Tag: medicine
Sequencing the genome of newborns in the US: Are we ready?
Tom Diacovo, University of Pittsburgh and Gerard Vockley, University of Pittsburgh
Twenty-four to 48 hours after birth, every newborn in the U.S. will have a...
The early-20th century German trans-rights activist who was decades ahead of...
Elizabeth Heineman, University of Iowa
The Trump administration continues its assault on transgender rights.
In July 2017, Trump sought to bar transgender people from serving in...
An ethical dilemma for doctors: When is it OK to prescribe...
Travis N. Rieder, Johns Hopkins University
America’s opioid crisis is getting worse. The role of prescription opioids has both the medical establishment and the government...
2015, the year the was: health and medicine
Jessie Schanzle, The Conversation
As we eye a brand new year, it’s good to look back and see what stories 2015 brought us. Here is...
Researchers produce opioid pain killer from genetically modified…
Researchers produce opioid pain killer from genetically modified yeast with opium poppy genes
James Bruce, The Open University
The natural world has long been a source...
News about the success of a new Ebola vaccine may be...
Timothy P Lahey, Dartmouth College
Ebola is on the run: the number of cases dipped below 10 a week recently, and a few days ago...
Explainer: the problem drug patents pose for…
Explainer: the problem drug patents pose for developing countries
Erica Penfold, South African Institute of International Affairs
Patents and restrictions on intellectual property have become more...
Despite research breakthroughs, an anti-aging pill is still a long way...
Sharon Horesh Bergquist, Emory University
Last month a team of doctors and scientists made the case to regulators at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
