Month: August 2025

In addition to age, a common risk factor for chronic inflammation is a high-fat, high-sugar diet. View original article Contributor: Rachel Meltzer Warren

In unpublished research, researchers found live virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking parlors. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes

Tatiana Andia knew Colombia would permit her a medically assisted death. She took her country with her on the journey to dying. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen and Federico Rios Escobar

Why Republicans think that insurance should be tied to employment — and that it’s not essential to have at all. View original article Contributor: Sarah Kliff

The administration has not put forward a clear legal authority to compel drugmakers to reduce their prices. View original article Contributor: Rebecca Robbins

Generations of Americans who struggled to complete a pull-up in front of their classmates winced as President Trump announced that he was reinstating the annual assessment. View original article Contributor: Michael Levenson

X-rays — low dose and therapeutic — are being used for noncancerous, benign conditions like plantar fasciitis, arthritis and Peyronie’s disease. View original article Contributor: Caitlin Carlson

Social media, dating apps, “Zoom dysphoria” and a sometimes-predatory marketplace are stoking the anxiety. View original article Contributor: Katherine Ellison