Scientists need brains for dementia research. It should be easier to donate yours.
I haven’t been on a three-way call this emotionally taxing since junior high school. James is explaining the…
The breakthrough changing how Americans donate organs
Emily Hoffman was walking home from lunch in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill in February 2023, when…
Telehealth “drive thru” care is transforming weight loss, hair loss treatment, and more in the US
A generation or two ago, when Americans had an important but nonemergency medical need, many of them would…
Renewable energy just broke a 100-year-old streak
For more than a century, the world has run on coal. When Thomas Edison’s Pearl Street electrical station…
We’re discovering new species fast — and it might help save them
When the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus published Systema Naturae in 1735, he set out to classify every living…
Baby boomers are aging fast. Adult day care can help their caregivers.
Adult day care centers provide crucial, affordable relief for caregivers, especially members of the “sandwich generation” who are…
ChatGPT sucks at being a real robot
There’s something sad about seeing a humanoid robot lying on the floor. Without any electricity, these bipedal machines…
US health insurance costs keep rising — opening the door for the next big reform effort
Another window to stem America’s latest health care cost crisis has closed. Congress set a self-imposed deadline of…
730 million people in the world live without power. Progress has stalled
The world is hungrier than ever for energy. Demand for heating, cooling, lighting, computing power, and just getting…
The case for group therapy
In her late 20s, Christie Tate struggled with crushing loneliness, bulimia, and suicidal thoughts. Then, she had a…
Ozempic is great for weight loss — but losing muscle is a side effect to watch out for
We’re used to seeing Serena Williams on our TVs, muscles flexing, smashing a tennis ball past her opponent.…