Health, Science & Tech
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Is the autism spectrum now too broad?
July 2026
The definition of autism has broadened dramatically, sparking debate over whether the spectrum is helping or hurting.
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Inside the decades-long search for autism’s causes
July 2026
Researchers have linked hundreds of genes to autism, but experts say the condition has no single cause.
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Are GLP-1 drugs also longevity drugs?
July 2026
Scientists are investigating whether drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound do more than promote weight loss —potentially slowing biological aging.
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Can every infection become a chronic disease?
June 2026
Scientists are uncovering evidence that common infections may leave lasting effects, reshaping how researchers think about chronic disease.
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A doctor claims functional medicine reversed her MS
May 2026
As functional medicine gains popularity, supporters point to life-changing outcomes while critics argue many treatments outpace the science.
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The fight over home birth in America
April 2026
More Americans are seeking alternatives to hospital births and turning to midwives who sometimes operate outside the law, fueling a contentious debate over access, safety, and regulation.
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The demoralization of America’s doctors
March 2026
As corporate pressures reshape American healthcare, growing numbers of physicians say they are losing not just time, but their sense of purpose.
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Policy or PR? Checking RFK Jr.’s nutrition push
March 2026
Federal officials say medical students need more nutrition training, but the evidence suggests the issue is more nuanced than political rhetoric alone.
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Move fast and heal things? AI in medicine tests regulation
Feb 2026
From robot phlebotomists to scheduling assistants, artificial intelligence tools are flooding U.S. health care.
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How the search for vaccine safety led parents away from the experts
Feb 2026
Vaccination, once broadly bipartisan and routine, has become a flashpoint in American discourse; thousands of parents opt to skip shots amid lingering pandemic-era concerns about safety.
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Some still tout ivermectin as a cure-all. Here’s what the science says
Jan 2026
Ivermectin became a flashpoint in debates over pandemic response and trust in public health. What do we know about it now?
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Why more doctors are billing their patients like it’s the 1920s
Jan 2026
Fed up with exorbitant costs and regulatory burdens, some doctors are opting out of insurance altogether in favor of cash-based care.
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Antibiotics are failing. The US wants to launch a research renaissance.
Aug 2024
Drug-resistant infections are becoming more common. The PASTEUR Act aims to revive the stagnant antibiotic development industry.
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Why aren’t we vaccinating birds against bird flu?
May 2024
Effective bird flu vaccines for poultry have existed for years, but the US has yet to adopt vaccination as a disease control strategy for bird flu.
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An unlikely ally in battling antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Oct 2023
Experimental phage therapy offers a lifeline when antibiotics no longer work. Prostate infection survivor Gregory Breed is proof.
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Are cures for some of the world’s deadliest diseases hiding in our sewers?
Dec 2022
Scientists are turning to a surprising ally in the battle against drug-resistant bacteria: A special type of virus found in our most polluted places.
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Widely Available AI Could Have Deadly Consequences
May 2022
US researchers’ “Dr. Evil project” proves drug discovery AI could be used to create biochemical weapons.
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The controversial quest to make a 'contagious' vaccine
March 2022
Imagine a cure that’s as contagious as the disease it fights.
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How transcendent experiences can boost your well-being
March 2022
Mounting evidence suggests that self-transcendent experiences make people happier, less stressed and even kinder to others.
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Your next vaccine could be grown in a tobacco plant
July 2021
Long-awaited plant-based vaccine technology could help COVID-19 shots reach developing countries.
Global Health
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Trump ditching WHO is the wake-up call it needs
Feb 2025
Trump gets a lot right about the WHO’s failures. But it still is an essential agency.
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An Ebola-like virus is spreading in Rwanda
Oct 2024
The outbreak offers a critical opportunity to test new vaccines and treatments.
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An alternative to antibiotics could work wonders in Africa. It isn't being used.
Oct 2024
Bacteria-eating viruses can cure drug-resistant infections where new treatments are most needed.
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Mpox outbreaks never ended in Africa. Now a deadlier strain is spreading.
Aug 2024
African health officials have declared mpox a continent-wide public health emergency amid resurging outbreaks.
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Africa is beating HIV. But the rest of the world is falling behind.
July 2024
For the first time since 1981 when HIV emerged, the majority of new infections occurred outside of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Every year, tuberculosis kills over a million people. Can a new vaccine turn the tide?
April 2024
For the first time, promising new vaccines are in the pipeline and may help prevent TB in adolescents and adults.
World
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We’re in a new era of conflict and crisis. Can humanitarian aid keep up?
June 2024
A sharp uptick in global crises has displaced an unprecedented number of people, straining an already underfunded global aid system.
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New battlefronts in Sudan could unleash ethnic violence and genocide
June 2024
Warring parties are waging a deadly battle for control of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur and one of the last safe havens for civilians.
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Gorillas in Their Midst
Nov 2023
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, community-led conservation has emerged from the chaos of war.
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‘It’s becoming a war zone’: Tanzania’s Maasai speak out on ‘forced’ removals
Jan 2023
Communities in Ngorongoro say the government is shutting down vital services to force the Maasai from ancestral lands.
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Saving the Dragon’s Blood
Oct 12, 2022
Despite a range of threats, Socotra's iconic trees are staging a slow, patient comeback.
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The village that stood up to big oil – and won
June 2022
The fossil fuel industry faces a reckoning in the Niger Delta after a disaster left families ‘eating, drinking, breathing the oil.’
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Violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis takes high civilian toll
April 2021
Experts warn country on verge of backsliding to ‘fragile state’ status, as conflict between Anglophone separatists and government forces increasingly affecting civilians.
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Sexual violence pervasive in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions
April 2021
Women speak of pervasive fear of sexual assault and violence perpetrated by armed separatists, military personnel and civilians.
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How an ‘execution-style’ massacre unfolded in Cameroon
Mar 2020
The 14 February attack in Ngarbuh village left at least 21 civilians dead, including 13 children, according to more than a dozen eyewitnesses.
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Violence and obstruction: Cameroon’s deepening aid crisis
March 2020
Humanitarian organisations are struggling to keep pace as conflict between the government and pro-independence groups escalates.
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Cameroon’s intensifying conflict
Feb 2020
Cameroonian government forces and rival anglophone separatists have stepped up arrests, abductions, and deadly attacks.