CNN – Want to improve your chances for a good night’s sleep? This idea could actually knock your socks on, says behavioral sleep disorders specialist Michelle Drerup. “It sounds counterintuitive, I know,…
Astronauts can survive a trip to Mars, but one critical internal organ will likely fail
Earth.com – Crews heading for Mars will face conditions quite different from those on Earth, and researchers have been working to figure out what might happen to the human body during these…
Medication taken by 1 in 8 Americans linked to substantial increase in the risk of sudden cardiac death
FORTUNE – New research links antidepressants to potential heart health risks. Over 20 million American adults and 3.7 million kids ages 12 to 17 live with depression, according to the Substance Abuse…
The top F.D.A. vaccine official resigns, citing Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies.’
THE NEW YORK TIMES – The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, resigned under pressure Friday and said that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on…
Michigan patient dies of rabies from a transplanted kidney
NBC NEWS – A Michigan resident who received a transplant in December died after having been infected with rabies from the new organ, the state health department said Wednesday. “A public health…
What scientists learned from the world’s first genetically modified pig liver transplant
EURONEWS – Scientists in China have transplanted a modified pig liver into a brain-dead human – the latest step toward using pig organs to help extremely ill patients with liver failure. In one…
Anti-Abortion Groups Press Congress To Defund Planned Parenthood
Abortion news from Kentucky, Texas, Maine, New York, and Maryland — Kentucky Lantern: With Veto Override, Republican Lawmakers Add New Details To Kentucky’s Abortion Ban The Kentucky General Assembly has overturned Gov….
Shocking bodycam footage shows NJ Mayor Gina LaPlaca staggering while arrested for allegedly driving drunk with toddler in car
JUSTIA – In many states, if you are pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence, law enforcement officers may ask you to complete field sobriety tests in order to help…
The People Who Never Get Hangovers
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Daniel Adams, 23, has never felt queasy or shaky the morning after a night out. One night earlier this month, he drank a six-pack of Budweiser, then…
Will Jay Bhattacharya Get Gain-of-Function Research Under Control?
REASON – In a party-line vote [Tuesday] evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Stanford professor and medical researcher Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The confirmation of Bhattacharya—an…