Category: 5. Health

When reports circulated a few weeks ago about an AI chatbot encouraging a recovering meth user to continue drug use to stay productive at work, the news set off alarms across both the tech and mental health…

Yesterday, pop star Justin Timberlake revealed he has been battling Lyme disease throughout his recent world tour, describing it as “relentlessly debilitating” and explaining how he experienced a “massive amount of nerve pain” and “crazy fatigue”…

Probiotics aren’t universally gut-friendly, a study in mice suggests. At least one type of usually beneficial gut bacteria may invite an unwanted guest.

A single dose of Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria, a popular probiotic…

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at water on Mars, how new technology could end animal testing, a possible vaccine for HIV, and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here.

Experts are warning of the dangers of several ‘cleaning hacks’ circulating on TikTok that could lead to anything from chemical burns to explosions.

While common household chemicals can often be used…

Vaccination against shingles increased among adults age 50 and older in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not equally across all population groups. That’s the key finding from a new study my colleagues and I published in the…

On July 24, 2025, the American pro wrestling celebrity Hulk Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died at the age of 71. Hogan had chronic lymphocytic leukemia and a history of atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a condition in which the upper…