The Mothers Who Aren’t Waiting to Give Their Children Cystic-Fibrosis Drugs
A new treatment can change a person’s life, but is not officially approved for anyone under 2.
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DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
The Ozempic Revolution Is Stuck
Millions more Americans are now eligible for obesity drugs. But the injections remain maddeningly hard to find.
The Return of Measles
Cases are creeping up in America, and not because of politics.
Everything Can Be Meat
The most promising future of lab-grown meat may not look like meat at all.
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?
Pfizer Couldn’t Pay for Marketing This Good
Well now we know what happens when someone gets 217 COVID shots.
The Science Behind Ozempic Was Wrong
The weight-loss effects of GLP-1 drugs have little to do with the gut.
The Pandemic’s ‘Ghost Architecture’ Is Still Haunting Us
“Stand six feet apart” signs are outdated, ignored, and everywhere.
Why Are We Still Flu-ifying COVID?
The diseases are nowhere near the same.