When you don’t believe in germ theory, the world is your oyster—or maybe your bathtub. Over the weekend, America’s top […]
Tag: Health
A new era in cancer therapies is at hand
New therapeutic strategies build on the success of immunotherapy. In 2012, clinicians at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia treated Emily […]
When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good
A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room. But instead of celestial bodies sparkling in the night, […]
New RSV vaccine, treatment linked to dramatic fall in baby hospitalizations
For the new study, CDC researchers looked at RSV hospitalization rates across two different RSV surveillance networks of hospitals and […]
Trump’s NIH ignored court order, cut research grants anyway
Officials testified that DOGE was directly involved in hundreds of grant terminations. For more than two months, the Trump administration […]
Trump admin picks COVID critic to be top FDA vaccine regulator
Oncologist Vinay Prasad, a divisive critic of COVID-19 responses, will be the next top vaccine regulator at the Food and […]
Heartbreaking video shows deadly risk of skipping measles vaccine
Once SSPE develops, it moves through progressive stages, starting with mood swings, personality changes, depression, lethargy, and possibly fever and […]
Health care company says Trump tariffs will cost it $60M–$70M this year
In the call, Grade noted that only a small fraction of Baxter’s total sales are in China. But, “given the […]
Texas goes after toothpaste in escalating fight over fluoride
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating two leading toothpaste makers over their use of fluoride, suggesting that they are […]
Screwworms are coming—and they’re just as horrifying as they sound
We’re on the verge of being screwwormed. The biological barrier was breached, they’re slithering toward our border, and the US […]