Why Don’t We Have Vaccines Against Everything? by DONALD G. ...
Money is just the obvious obstacle. A few diseases, like H.I.V., so far have outwitted both the immune […]
Health
Why Are We Still So Fat? by GINA KOLATA
Only bariatric surgery reliably leads to long-term weight loss. Now scientists hope to duplicate the effects with a […]
When Will We Solve Mental Illness? by BENEDICT CAREY
Biology was supposed to cure what ails psychiatry. Decades later, millions of people with mental disorders are still […]
How Long Can People Live? by NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The trick is not to increase life span, scientists say, but to lengthen “health span.” Published: November 19, […]
Will We Ever Cure Alzheimer’s? by PAM BELLUCK
Few drugs have been approved for treatment of this dementia, and none works very well. It has become […]
The Fight Against Malaria Has Reached a Standstill by DONALD ...
Deaths from the disease plummeted from 2000 to 2013, but are now stuck at over 400,000 a year. […]
Masks, Purifiers and Other Steps to Reduce the Harmful Effects ...
Here are some ways to stay healthy amid the smoke and smog from California’s wildfires. Published: November 17, […]
Ohio House Passes Bill to Criminalize Abortions on Fetuses With ...
The measure would punish doctors who perform an abortion when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, with few […]
Rapid Cure Approved for Sleeping Sickness, a Horrific Illness by ...
Parasites transmitted by tsetse flies travel to the brain, causing paranoia, fury and death. Until now, killing them […]
The Price of Cool: A Teen, a Juul and Nicotine ...
E-cigarettes may help tobacco smokers quit. But the alluring devices can swiftly induce a nicotine habit in teenagers […]