Medicine
This Wearable Ultrasound Sticker Can Continuously Image Organs for 48 Hours
Developed by engineers at MIT, the new technology is about the size of a postage stamp
FDA Authorizes Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
The shots work similar to the way that vaccines against influenza and shingles work
Why Did the First Human Patient to Receive a Pig Heart Transplant Die?
Scientists have come up with at least four explanations
How Making Art Helps Improve Mental Health
With depression and anxiety on the rise during the pandemic, more professionals may adopt art therapy as a treatment
Inside a Trailblazing Surgeon's Quest to Reconstruct WWI Soldiers' Disfigured Faces
A new book profiles Harold Gillies, whose efforts to restore wounded warriors' visages laid the groundwork for modern plastic surgery
This Dissolvable Implant Could Revolutionize Pain Management
After some success on rats, researchers are hopeful this device could provide humans a more targeted and less addictive alternative to opioids
Poliovirus Found in London Sewage
No cases have been reported and the overall risk to the public is low, but public health officials are urging vaccination
What You Need to Know About the History of Monkeypox
Mired in misconception, the poxvirus is endemic in certain African countries but was rarely reported in Europe and the U.S. until recently
Made From Snake Venom, These Hydrogels Could Treat Uncontrolled Bleeding
Scientists have found that two proteins repurposed from snake venom can initiate blood clotting in under 60 seconds
The Curious Case of Charles Osborne, Who Hiccupped for 68 Years Straight
A 1922 accident sparked the Iowa man’s intractable hiccups, which suddenly subsided in 1990
Small Cancer Trial Resulted in Complete Remission for All Participants
The results are promising, but experts say the trial should be replicated
Why Did It Take 35 Years to Get a Malaria Vaccine?
The parasite’s complex biology played a role in the delay, but experts say there was also a lack of urgency and funding
The Woman Who Fought to End the 'Pernicious' Scourge of Kissing
New understandings of how disease spread informed Imogene Rechtin's ill-fated 1910 campaign to ban a universal human practice
Exhibition Explores the Art and Science of Cancer—and the Hope of a Future Without It
The Science Museum in London explores the past and future of the disease, and the resilience of its survivors
The Past, Present and Future of Using Ketamine to Treat Depression
The drug's initial successes have upended what many neuroscientists know about the brain and mental illness
Doctors Are Stumped by a Rare Monkeypox Outbreak
So far, health officials have detected cases in Europe, Canada and the United States
Subjected to Painful Experiments and Forgotten, Enslaved 'Mothers of Gynecology' Are Honored With New Monument
The statues acknowledge the suffering of bondswomen overshadowed by the white doctor who operated on them without their consent
Why It’s So Hard to Make Risk Decisions in the Pandemic
Our brains weren’t built to do public health calculus like this, but following a few pieces of advice from the experts will help as you weigh your options
Invented by a Woman Activist, an Early 1970s Rape Kit Arrives at the Smithsonian
Martha Goddard didn’t receive much recognition—instead she got the job done
Porcine Virus May Have Led to the Death of First-Ever Pig Heart Transplant Patient
Doctors say this infection will likely be preventable in future pig heart transplants
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