Month: October 2023

Researchers said they found signs of organ rejection, which the genetically modified tissue was supposed to prevent. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

The decision by an advisory committee may lead to Food and Drug Administration approval of the first treatment for humans that uses the CRISPR gene-editing system. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata

If childhood obesity is an ‘epidemic,’ how far should doctors go to treat it? View original article Contributor: Helen Ouyang

The expected lifespan in the U.S. is falling. And while the thought of living forever (and eternally paying Uncle Sam) isn’t necessarily everyone’s dream, anti-aging products and procedures are big … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

There’s a sense, once a whisper, that’s growing louder every day. Glaciers are melting; children are being slaughtered; hatred runs rampant. Sometimes it feels like the world’s approaching a nadir. Or like you are. The antidote to any despair might be hope, experts say. It’s one of the most powerful—and essential—human mindsets, and possible to … Read more

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser marked the milestone while addressing pressure for her administration to go further in its response to rising overdose deaths. View original article Contributor: Jenna Portnoy

A psychiatrist once married to Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Dr. Shaffer studied suicide like a detective, conducting interviews with family members. View original article Contributor: Michael S. Rosenwald

Drugstore workers are pressing for better working conditions and wages in the second such labor action this month. View original article Contributor: Aaron Gregg

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser marked the milestone while addressing pressure for her administration to go further in its response to rising overdose deaths. View original article Contributor: Jenna Portnoy