Tag: Medicine&Health
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Loading…Weed Regulation is Foundering. For Answers, Look to the Labs
Lots of legal marijuana is sold with inflated THC levels or unsafe contaminants. Can the oversight system be reformed?
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Amid Federal Cuts, a Massive Veteran DNA Project Is in Limbo
Scientists are worried about the future of the Million Veteran Program, which houses critical data for health research.
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How climate change threatens eye health
Cataracts, pink eye and other ocular disorders are linked to heat, air pollution and higher UV exposure
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How Smell Guides Our Inner World
A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that enter your nose and the individual neurons that translate them into perception in your brain.
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RNA Is the Cellâs Emergency Alert System
How does a cell know when itâs been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals danger.
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A Digital Twin Might Just Save Your Life
Digital twins offer humankind the ability to command virtual replicas of forests, oil fields, cities, supply chains â and even, maybe one day, our very bodies.
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The Future Of Health Data In The Age Of AI
Sensitive data about your health used to be relatively safe and anonymous. AI is making it much easier for that information to be used against you in opaque ways.
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Does Anyone Know What âWellnessâ Means Anymore?
The well-being business is booming, sometimes at the expense of actual health.
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A Volunteer Escort Collects Stories From Outside an Abortion Clinic
After an early traumatic experience with her reproductive health, Wendy Rawlings finds herself, at 50 years old, offering support to patients at a womenâs center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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Dozens of Infants Died Mysteriously at a Top Childrenâs HospitalâI Wanted to Know Why
Years after the suspicious deaths occurred at the very hospital where I spent time as a baby, I decided to investigate what happened. Had this been a mass murder or a tragic coincidence?