February 3, 2026
(WSJ) – There is a looming crisis in America’s death industry. Green-Wood Cemetery might have found a lifeline. The storied 478-acre Brooklyn burial ground, like many across the U.S., is running out of room for new occupants. With the help … Read More
February 3, 2026
(Wired) – As nights get hotter around the globe due to climate change, the prevalence of sleep apnea is expected to increase by as much as threefold. One particularly eye-opening study, carried out by giving under-mattress sleep sensors to 67,558 … Read More
February 3, 2026
(MarketWatch) – There will be an estimated shortage of 40,000 primary-care doctors in 2036. How many years have you been seeing the same primary care physician? Five years? Ten? Or maybe you don’t have one at all. In today’s world, … Read More
February 2, 2026
(New York Times) – Researchers believe increasing use of cannabis may be contributing to a rise in new cases of schizophrenia and related disorders at younger ages. A new analysis of birth cohorts in the Canadian province of Ontario has … Read More
February 2, 2026
(WSJ) – Fearing rising utility costs, job losses and privacy violations, residents have blocked or delayed data-center projects around the country Fearing rising utility costs, job losses and privacy violations, locals blocked or delayed about 20 projects around the country … Read More
February 2, 2026
(New York Times) – You’ve probably heard of extreme cases in which people treat bots as lovers, therapists or friends. But many more have them intervene in their social lives in subtler ways. On dating apps, people are leaning on … Read More
February 2, 2026
(New York Times) – Every few months, he acts out more than usual and he is hospitalized. Doctors administer enough medication to briefly calm him, then label him “stable” and “not a harm to self or others” and discharge him … Read More
February 2, 2026
(New York Times) – Obamacare’s open enrollment period is over, and Americans around the country are facing higher health insurance costs. But the increases have been particularly steep for one group of people. People who earn $62,600 or less — … Read More
January 30, 2026
(New York Times) – As an employee with the N.S.A., he claimed he was exposed to a direct-energy device that led to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at age 45. Michael Beck, the first of scores of federal workers to … Read More
January 30, 2026
(Reuters via MSN) – The Trump administration has told global vaccine group Gavi to phase out shots containing the preservative thimerosal as a condition of providing the group with funding, a U.S. official and a Gavi spokesperson told Reuters. The … Read More
January 30, 2026
(NBC News) – A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science. Using data from human twin studies, an international team of researchers … Read More
January 30, 2026
(Gizmodo) – Poison control calls involving GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide have dramatically risen in recent years. The growing popularity of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound is having some unfortunate consequences. Namely, that some people, including children, are … Read More
January 30, 2026
(Nature) – The external, artificial-lung system could be used to treat other people who are critically unwell and awaiting transplants. A 33-year-old man survived for 48 hours without his lungs, after a medical team replaced the organs with an external … Read More
January 30, 2026
(Wired) – For years, people from CEOs to novelists have taken tiny amounts of psychedelics to support well-being. New research shows that benefits for depression may be attributable to a placebo effect. A Phase 2B trial of 89 adult patients … Read More
January 30, 2026
(NPR) – Start reading recent internet conversations about AI, and you’ll find an anecdote that surfaces with increasing frequency: ChatGPT delivered lifesaving medical advice. “Three weeks ago I woke up from a nap and found some red spots all over … Read More
January 30, 2026
(NPR) – The Times article mentioned a peer-to-peer support group Brooks helped found. James soon reached out. Today, both James and Brooks are moderators in the support group — and they are the center of an emerging phenomenon: people falling … Read More
January 30, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Whether the goal of these clinics is to treat low T or jack levels up to the max isn’t clear. Many encourage men to aim for excessive T, Michael Irwig, an endocrinologist at Harvard Medical School, told … Read More
January 30, 2026
(CNN) – The Trump administration on Tuesday asked a federal court to pause a Louisiana lawsuit seeking to end access to abortion pills by mail. The new filing from the US Food and Drug Administration said the court should put … Read More
January 29, 2026
(IB Times) – Elon Musk has unveiled new developments at Neuralink, outlining a more powerful brain implant and signalling that a vision-restoring device is nearing human trials. The announcement was made during recent public discussions and amplified across X, as … Read More
January 29, 2026
(NPR) – Women selling their eggs illegally is an open secret in the Indian fertility industry. Even though the for-profit industry relies on their biomaterial to keep operating, NPR found that the women whose eggs are harvested are usually poor … Read More
January 29, 2026
(Wired) – Gestala is the latest company to emerge from China’s burgeoning brain-computer interface industry. It plans to access the brain with noninvasive ultrasound technology. China’s brain-computer interface industry is growing fast, and the newest company to emerge from the … Read More
January 29, 2026
(WSJ) – Life expectancy in the U.S. reached a record high in 2024 following a substantial decline of drug-overdose deaths, according to figures released by the federal government Thursday. The life expectancy at birth for the average American was 79 … Read More
January 29, 2026
(NPR) – The APA outlined its thinking and approach for the next revision in five papers published Wednesday in The American Journal of Psychiatry. Instead of a weighty volume, the next DSM will be “a living document” online and easier … Read More
January 29, 2026
(New York Times) – AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery. Scientists used the program to study how proteins normally work — … Read More
January 29, 2026
(New York Times) – The case is the latest action taken by a state with an abortion ban against providers in states that support abortion rights. The attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, has filed a lawsuit against a Delaware … Read More
