Portrait of a woman model as she holds a pill (Photo by Susan Wood/Getty Images).
A silent crisis is unfolding in medicine—one that disproportionately affects women and has gone largely unchecked for decades. The overprescription of…
Category: 5. Health
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What 23andMe’s bankruptcy means for your genetic data
A genetic data giant is falling, and it’s unclear what will happen to millions of people’s most intimate personal information in the aftermath.
On March 23, DNA testing company 23andMe announced it was filing for Chapter 11…
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Office Gossip Is A Weapon—Here’s How To Disarm It
Young businesswoman listening to her colleague telling her a secret on a seminar in board room. … More
An intricate dance is unfolding in today’s workplaces, where gossip masquerades as harmless conversation. But…
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Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users
Philadelphia’s street opioid supply – or “dope” market – is constantly changing. As health care workers and researchers who care for people who use drugs in our community, we have witnessed these shifts firsthand.
New adulterants…
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Complaining Of Chronic Pain Doesn’t Make You A Complainer
1990s SYMBOLIC HAND CAUGHT IN RAT TRAP (Photo by Camerique/Getty Images)
We all know what “a complainer” is: it’s a person who finds the dark side of everything, who turns a casual conversation starter—“How are you…
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Which Side Will Makary Take In The Fight Over Weight Loss Drugs?
MARCH 6: Dr. Marty Makary appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee … More
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5 Things To Know About Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Young, Healthy People
People think that sudden cardiac arrest as something that happens only to older, sick people. Yet in … More
Every so often, a young, seemingly healthy…
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‘Switch’ allows intestinal cells to regenerate after injury
Researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center have solved a cellular mystery that may lead to better therapies for colorectal and other types of cancer.
Peter Dempsey, PhD, professor of pediatrics-developmental biology in the CU…
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Milk as Medicine: Breast Milk Transforms Challenges into Triumphs
In 2010, University of Oklahoma researcher David Fields, Ph.D., was pouring over research data when he discovered something he thought was odd: His data showed that at 6 months of age, formula-fed babies born of mothers who were categorized as…
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Engineering antibodies with a novel fusion protein
The Food and Drug Administration has approved more than 100 monoclonal antibodies to treat a range of diseases. Other antibodies are used by physicians to diagnose conditions or by scientists to advance research projects.
Even with significant…
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