Health
Stop Demonizing the Birdwatchers Who Contracted Hantavirus
Landfills are actually excellent places to beef up your lifetime list
Why Do Regular Cannabis Users Tend to Weigh Less?
New research in mice is shedding light on this paradox
New Fathers Are Dying, and We Don’t Know Why
A conversation with a pediatrician about the first study to track paternal mortality
The Mysterious Hantavirus Outbreak That Put the Virus on the Western Map
More than 30 years ago, in the Four Corners region of the US, an Old-World pathogen was discovered in the New World
For Every Patient Their Own Drug
Patients with exceedingly rare genetic diseases fall through the cracks of the medical system. This doctor is designing drugs for them, one at a time.
Vaccine Hesitancy in an Era of Misinformation
The U.S. government and the right-wing media ecosystem are sowing unfounded doubt
Why Feeling Lonely Increases Your Risk for Heart Valve Disease
Social isolation can have effects beyond our mental health
Why You Should Let Your Biological Clock Schedule Workouts
Going with the flow is better than fighting the system
New Alzheimer’s Blood Test Promises Earlier Detection
A simple blood test is the holy grail for Alzheimer’s diagnosis
You Could Be Genetically Resistant to GLP-1s
Ten percent of people carry a genetic variant that makes them vulnerable
How Nicotine Disrupts the “Lung-Brain Axis”—And Could Lead to Dementia
Vaping might be just as bad
