Health Apr 27 The Golden State Killer case was cracked with a genealogy website. What does that mean for your DNA’s privacy? The unusual manner in which the Golden State Killer case was cracked has sparked wonderment — as well as privacy concerns about genetic information.
Health Nov 10 Risky stimulants turn up, once again, in weight loss and workout supplements New findings highlight just how hard it has been for the FDA to keep potentially unsafe supplement ingredients off the market.
Health Nov 04 ‘What the 21st century demands’: designing homes to improve patients’ health New interior design programs train students to use lighting, acoustics, and fabric to make day-to-day living easier for people with medical conditions.
Health Apr 15 ‘It will help us with our product’: Emails show how a billionaire’s philanthropy boosted his business Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and his diagnostics company, NantHealth, have denied reports that they reaped benefits from a $12 million gift he made to support the University of Utah.
Health Mar 14 This insurance company wants to analyze your saliva to predict when you’ll die A life insurance company is turning to the hot, but still unproven, field of epigenetics to try to bet on how long you’re likely to live.
Politics Jan 19 EPA pick is unclear about toxic lead levels. So are scientists Democrats slammed Scott Pruitt for saying he didn't know the science on toxic lead levels for kids, but in fact there's a robust scientific debate on that.
Health Jan 11 What Trump, Kennedy can and can’t do to change U.S. vaccine policy Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine critic, told reporters Tuesday that he will chair a commission on vaccine safety and scientific integrity. But what's possible for Trump to change — and what’s not?…
Health Dec 10 Trump win could boost movement to confer ‘personhood’ on fertilized eggs The push to confer full “personhood” on every fertilized human egg has been rejected in state after state, but activists are cautiously hopeful that their cause could soon get a boost.
Health Dec 04 Birth control emerges as rallying cry against Trump’s pick for health secretary Reproductive rights activists opposed to Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary have hit upon a potent rallying cry: the cost of birth control.
Health Nov 18 This Trump-in-law may lose millions if Obamacare is repealed Jared Kushner’s younger brother, Josh Kushner, cofounded a startup created to capitalize on the Affordable Care Act — which Trump has vowed to quickly dismantle.