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The Wonder Drug That’s Plaguing Sports
Ostarine held the promise of profound medical treatments. Something unexpected happened on the way to F.D.A. approval.
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A person’s genes play a much larger role in lifespan than thought
A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science. Using data from human twin studies, an international team of researchers arrived at the conclusion that the genetic contribution to how long we’re likely to live is as high […]
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Jeannie Mai Talks New Perimenopause Doc, Family and More
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Unvaccinated Kids Hit Hard With Flu as Pediatric Deaths Rise to 52
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Read MoreWhen the Doctor Needs a Checkup
The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.
Read MorePhysician Assistants Want a New Name and More Power. Not Everyone Is Happy.
How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.
Read MoreA Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.
A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.
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Pediatric flu deaths rise to 52, with unvaccinated kids hit the hardest
Fifty-two children have died of the flu so far this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, seemingly putting pediatric deaths on track to outpace last season’s record-breaking high. Ninety percent of those children had not received the annual flu shot, the CDC said. “We’re absolutely bracing ourselves,” said Michele Slafkosky, executive […]
Read MoreThe Mushroom Gummies That Claim to Stimulate Your Brain
Fungal supplements are everywhere, promising happiness, energy, focus, you name it. But what they deliver is something else entirely.
Read MoreWhat It’s Like to Live With One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses
Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.
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