Health
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‘A Chance to Live’: How 2 Families Faced a Catastrophic Birth Defect
Ashlee Wiseman, a waitress at a Sizzler in Idaho Falls, Idaho, was 10 weeks pregnant when a nurse phoned with…
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Health Concerns Mount for Migrant Children at Outdoor Holding Sites
A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the government must provide shelter, food and medical care to…
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Ice Skating and the Brain
Ice Skating and the Brain How do champion skaters accomplish their extraordinary jumps and spins? Brain science is uncovering clues.…
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Use of Abortion Pills Has Risen Significantly Post Roe, Research Shows
The News On the eve of oral arguments in a Supreme Court case that could affect future access to abortion…
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Patients Hate ‘Forever’ Drugs. Is Wegovy Different?
Most people, study after study shows, don’t take the medicines prescribed for them. It doesn’t matter what they are —…
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What’s Next for the Coronavirus?
Scientists studying the virus’s continuing evolution, and the body’s immune responses, hope to head off a resurgence and to better…
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The Psychedelic Evangelist
Before he died last year, Roland Griffiths was arguably the world’s most famous psychedelics researcher. Since 2006, his work has…
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Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone
The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete.
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More Studies by Columbia Cancer Researchers Are Retracted
The studies, pulled because of copied data, illustrate the sluggishness of scientific publishers to address serious errors, experts said.
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Following Measles Outbreaks, Officials Grow Wary of Renewed Threat
Cases this year have already topped the total in 2023. Unvaccinated travelers account for most infections.