Feature
Feature
Pollution levels linked to physical and mental health problems
Studies reveal associations between air pollution and autoimmune disease in adults and depression in teens.
Feature
Navigating patient requests for an emotional support animal
When Serena-Lian Sakheim-Devine’s best friend from childhood died of cancer, she felt sad and lonely while away at college. Wanting something warm...
From the Journals
Study: Majority of research on homeopathic remedies unpublished or unregistered
Plus a quarter of the published trials changed their results before publication, according to the new research.
Latest News
‘Bigorexia’: Why teenage boys are obsessed with bulking up
“The pandemic and social media have been a perfect storm for eating disorders and body image issues for all teens, but this has been under-...
News
Raise a glass to speed up the brain’s aging process
Plus: CVS goes meta, Usain Bolt goes fast, and oocyte aging goes backward.
Feature
FDA, DEA pushed to make gabapentin a controlled substance to stop ‘widespread misuse’
There is “substantial evidence of widespread misuse” of gabapentin, plausibly helped by “extraordinary levels of off-label prescribing.”
Feature
Antivaccine physician pleads guilty to role in Capitol riot
Feature
Former physician sentenced to 20 years in pill mill case
Latest News
All in the family
"It is a difficult journey, don't get me wrong, but I never questioned that I could do it because my mom did it first."
Feature
Debate heats up on how best to treat gender-questioning kids
Debate is intensifying about how best to treat gender dysphoria, with further restrictions on hormone treatment use in the under 18s in some U.S....
News
Tastier chocolate may be healthier chocolate
Plus: A villain in milk, low-tech radiation detection, and in-head localization.