Haunting ‘Demon Faces’ Show What It’s Like to Have Rare Distorted Face Syndrome
A 58-year-old man with a rare medical condition sees faces normally on screens and paper, but in person, they take…
A 58-year-old man with a rare medical condition sees faces normally on screens and paper, but in person, they take…
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This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last week, a long, narrow section…
Hospital chain Aster DM Healthcare on Tuesday said its shareholders have approved the proposal to hive off its Gulf…
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Researchers at Stanford University say they’ve made the sort of discovery that you’d expect to see in a piece of…
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I realised the strength I needed to socialise sober was a muscle that required training, and I couldn’t just throw…
Carlyn Kranking and Joe Spring In 2023, a whirlwind of science headlines swept across our screens, from the find that…
This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Perhaps no single Christmas…
The US Supreme Court has decided to hear a case challenging access to abortion pills in the United States, including…
Shortly after entering the field of public health in the early 1970s, Stephen Lester learned there was one thing he…
The blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy has a new rival. Today, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new…
The United Nations has published a major new tally of the impact the world’s food system has on our health…
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Clinical depression is considered one of the most treatable mood disorders, but neither the condition nor the drugs used against…
A tiny array of microelectrodes underneath the cells recorded electrical activity in the gel surrounding the cells, while other electrodes…
With any organ transplant, doctors are trying to balance how to prevent infections while tamping down the immune system. Without…
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The trial was sponsored by Novo Nordisk, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy. Semaglutide was originally developed by the company as…
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Many childhood fevers are due to undiagnosed illnesses, but a blood test can identify potential causes Shutterstock/Aleksandra Suzi A blood…
James Field, founder and CEO of LabGenius. Photograph: LabGenius The tests are almost fully automated, with an array of high-end…
About one in eight women in the United States experiences postpartum depression after giving birth. Soon, there may finally be…
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Today they use lab robots to fill the capsules, and they are working to automate the entire process, which they…
Whether you’re concerned about wildfire smoke from Canada or other pollutants that make the air less breathable, it’s a healthy…
In January 2021, mathematician Hannah Fry was diagnosed with cervical cancer. When she received her diagnosis, the oncologist told her…
Over the past decade, some 8,500 health professionals have left for other European countries. Now Hungary has one of the…
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