Why city life can harm more than your health

Why city life can harm more than your health
Links between urban pollution and respiratory diseases drive most calls to clean our cities' air. But the effect on our lungs is only one reason to be concerned by city living.

August 20, 2019 at 10:00AM
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What If Aging Weren't Inevitable, But A Curable Disease?

What If Aging Weren't Inevitable, But A Curable Disease?
If this controversial idea gains acceptance, it could radically change the way we treat getting old.

August 19, 2019 at 08:01PM
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John Oliver Dissects The Racial And Gender Biases In Medicine Treatment

John Oliver Dissects The Racial And Gender Biases In Medicine Treatment
Multiple studies have shown that women, and especially women of color, are less likely to receive adequate treatment than white males because medicine has historically studied male bodies as a stand-in for all bodies.

August 19, 2019 at 10:35AM
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Why Some Doctors Purposefully Misdiagnose Patients

Why Some Doctors Purposefully Misdiagnose Patients
Hundreds of people say a Michigan doctor falsely diagnosed them with epilepsy. He wouldn't be the first to lie to patients about how sick they are.

August 18, 2019 at 04:09PM
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FDA Previews Some Extremely Gross Warning Labels For Cigarettes

FDA Previews Some Extremely Gross Warning Labels For Cigarettes
For years, American smokers have been spared the unpleasant images of gangrene infected feet, swollen tongues overtaken by cancerous tumors and blackened lungs that are often plastered onto packs of cigarettes sold around the world. But that momentary reprieve before lighting up may only last a few more years.

August 18, 2019 at 04:09PM
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We Have Ruined Childhood

We Have Ruined Childhood
For youngsters these days, an hour of free play is like a drop of water in the desert. Of course they're miserable.

August 18, 2019 at 10:28AM
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To Relieve Stress, Uber Drivers Turn To All-Night Badminton

To Relieve Stress, Uber Drivers Turn To All-Night Badminton
On a recent weeknight around 2 AM, two sounds filled an otherwise dormant dead-end street just north of downtown Flushing: the hum of a concrete-mixing factory and the soft squeaks of badminton shoes.

August 16, 2019 at 01:56PM
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The State With The Highest Suicide Rate Desperately Needs Shrinks

The State With The Highest Suicide Rate Desperately Needs Shrinks
There's only one psychiatrist in all of eastern Montana.

August 16, 2019 at 09:03AM
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The Secret Order Of Swiss Medical Saviors

The Secret Order Of Swiss Medical Saviors
In a country known for being modern and precise, an ancient healing practice passed down from the heavens has surprising staying power.

August 16, 2019 at 09:03AM
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An Investigation Into The Weird World Of 'Natural' Enhancement Pills

An Investigation Into The Weird World Of 'Natural' Enhancement Pills
There's a major fight brewing between companies that make supplements that give men erections and — oddly — the stores that sell them. Shakedown lawsuits, intimidation efforts and increased bloodflow abound.

August 15, 2019 at 06:38PM
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Detroit Accidentally Caused A Pollen Crisis By Bulldozing The City's Abandoned Areas

Detroit Accidentally Caused A Pollen Crisis By Bulldozing The City's Abandoned Areas
As the buildings and their concomitant problems begin to fade away, a different menace is filling the lots left behind.

August 15, 2019 at 03:20PM
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When Side Effects Turn Deadly

When Side Effects Turn Deadly
In rare cases, antidepressants and other psychoactive drugs cause a condition called akathisia, which can drive people to end their lives

August 14, 2019 at 05:03PM
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Why A Weird Evolutionary Quirk Caused Humans To Get Scurvy

Why A Weird Evolutionary Quirk Caused Humans To Get Scurvy
Humans used to be able to make their own Vitamin C. What happened?

August 14, 2019 at 04:47PM
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The Desperate Race To Neutralize A Lethal Superbug Yeast

The Desperate Race To Neutralize A Lethal Superbug Yeast
Candida auris has spread rapidly around the globe, seemingly springing from nowhere and exposing the weaknesses in our defenses against new diseases.

August 14, 2019 at 02:09PM
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The Myth Of Male Birth Control

The Myth Of Male Birth Control
It's been "10 years away" for the past 50 years. Are we just getting conned?

August 14, 2019 at 11:51AM
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Primodos: The Secret Drug Scandal

Primodos: The Secret Drug Scandal
Primodos, a pregnancy test drug, has led to a decades-long campaign by parents and children who claim it has caused a range of devastating birth defects.

August 13, 2019 at 09:40PM
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Shocking the Brain to Treat the Stomach

Shocking the Brain to Treat the Stomach
A new clinical trial will zap the brain's reward center to help people who struggle with obesity and binge eating.

August 12, 2019 at 03:31PM
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A Woman Living With Paranoid Schizophrenia Speaks Frankly About Her Day-To-Day

A Woman Living With Paranoid Schizophrenia Speaks Frankly About Her Day-To-Day
Allie Burke wants to reduce the stigma of her mental illness.

August 12, 2019 at 01:09PM
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Does Sleep Position Affect Your Health?

Does Sleep Position Affect Your Health?
For a person with pain or certain medical conditions, the right position can become important, especially as we age.

August 12, 2019 at 12:17PM
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Prescribed Opioid Deaths Are Down, But Fentanyl Deaths Have Exploded

Prescribed Opioid Deaths Are Down, But Fentanyl Deaths Have Exploded
On "Patriot Act," Hasan Minhaj paints a fairly rosy picture of the overall opioid crisis. That is, until he starts talking about fentanyl, a potent relative of heroin that presents a problem completely separate from that of other opioids.

August 12, 2019 at 12:07PM
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