Do Robot Babies Really Prevent Young Pregnancies?
A new study suggests “virtual infants” do little to keep teenage girls out of the family way. By…
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Is There a Link Between White Racism and Blacks’ Higher Rate of Fatal Heart Disease?
A new national study finds a disturbing correlation. By Tom Jacobs A sign in Jackson, Mississippi, dated 1961.…
How Your Internal Clock Could Affect the Severity of a Cold
A study in mice finds that the timing of an infection relative to circadian rhythms affects how quickly…
The Law of Positive Attraction
HIV exposure laws criminalize private lies in the name of public health, but as medical treatment improves are…
Zika Has Hit Miami Beach
A new cluster of Zika infections has broken out in Miami Beach, Florida, likely transmitted by local mosquitoes,…
Could the Answer to Zika Already Be Sitting Behind the Counter at Your CVS?
Some FDA-approved drugs, including the anti-depressant Zoloft, might be useful for treating Zika infections. By Michael White (Photo:…
The Chronicles of Anemia—and a Frustrating Medical System
When my body stopped making enough blood cells, I entered the disconcerting world of doctors and hospitals, and found medical decision-making can be collaborative and empowering—except when it isn’t.
Could Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Be Zika’s Worst Enemy?
As Zika spreads in Florida, modified mosquitoes may be the best bet for staunching an epidemic. But are…
Here’s What We Now Know About Zika
And what American communities can do to prepare. By Francie Diep The Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae, photographed at…
Sickle Cell Trait Doesn’t Raise the Risk of Death
But having a single copy of the sickle-cell gene does put carriers at risk for a serious muscle…