May 14, 2026
(NYT) – The agency’s top food official will step in to the role after Dr. Makary privately said he opposed the administration decision to approve flavored vapes. Dr. Makary ultimately left over concerns about the administration’s decision to authorize fruit-flavored … Read More
April 15, 2026
(NPR) – Direct-to-consumer blood testing is a growing industry targeting health-conscious patients who want to order their own blood work for the price of a dinner out. The space is becoming increasingly crowded: both by direct offerings from commercial laboratories … Read More
March 16, 2026
(The Times) – Millions are au fait with GLP-1s for weight loss — but now, other peptide injectables with supposed life-extending properties are exploding in popularity The success of GLP-1 jabs such as Ozempic and Wegovy has proved that peptides … Read More
January 2, 2026
(NPR) – Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so closely tied to our sense of self. (Read More or Listen Here)
December 17, 2025
(The New Atlantis) – Hospitals have to interpret new laws. Some are refusing to. Who is right? The conflict might reside not in the law itself, but just outside it. At least some doctors are willing to say that what … Read More
December 4, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Many people are becoming reliant on AI to navigate some of the most basic aspects of daily life. A colleague suggested that we might even call the most extreme users “LLeMmings”—yes, because they are always LLM-ing, but … Read More
December 3, 2025
(Wired) – The longevity entrepreneur’s five-and-a-half-hour livestreamed trip is antithetical to the introspective nature of the drug. But the stunt could reduce stigma around psychedelics. “Come watch me trip balls,” declared Bryan Johnson, the “Don’t Die” longevity entrepreneur, on X … Read More
November 17, 2025
(Quanta) – The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development. Sip a glass of wine, and you will notice liquid … Read More
June 10, 2025
(AP) – Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end their own lives with pharmaceutical drugs under a bill passed Monday in the state Legislature. The proposal, which now moves to the governor’s office, would allow a … Read More
May 15, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X, the platform has crept further into the realm of the outlandish and unsettling. Porn spam bots are rampant, and Nazi apologia—which used to be extremely hard to … Read More
April 25, 2025
(NBC News) – From Studio Ghibli-inspired illustrations to doll and action figure “starter packs,” an explosion of AI-generated images in recent weeks has sparked a fresh wave of concern among artists like Cardaño, who argue that using AI undermines the … Read More
April 18, 2025
(Wired) – Activists affiliated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are selling a “measles treatment and prevention protocol” for hundreds of dollars, including supplements supposedly formulated by AI. Anti-vaccine activists with close ties to US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … Read More
April 16, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over money and … Read More
April 8, 2025
(Wired) – Startup Gameto has developed a technique for maturing eggs outside the body that’s showing promise at helping patients get pregnant with fewer hormone treatments. More and more people are turning to in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to have … Read More
December 30, 2024
(Associated Press) – Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global … Read More
November 22, 2024
(Associated Press) – A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to … Read More
November 11, 2024
(New York Post) – Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is back in the hospital and now plans to sue New York City over “ongoing medical negligence,” The Post has learned. Weinstein, 72, who was diagnosed with cancer last month, intends … Read More
November 4, 2024
(AfroTech via MSN) – A patent from technology company Apple shows that it is working on tech innovations for its AirPods product. Back in July 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an application filed by Apple in … Read More
September 19, 2024
(New York Times) – Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to stop H.I.V. and for immune system discoveries. The Lasker Awards, a prestigious set of prizes … Read More
August 30, 2024
(MedPage Today) – Some terms commonly used to describe observations seen on ultrasound during first-trimester pregnancies are outdated and should be replaced with more descriptive language, a multisociety panel of ob/gyns, radiologists, and emergency physicians determined. Terms like “heartbeat” or … Read More
August 23, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – EEG will be used for diagnosing disease, finding signs of consciousness, and potentially probing the inner recesses of our thoughts, memories, and dreams. (Read More)
July 31, 2024
(Chicago Tribune) – Assisted dying is accepted practice today, especially in Western Europe, Canada and the Northwest United States. It is gaining traction in the United Kingdom with former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak giving his support: “I’m not opposed … Read More
June 26, 2024
(Axios) – An AI-meets-biotech company launching Tuesday is releasing a tool to help scientists craft entirely new molecules in a process they say mirrors half a billion years of evolution. The big picture: Researchers are pushing hard to try to … Read More
April 8, 2024
(New York Times) – A new study of more than 45,000 water samples around the world found that about 31 percent of groundwater samples tested that weren’t near any obvious source of contamination had PFAS levels considered harmful to human … Read More
March 20, 2024
(CBS News) – Democratic Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania opened her letter to colleagues with a statistic, and hoped it’d land with Republican members, too. Wild is seeking a rarity in this Congress, a bipartisan coalition on a politically charged … Read More
