can reverse...

03.10.2024 5

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Rwanda reports dozens of Marburg virus cases, with 11 dead, alarming public health officials

Rwandan health authorities are working to control an outbreak of Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic disease in the same family as Ebola, that is spreading...

03.10.2024 10

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When libido is a burden, some men turn to unproven treatments

After the stress of a recent divorce waned and Ryan settled into a new routine, he noticed a huge spike in his libido. The thing is, that’s the last...

05.06.2024 10

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“All of my friends are dead”: The overdose crisis is taking a toll on harm reduction workers

For many, stigma and a lack of governmental support and funding worsens the issue

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Breathing not-so-easy: Can meditation and ice baths really set your mind and body free?

A few months after receiving a diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a neurological disease often triggered by an...

03.04.2024 9

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Different, not broken: Asexual people still reckon with erasure from their doctors

When Sophie was hospitalized for kidney problems in January, her doctor insisted on ordering a pregnancy test. This is standard practice for many...

16.03.2024 30

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The taboo against menstruation has serious health consequences

The Middle Ages scientific authority Pliny the Elder wrote 2,000 years ago that hailstorms, whirlwinds and lightning could be “scared away” by a...

24.02.2024 7

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Space is becoming more commercialized. Can regulations keep up?

For hundreds of thousands of dollars, you can purchase tickets to board an aircraft and blast to the limits of the Earth’s atmosphere. While...

21.02.2024 10

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People use drugs like Xanax to halt a bad psychedelic trip — but "trip killers" also come with risks

It was several hours after taking a large dose of the psychedelic drug LSD that things took a turn for the worse for Nadia. She and her friends were...

30.01.2024 7

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"Faux-zempic": Behind the rise in fake weight loss drugs that are hospitalizing some people

When Lucy, a psychiatrist practicing in the Northeast, saw one of her patients after she started using Ozempic, a drug that has exploded in popularity...

17.01.2024 3

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We've got orcas all wrong and it's killing them

In November, killer whales again made headlines after sinking their fourth boat in the Strait of Gibraltar in two years. Dramaticized YouTube videos...

08.01.2024 20

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Like long COVID, Lyme disease can become chronic — and patients are just as dismissed and desperate

Between 2012 and 2014, Tracy Jakich Davis’ 14-year-old son, Jaden, developed a host of mysterious symptoms that more than a half dozen doctors near...

31.12.2023 10

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Attempts to ban an emerging drug threat are repeating the mistakes of the drug war, experts caution

Illicit fentanyl, the powerful opioid that is involved in more than 100,000 fatal drug overdoses every year, has completely shifted underground drug...

20.12.2023 6

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