Tag: Health
Under a L.A. Freeway, a Psychiatric Rescue Mission The crisis of homelessness is pushing American psychiatry to places it has not gone before — like sidewalk injections of antipsychotics. …
Sammy Basso, Advocate for Progeria Research, Is Dead at 28 One of only about 150 people known to have the rare fatal condition, he traveled internationally to raise awareness …
The Cutting-Edge Hearing Aids That You May Already Own Apple is preparing to turn its AirPods Pro 2 into easy-to-use aids for people with mild to moderate hearing loss. …
Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in New Report Scientists continue to rethink the idea that moderate drinking offers health benefits. By Roni Caryn Rabin from NYT …
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun The prize was awarded for their discovery of microRNA, which helps determine how cells develop …
‘It Took Over Everything’: Stories of Marijuana’s Little-Known Risks A growing number of marijuana users in the U.S. are experiencing severe health problems like these. By Megan Twohey, Danielle …
Trump Promised to Release His Medical Records. He Still Won’t Do It. If elected again, he would become the oldest president by the end of his term. Yet he …
Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study Finds Death rates are declining among U.S. women with breast cancer. But the disease is turning up more often in …
Patient Exposed to Bat in Minnesota Dies From Rabies, Officials Say The death, which was reported on Friday, is only the fifth fatal human rabies case in Minnesota since …
F.D.A. Approves the First New Schizophrenia Drug in Decades Available antipsychotic treatments work by blocking dopamine receptors. The new drug, Cobenfy, takes a different approach. By Ellen Barry and …