Tag: medicine
Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains...
Jasmine Cutler, University of South Florida
At some point in your life, you’ll likely find yourself with a prescription...
How Octavia E. Butler mined her boundless curiosity to forge a...
Alyssa Collins, University of South Carolina
In 2021, Alyssa Collins was awarded a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship from...
Fishing, strip clubs and golf: How male-focused networking in medicine blocks...
Jennifer R. Grandis, University of California, San Francisco
Women have been entering academic medicine at nearly the same rate...
How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune...
Deborah Fuller, University of Washington
The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and...
Poison or cure? Traditional Chinese medicine shows that context can make...
Yan Liu, University at Buffalo
Poisons today typically evoke notions of harm and danger – the opposite of medicines...
Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for...
Lara Coughlin, University of Michigan
CC BY-NDIn stark contrast to the overblown fears portrayed during decades past, these days, most people think cannabis is relatively...
They don’t come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle...
Yoram Vodovotz, University of Pittsburgh and Michael Parkinson, University of Pittsburgh
The majority of Americans are stressed, sleep-deprived and overweight and suffer from largely preventable...
Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here’s...
Jiu-Chiuan Chen, University of Southern California
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It slowly destroys memory, thinking and behaviors, and eventually the...
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Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated...
J. Carlee Purdum, Texas A&M University
Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People...
