Health May 25 In a first, marijuana substance reduces seizures for some epilepsy patients in clinical trial A component of cannabis reduced seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy, marking a significant step in efforts to use marijuana and its derivatives to treat serious medical conditions.
Health May 06 How Virginia dramatically expanded treatment options for addiction (and skirted federal law) A new type of “waiver” from federal rules has dramatically expanded options for Medicaid beneficiaries, and could help other states serve those in need.
Science Apr 18 Meet Nate Butkus, the 6-year-old with a science podcast On his podcast, six-year-old Nate Butkus has talked radiation with a US government scientist, evolution with a Harvard researcher, and, most recently, genome-editing with MIT’s Kevin Esvelt.
Health Feb 02 These newlyweds dreamed of being U.S. doctors, then Trump’s immigration order happened Abdelsalam Elshaikh and Israa Taha dreamed of becoming physicians in Minnesota, but only one arrived before President Trump’s immigration order.
Health Jan 29 Mysterious cluster of amnesia cases, possibly tied to opioids, alarms health officials The patients experienced various memory problems affecting both long- and short-term memory.
Health Nov 30 Needle exchanges, despite strong resistance in the past, are working New data released by federal health officials Tuesday further demonstrated the value of needle exchanges, suggesting they had contributed to a major reduction in new HIV infections among people who inject drugs.
Science Oct 14 Gene-editing, religion and one scientist’s quest to reconcile the two Religious leaders and bioethicists have debated genome editing for decades. One geneticist is addressing concerns among religious communities.
Health Sep 07 Meet the federal government’s pot dealer Mahmoud ElSohly oversees acres of marijuana plants in the deep south, a swath of the country the tide of medical marijuana legalization has yet to touch. But he’s not running an illegal operation — he’s a professor of pharmaceutics and…
Science Sep 02 Paralysis cases could help identify Zika spread, researchers say Health officials are now finding that reported cases of Zika track closely with the onset of a temporary paralysis called Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Health Jul 20 What you need to know about norovirus, and why it’s dreaded Suspected cases of norovirus, which involve a dozen Republican staffers in the Cleveland area for the Republican National Convention, have caused alarm.