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Dec 13 20161 minute
The Medical Origins Of Seltzer
Before the advent of modern medicine, people “took the waters” in naturally carbonated springs to cure all varieties of illness.
Dec 13 20163 minutes
Why Are So Many Americans Dying Young?
A new pair of studies show why—and where—American life expectancy has grown worse in a generation.
Dec 12 201615 minutes
Is Kratom A Deadly Drug Or A Life-Saving Medicine?
ADVOCATES BELIEVE THE POWDER HELPS PEOPLE KICK OPIOIDS WITHOUT RISK OF ADDICTION. WHEN THE DEA TRIED TO CRIMINALIZE IT, THEY FOUGHT BACK
Dec 12 20162 minutes
J&J Plays The Spurned Suitor
Despite a $27 billion bid, Actelion’s founders want to stay put | “It’s not a question of money. We have enough money”
Dec 12 20163 minutes
An Energy Drink That Tastes Of The Amazon
Runa seeks to profit from U.S. demand for healthier beverages | “There’s only so much shelf space and only so much distribution”
Dec 12 20165 minutes
Why Doesn't Public School Start At Birth?
The economist James Heckman argues in a new paper that early-childhood education should commence at the very beginning of life.
Dec 12 20162 minutes
Time-Travel Therapy
Can a faux 1950s downtown sharpen the minds of dementia patients?
Dec 11 20161 minute
Now, Who Will Take Care Of It?
These days, building staffers clock in daily rather than being available 24/7. “People want their independent lives,” says Peter Mahler of Mahler Private Staffing. How many employees are hired depends on the scale; for houses of at least 10,000 squar
Dec 9 20162 minutes
Pesticides Aren’t The Best Way To Fight Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes
Chemical spraying is less sustainable than other mosquito-fighting methods, and may give people a false sense of security.
Dec 8 20163 minutes
What Are The Risks For Teens Who Use E-Cigarettes?
A new surgeon-general report calling vaping among young people a “major health concern” adds to a heated debate over whether the practice is safer than smoking.
Dec 8 20166 minutes
Is Fermented Tea Making People Feel Enlightened Because Of ... Alcohol?
The ethanol in kombucha has some regulators concerned about the popular microbial drink.
Dec 8 20167 minutes
Choosing Between Shelter And School
Antiquated procedures and limited resources prevent many homeless children from having a stable education experience.
Dec 7 20164 minutes
Beating Alzheimer’s With Brain Waves
In a completely new approach, scientists reduced a hallmark of the disease in mice by stimulating their neurons with flickering lights.
Dec 7 201615 minutes
Environmentalism Was Once A Social-Justice Movement
The incoming Trump administration is likely to see the greatest revival of environmentalism as a confrontational, grassroots, sometimes radical movement since at least 1970, when more than a million people took part in the first Earth Day.The vigil a
Dec 7 20163 minutes
Repealing Obamacare Could Leave 59 Million Americans Uninsured
That’s more than before the law was passed.
Dec 6 20164 minutes
The Post-Traumatic Psychology Of Disaster Survivors
Victims may be at risk of developing PTSD, but the experience may also spur growth.
Dec 5 20161 minute
New Worries For Charlie Sheen’s Kids
AILI NAHAS, with Linda Marx It’s shaping up to be a somber Thanksgiving for Brooke Mueller. On Nov. 16, reports claimed that Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, 39, had gone missing in Utah with their twin sons Bob and Max following a bizarre altercation that
Dec 5 20161 minute
Micah Fowler Breaking Barriers
THE STAR OF ABC’S SPEECHLESS OPENS UP ABOUT WORKING AND THRIVING WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Dec 5 20164 minutes
The Gift Of A Face
Tragically disfigured for 14 years following a horrific accident, firefighter Patrick Hardison becomes the successful recipient of the world’s most extensive face transplant
Dec 2 20166 minutes
The Playground Where Babies Learn To Talk
A campaign to encourage brain development is using parks to deliver its message to children and their caregivers.
Dec 2 20167 minutes
How Trump Could Wage A War On Scientific Expertise
The mechanics of stripping empiricism out of America’s regulatory systems
Dec 1 20162 minutes
How Food Tech Is Expanding Opportunities For Shoppers And Entrepreneurs
Options are transforming -- and VCs are taking notice.
Dec 1 20161 minute
Bring Your Doggy To Work
Gear to make your office (or home) Fido-friendly.
Dec 1 20165 minutes
The Surgeon Extracting Government From Medicine
Trump’s new secretary of health and human services intends to make life better for physicians.
Dec 1 20163 minutes
Why Violence Against Nurses Has Spiked In The Last Decade
Hospital patients are attacking staff at an alarming rate, and there are no federal regulations requiring employers to provide any protection.
Dec 1 20167 minutes
The Psychological Trauma Of A Multi-Generation War
Colombian children have never lived in a world where their country was not fighting. Now, as peace finally seems probable, the nation is grappling with the mental-health fallout from the conflict.
Dec 1 201611 minutes
Autism's Placebo Problem
People on the spectrum—and their families—can be more easily swayed in their responses to treatments than previously thought.
Dec 1 20167 minutes
The Life-Changing Magic Of Mushrooms
A single dose of magic mushrooms can make people with severe anxiety and depression better for months, according to a landmark pair of new studies.
Dec 1 20168 minutes
The Healers
IN MANY WAYS, THE HEALTH GAP IS ONLY WIDENING AS MEDICINE ADVANCES. NEW DRUGS, TREATMENTS, AND FACILITIES ARE OFTEN AVAILABLE ONLY FOR THE FEW WITH MONEY AND ACCESS, NOT THE MANY IN NEED. THE INDIVIDUALS IN THIS CATEGORY WANT TO CLOSE THE CHASM. A WH
Dec 1 20165 minutes
The Moguls
THESE THINKERS PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MORALITY IS. FACEBOOK’S FIRST PRESIDENT DEDICATED $250 MILLION TO CURING CANCER; NOT TO BE OUTDONE, THE WEBSITE’S FOUNDER AND HIS PHYSICIAN SPOUSE STEPPED UP WITH $3 BILLION GEARED TOWARD WIPING OUT DISEASE—

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The Medical Origins Of Seltzer

Why Are So Many Americans Dying Young?

Is Kratom A Deadly Drug Or A Life-Saving Medicine?

J&J Plays The Spurned Suitor

An Energy Drink That Tastes Of The Amazon

Why Doesn't Public School Start At Birth?

Time-Travel Therapy

Now, Who Will Take Care Of It?

Pesticides Aren’t The Best Way To Fight Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes

What Are The Risks For Teens Who Use E-Cigarettes?

Is Fermented Tea Making People Feel Enlightened Because Of ... Alcohol?

Choosing Between Shelter And School

Beating Alzheimer’s With Brain Waves

Environmentalism Was Once A Social-Justice Movement

Repealing Obamacare Could Leave 59 Million Americans Uninsured

The Post-Traumatic Psychology Of Disaster Survivors

New Worries For Charlie Sheen’s Kids

Micah Fowler Breaking Barriers