The 1883 law was the first of its kind to institute mandatory, government-monitored health insurance
Viruses are tiny and hard to see, but a new microscope can track them individually to try to better prevent disease
The, er, sludge replicates the properties of human waste to better understand sanitation in Bangladesh
A new protocol that includes this common nutrient could save millions of lives—and has already sparked a raging debate among doctors
Legal or not, more American women are opting for abortion by medication. We asked doctors: How safe is it?
Injecting plant-like creatures into a rat's heart can jumpstart the recovery process, study finds
After decades of being shunned by women and doctors alike, this T-shaped device is enjoying a new surge of popularity
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed "epidermal electronics," thin flexible patches capable of monitoring vital signs and more.
...and why it's finally headed in the right direction
It works in tadpoles. Could it work in humans?
Fiction can reframe misunderstood mental conditions like autism
Backed by the digital fortunes of Silicon Valley, biotech companies are brazenly setting out to “cure” aging
Human noses are especially attuned to picking up odors in bananas, urine and human blood
The humoral system dominated medicine since the Ancient Greeks—but it was no match for these New World beverages
Seedsheets founder and CEO Cameron MacKugler designs the garden. You just have to water it.
If you thought ultrasound was only for prenatal care, think again
Bowery, a new indoor farming company, offers "customized" greens and herbs
How the United States escaped a national tragedy in the 1960s
A new treatment, tested on lambs, involves letting fetuses mature in fluid-filled sacs
The same extraordinary properties that make this plant an “ecosystem engineer” also helped save human lives
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