Current efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance are ‘not nearly radical enough,’ a leading scientist says.
Medical News Today: Why don’t whales develop cancer, and why should we care?
Whales have a minimal risk of developing cancer, despite factors that may lead us to think otherwise. Why is this,…
Scans Suggested the Boy Had Cancer. But No Doctor Could Prove It. Why?
After the pain in his knee spread to other parts of his body, his mother pressed the doctors to figure…
Doctor, We Need You in the Writer’s Room, Stat
I took a break from the I.C.U. to write on a medical drama. It was a chance to imagine a…
Scans Suggested the Boy Had Cancer. But No Doctor Could Prove It. Why?
After the pain in his knee spread to other parts of his body, his mother pressed the doctors to figure…
Can CBD Really Do All That?
How one molecule from the cannabis plant came to be seen as a therapeutic cure-all.
Can CBD Really Do All That?
How one molecule from the cannabis plant came to be seen as a therapeutic cure-all.
Primal Fear: Can Monkeys Help Unlock the Secrets of Trauma?
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s “monkey island.” The surviving primates could help scientists learn about the psychological response to traumatizing…
Primal Fear: Can Monkeys Help Unlock the Secrets of Trauma?
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s “monkey island.” The surviving primates could help scientists learn about the psychological response to traumatizing…
The frailty index is a predictor of cause-specific mortality independent of familial effects from midlife onwards: a large cohort study
Frailty index (FI) is a well-established predictor of all-cause mortality, but less is known for cause-specific mortality and whether familial…