Disease
The Science Behind the “Abortion Pill”
Legal or not, more American women are opting for abortion by medication. We asked doctors: How safe is it?
The Little Brown Bat’s Mighty Talent
Accounting for body size, the little brown bat lives longest of any mammal–but no one knows why
Need to Fix a Heart Attack? Try Photosynthesis
Injecting plant-like creatures into a rat's heart can jumpstart the recovery process, study finds
From Medical Pariah to Feminist Icon: The Story of the IUD
After decades of being shunned by women and doctors alike, this T-shaped device is enjoying a new surge of popularity
How Sheep's Blood Helped Disprove This Wacky Nineteenth-Century Theory of Illness
Scientists didn't understand that bacteria caused disease, but then enter Louis Pasteur
Humans Polluted the Air Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
Ice cores suggest that humans have been polluting the air with lead for at least 2,000 years
Democratic Republic of Congo Approves Ebola Vaccine
It’s the newest tool in health workers’ arsenal against the contagious virus
Hospitals Have a Big Problem: Baking Soda
It's common in kitchens, but a nationwide shortage is endangering more than baked goods
Can Human Mortality Really Be Hacked?
Backed by the digital fortunes of Silicon Valley, biotech companies are brazenly setting out to “cure” aging
How a Tiny Worm is Irritating the Most Majestic of Giraffes
They sound horrifying and look worse. A Smithsonian researcher is investigating the cause of these grotesque skin lesions
How Coffee, Chocolate and Tea Overturned a 1,500-Year-Old Medical Mindset
The humoral system dominated medicine since the Ancient Greeks—but it was no match for these New World beverages
Ebola Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo
A single death has been confirmed—now public health officials must keep an outbreak from becoming an epidemic
The Woman Who Stood Between America and a Generation of 'Thalidomide Babies'
How the United States escaped a national tragedy in the 1960s
Racism Harms Children's Health, Survey Finds
Racism may not be a disease, exactly. But a growing body of research finds that it has lasting physical and mental effects on its victims
German Scientists Will Study Brain Samples of Nazi Victims
A research society is still coming to grips with its past—and learning more about how the Third Reich targeted people with disabilities
Can Saving Animals Prevent the Next Deadly Pandemic?
A global disease monitoring network is banking on the idea that healthier wildlife means healthier humans
How Shaving Brushes Gave World War I Soldiers Anthrax
A new paper looks back on an old epidemic—and raises fresh questions about antique shaving brushes
Fearing a Smallpox Epidemic, Civil War Troops Tried to Self-Vaccinate
People knew that inoculation could prevent you from catching smallpox. It was how Civil War soldiers did it that caused problems
Threatened Species? Science to the (Genetic) Rescue!
This still-controversial conservation technique will never be a species' panacea. But it might provide a crucial stop-gap
Hundreds of Thousands of Babies Will Receive World’s First Malaria Vaccine
The pilot program will focus on Kenya, Ghana and Malawi—countries at the center of the global malaria crisis
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