Medicine’s Dirty Secret: Fecal Transplants Are the Next Big Thing in Health Care
Bryn Nelson gets to the bottom of an emerging—and often shocking—therapy.
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Getting Nagged by Loved Ones Might Be Your Death Sentence
People who clash with their partners and children are more likely to die.
How Weak Immune Systems Escort a Deadly Fungus Into the Brain
A pervasive fungus, passed along by pigeon droppings, can kill HIV patients by using a Trojan Horse strategy to invade their brains.
Viruses Inspire an Innovative Cloaking Device for Medicine
Viruses are pretty damn good at evading our immune systems, so researchers co-opted their design.
Bringing a Therapy Dog Into a Children’s Hospital Might Be a Terrible Idea
Despite the popularity of animal therapy in American pediatric hospitals, a new research review reveals that there's little support for its health benefits.
Does It Matter That Teaching Hospitals Have Close Ties to Drug Companies?
Nearly every large drug maker based in the United States had at least one academic medical center official on its board, raising questions about their independence.
Medicare’s Drug Program Needs Stronger Protections Against Fraud
A new report finds that more than half of insurance companies in Medicare’s drug program haven’t reported fraud cases to the government. The findings echo an earlier investigation that found fraud flourishing in the program.
In Defense of Studying the Duck Penis
Duck penis expert Patricia Brennan offers a catalog of all the amazing things that would not exist without the pursuit of "oddball" biological research.
Personal Finance Tip: Don’t Get Sick, Injured, or Hurt in America
Why are common medical procedures so expensive in the United States?