For the first time, gene-editing provides hints for lowering cholesterol
Researchers report the first results from a study testing the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR for cutting high cholesterol.
Health & Safety
Amazon is getting into health care. Will it actually make care more accessible?
Amazon is now offering discounted subscriptions to primary care. Ayesha Rascoe talks to healthcare writer Bruce Japsen about what ventures like these signal for patients.
One Brooklyn community fears safety amidst a lack of mental health resources
In Brooklyn, a man has been assaulting and harassing people in the neighborhood for years, sparking a debate about community safety and addressing unmet mental health needs.
You don't need words to calm a grumpy kid. Parents around the world use a magic touch
Modern parents are told to TALK with an agitated kid to improve their mood. But in many cultures, mom and dad opt for a soothing caress to induce tranquility. Neurologists explain why it works.
He lived without lungs for a day. How a remarkable transplant operation saved him
The flu almost killed a 34-year-old man who was addicted to vaping. But an innovative doctor – and some DD-sized breast implants – made him eligible for a transplant.
'Frustration all across the board.' A day with homelessness outreach workers in L.A.
Teams of case managers and medical professionals help connect people on the street to social services and, eventually, housing. But it's a tough job when there aren't nearly enough places to stay.
Many generic drugs are in short supply
Americans depend on generic drugs for 90% of prescriptions. But shortages have become a chronic problem. Generic drug manufacturing has become a race to get to the lowest price.
What makes Mongolia the world's most 'socially connected' place? Maybe it's #yurtlife
A Gallup survey ranks countries based on degree of "social connectedness" people feel with friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, even strangers. We asked Mongolians why they think they top the list.
Could creativity transform medicine? These artists think so
A new book argues that the arts have a role to play in shaking up the status quo in the American health care system and creating 'desperately needed culture change.'
This physics professor ran 3,000 miles across America in record time
Harvard professor Jenny Hoffman ran from San Francisco to New York City to beat the world record for fastest woman to run across America.