A growing body of scientific evidence is drawing a disturbing connection between ubiquitous industrial compounds known as PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — and acc...
For decades, the medical establishment has poured billions of dollars into finding a cure—or even a meaningful treatment—for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The re...
Healthcare’s paper-based systems are costing time, trust, and patients’ safety. Misplaced files, outdated records, compliance risks, staff burnout, and...
In a world increasingly eager to hand over human problems to artificial intelligence, one of Britain's most prominent mental health organizations is drawing a firm line. The...
In an age of smartphone apps, voice assistants, and algorithmic recommendations, the act of sitting down with pen and paper to write out a shopping list might seem quaint — e...
For centuries, the popular imagination has conflated the word "Viking" with a specific ethnic group—tall, blond, blue-eyed Scandinavians who terrorized Europe from longships....
For decades, sports medicine has focused on musculoskeletal injuries, concussion protocols, and cardiovascular screening as the primary gatekeepers of athletic performance. B...
Deep beneath the frozen permafrost of Siberia, a team of researchers has unearthed something that should give the global medical community pause: bacterial strains dating bac...
For decades, the debate over whether psychotherapy or antidepressant medication is the superior treatment for depression has consumed clinicians, researchers, and patients al...
For millions of people around the world, headphones are as essential as a wallet or a set of keys. They accompany us on commutes, during workouts, through long work sessions,...
The United States spends more on health care per capita than any other developed nation, yet its citizens die younger, suffer more chronic disease, and grow sicker with each...
In an unprecedented consolidation of authority over the nation's public health apparatus, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya — the Stanford economist-turned-NIH director who became one of...
For nearly a decade, opticians, tech accessory companies, and wellness influencers have promoted blue light filtering glasses as essential armor against the digital age. The...
For years, the holy grail of wearable health technology has been a reliable, non-invasive way to measure blood glucose levels. Now, Garmin — a company better known for GPS de...
In a remarkable turn of events that has sent ripples through the pharmaceutical industry and public health circles alike, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reversed c...