The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything
The disease once guaranteed an early death—but a new treatment has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expected. What do they do now?
The disease once guaranteed an early death—but a new treatment has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expected. What do they do now?
A new treatment for cystic fibrosis can change a person’s life, but is not officially approved for anyone under 2.
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
Millions more Americans are now eligible for obesity drugs. But the injections remain maddeningly hard to find.
Cases are creeping up in America, and not because of politics.
The most promising future of lab-grown meat may not look like meat at all.
Well now we know what happens when someone gets 217 COVID shots.
The weight-loss effects of GLP-1 drugs have little to do with the gut.
“Stand six feet apart” signs are outdated, ignored, and everywhere.
The diseases are nowhere near the same.
How far can the state go before a serious outbreak hits?
The obsession with digestion has gone too far.
Another, much stronger species is headed north.
The obesity-drug revolution is leaving lots of people behind.
People over 65 make up a sizable portion of Americans on GLP-1 drugs. That might be trouble.
Resorting to crowdfunding to pay medical bills has become so routine, in some cases health professionals recommend it.
One type of flu virus has gone missing for so long, it doesn’t make sense to vaccinate against it.
Except in rare cases, treatment shouldn’t last forever.
Existing weight-loss drugs can cause muscle loss, but the next generation could allow patients to gain muscle instead.
Prion diseases are poorly understood, and this one is devastating.
Winter sports are gnarlier than ever.