Medicine
Why Holding in a Sneeze Can Be Dangerous
A 34-year-old man squeezed while holding nose closed, leading to a tear in his throat and a stay in the hospital
Inside the Story of America’s 19th-Century Opiate Addiction
Doctors then, as now, overprescribed the painkiller to patients in need, and then, as now, government policy had a distinct bias
When a Medical “Cure” Makes Things Much, Much Worse
In 1960s Japan, a bizarre outbreak of hairy green tongues failed to set off alarms around the world
Nine Innovators to Watch in 2018
Meet a group of trailblazers in medicine, education, art, transportation, artificial intelligence and more
Limited Number of Critically Ill Evacuated from Besieged Syrian Region
29 people have been approved for evacuation from eastern Ghouta, but hundreds more are in desperate need of medical care
NIH Lifts Ban on Funding High-Risk Virus Research
Manipulating viruses could help prepare the U.S. for future pandemics, but it could also risk starting the next outbreak
This American Doctor Pioneered Abdominal Surgery by Operating on Enslaved Women
Glorified with a statue in the U.S. Capitol, Ephraim McDowell is a hero in Kentucky, but the full story needs to be told
Can a Video Game Treat ADHD?
It's designed to stimulate neural pathways in the brain tied to sustaining attention and controlling impulsivity
Doctors Are 3D Printing Ear Bones To Help With Hearing Loss
By printing custom bone prostheses, researchers hope they can better fix a certain kind of hearing loss
Where Would Pandemic Flu Wreak the Most Havoc?
A virulent flu strain would overwhelm developing countries where health care systems are already floundering
George Washington’s Hard Death Shows the Limits of Medicine in His Time
He’s one of the United States’s most revered figures, but his last hours were plagued by excruciating illness
Instead of Killing Bacteria, Can We Just "Turn Off" Its Ability To Cause Infections?
Researchers could have an answer to antibiotic resistance, and it involves using epigenetics to reprogram bacteria
What Lemur Guts Can Tell Us About Human Bowel Disease
Similarities between us and the cuddly primates could help us understand the origins of human illnesses—and treat them
How a Wii Handset Inspired a Low-Cost 3D Ultrasound
After playing games with his son, a Duke physician invented a medical tool that could put ultrasound imaging in the hands of more doctors
Can an Algorithm Diagnose Pneumonia?
Stanford researchers claim they can detect the lung infection more accurately than an experienced radiologist. Some radiologists aren't so sure.
Three Medical Breakthroughs That Can Be Traced Back to a Tragic Nightclub Fire
Four hundred ninety-two people died as a result of the horrifying fire, an unprecedented death toll that led physicians to make unprecedented innovations
Friction Matches Were a Boon to Those Lighting Fires–Not So Much to Matchmakers
Those who worked in match factories were exposed to white phosphorus, which caused a debilitating and potentially deadly condition
To Make Precision Medicine, Scientists Study the Circadian Rhythms in Plants
Biologists are taking a close look at how precisely calibrated timekeepers in organisms influence plant-pathogen interactions
Scientists Are One Step Closer to a "Personalized" Flu Shot
While still decades away, new research shows how custom vaccines could be developed
Can Digital Pills and Drug Delivery Systems Get People to Take Their Meds?
They are among new approaches to dealing with a big problem in American health care
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