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After Hurricane Milton, Get Ready for Mold

Water Hazard

After Hurricane Milton, Get Ready for Mold

Emily Mullin

The Doctor Behind the ‘Suicide Pod’ Wants AI to Assist at the End of Life

Life and Death

The Doctor Behind the ‘Suicide Pod’ Wants AI to Assist at the End of Life

Morgan Meaker

TikTokkers Say Cinnamon Helps Burn Fat. Here's What the Science Says

Spicy Take

TikTokkers Say Cinnamon Helps Burn Fat. Here's What the Science Says

Evangeline Mantzioris

The Crackdown on Compounded GLP-1 Meds Has Begun

Cease and desist

The Crackdown on Compounded GLP-1 Meds Has Begun

Kate Knibbs

A Major GLP-1 Drug Shortage Is Over. Some Patients Aren’t Celebrating

Supply and demand

A Major GLP-1 Drug Shortage Is Over. Some Patients Aren’t Celebrating

Kate Knibbs

Florida Hospitals and Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Hurricane Milton

Disaster prep

Florida Hospitals and Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Hurricane Milton

Emily Mullin

To Be a Good Pregnancy Surrogate, It Helps to Be a Dominatrix First

Your Next Job

To Be a Good Pregnancy Surrogate, It Helps to Be a Dominatrix First

Emi Nietfeld

Alcohol Plays a Major Role in New Cancer Cases

Sobering Truths

Alcohol Plays a Major Role in New Cancer Cases

Justin Stebbing

What You Need to Know Before You Freeze Your Eggs

Ice, Ice Baby

What You Need to Know Before You Freeze Your Eggs

Marina Gerner

The US Is Loading Up on Bird Flu Vaccine

public health

The US Is Loading Up on Bird Flu Vaccine

Emily Mullin

So You Can 3D Print a Steak Now—but Why on Earth Would You?

Faker Maker

So You Can 3D Print a Steak Now—but Why on Earth Would You?

Matt Reynolds

Wastewater Offers an Early Alarm System for Another Deadly Virus

Track and Trace

Wastewater Offers an Early Alarm System for Another Deadly Virus

Chris Stokel-Walker

Making an RSV Vaccine Was Hard. Getting People to Take It Is Even Harder

Public Health

Making an RSV Vaccine Was Hard. Getting People to Take It Is Even Harder

Annika Hom

Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism

Disinformation

Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism

David Gilbert

Bird Flu Fears Stoke the Race for an mRNA Flu Vaccine

Moving the Needle

Bird Flu Fears Stoke the Race for an mRNA Flu Vaccine

Chris Baraniuk

The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind

Information Superhighway

The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind

R Douglas Fields

The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids

Infectious Disease

The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids

David Cox

An Ultrathin Graphene Brain Implant Was Just Tested in a Person

Carbon Conscious

An Ultrathin Graphene Brain Implant Was Just Tested in a Person

Emily Mullin

Patients Are Turning to Vibrators to Relieve Their Migraines

Good Vibrations

Patients Are Turning to Vibrators to Relieve Their Migraines

Helen Thomson

I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus

Focal Point

I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus

Emily Mullin