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A GLP-1 injector sits on a table top.

Ozempic may not be the cure-all the world wants it to be

Perri Thaler • July 9, 2025

Experts express various levels of optimism about new applications for GLP-1 drugs, and some have concerns about the motivations behind the push to find new uses

The paper on a type-writer reads "addiction recovery."

America is missing out on a crucial opportunity to contain opioid overdose deaths

Leslie Liang • May 20, 2025

Implementing opioid treatment In jails could help combat the crisis

New evidence emerges that memory is finite

Tom Brown • May 9, 2025

Strong memories might prevent weaker memories from forming, a new study in mice suggests.

A hospital building with cars parked out front and a helicopter flying overhead.

Over a year after workplace violence bill, are Georgia hospitals safer?

Lauren Schneider • February 13, 2025

Effects of the 2023 Safer Hospitals Act could become clear as more hospital police departments are formed in coming years

After hurricanes, mold is nothing to sneeze at

Marta Hill • February 12, 2025

Wet environments are ideal for mold growth, especially on soft and squishy materials. The health risks can be severe

Fungal infections are killing millions. Why don’t we have more treatment options?

Marta Hill • January 30, 2025

Overtreatment, climate change, travel and farm chemicals are driving resistance to antifungal drugs, and a possible new treatment is likely years away

Two images from a mammogram different colors representing areas of varying breast density

FDA rules mean women now know their breast density after mammograms — but is it enough?

K.R. Callaway • January 24, 2025

Experts praise the FDA’s implementation of breast density notifications, but say more should be done for breast cancer risk

A school bus drives along a New York City street

Attending school still out of reach for many NYC students with disabilities

K.R. Callaway • December 19, 2024

Lawyers and advocates fighting for the rights of students with disabilities want city schools to do more to address chronic absenteeism

Circuit board-inspired illustration with a human at the center surrounded by a clock, a pill, a DNA double helix, and an waveform.

Can lifestyle hacks really extend your lifespan?

Lauren Schneider • December 2, 2024

In Brooklyn, longevity researchers debate whether aging is a disease to be treated or a natural stage of life

Acupuncture needles, most still in their packaging, sit on a black surface

Want to keep UTIs away? New study suggests acupuncture may help

K.R. Callaway • November 6, 2024

Alternative medicine has been around for centuries, and even today it may have yet another use

Cartoon depiction of a DNA strand with nucleotides A, C, G, and T

The novel process to treat immune disorders, demystified

Jenaye Johnson, Kohava Mendelsohn, Nana Mohammed, Gayoung Lee • October 31, 2024

Hint: It’s all about big DNA, baby

The syringe of an influenza vaccine sits on a white surface.

You know you should get your COVID and flu vaccines. But when?

Marta Hill • October 24, 2024

Many of us should hold off on flu vaccines until late October, experts say

two eggs sizzle in a frying pan

Getting a handle on the ‘forever chemicals’ in plastics

Olivia Gieger • September 5, 2024

What to know about how PFAS are affecting your body

A woman with a pained expression on her face, pulling her shirt down slightly and scratching skin near her neck

When climate change gets under your skin

Kohava Mendelsohn • June 18, 2024

Floods, fires, droughts and other climate calamities are contributing to a global increase in eczema

The “Wild West” of childhood psychiatric prescriptions

Dawn Attride • April 1, 2024

Current psychiatric drug use trends in kids may do more harm than good, experts say

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