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When Did I Start Getting Cancer?

An environmental chemist investigates the origins of her leukemia

March 6, 2025

Why Doctors Test Too Much

And why it’s bad for patients

February 4, 2025

You Are What Your Ancestors Didn’t Eat

The impact of famine may be written in the bodies of future generations

January 6, 2025

The Anatomical Quirk That Saved Dr. No

How scientists unraveled the rare condition of organs being reversed in people

October 11, 2024

How Disease Really Spread in the Americas

New evidence suggests it was slower than we thought.

September 2, 2024

The Power of Physician Empathy

A new Rx for chronic pain?

June 27, 2024

The Pitfalls of AI Health Coaches

Raising questions about the next generation of health wearables.

March 5, 2024

Why Women Wake Up More During Surgery

New findings could influence anesthesia dosing for women.

February 21, 2024

Why I See Static Everywhere

What we know about a mysterious condition called visual snow.

January 22, 2024

The Bittersweet Science

Boxing is reputed to fight Parkinson’s Disease. I put on the gloves to find out.

December 8, 2023

The Stench of Death Has a Sunny Side

Chemicals of decomposition are also starting points of life.

October 27, 2023

Is Sushi a Health Hazard?

A warning from scientists putting raw fish under the microscope.

October 20, 2023