Sackler Scion’s Email Reveals Push for High-Dose OxyContin, New Lawsuit Disclosures Claim

By BARRY MEIER from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2TrbHQI

Cabin Fever Is Real

Cabin Fever Is Real
In extreme cold, people are lucky to have shelter — but being cooped up for days brings its own psychological stresses.

January 31, 2019 at 10:49PM
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FBI Warned Law Enforcement Agencies of Threat Posed by Non-Existent 'Pro-Choice Extremists'

FBI Warned Law Enforcement Agencies of Threat Posed by Non-Existent 'Pro-Choice Extremists'
"Despite being unsupported by evidence, the notion that there's somehow an unreported epidemic of violence committed by pro-choice activists has long been a far-right talking point."

January 31, 2019 at 10:49PM
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Vice Reporter Eats Only Alex Jones's Products And Supplements For Five Days

Vice Reporter Eats Only Alex Jones's Products And Supplements For Five Days
Will he sprout hair on his chest? Will his focus and energy increase? Or will he end up with a bad case of diarrhea?

January 31, 2019 at 09:43PM
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In Search Of A Better Bender: The Case For Vitamin-Enriched Alcohol

In Search Of A Better Bender: The Case For Vitamin-Enriched Alcohol
Alcohol is one of the few food-and-beverage products that aren't nutritionally fortified. For some drinkers, the cost is debilitating amnesia.

January 31, 2019 at 04:37PM
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America's Epidemic Of Vaccine Exemptions

America's Epidemic Of Vaccine Exemptions
New York and Washington allow parents to refuse vaccinations for non-medical reasons. Both states are experiencing major measles outbreaks. This is not a coincidence.

January 31, 2019 at 04:37PM
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100 People Show Off Their Scars

100 People Show Off Their Scars
To avoid scars, never own pets, play sports, have siblings or go outside.

January 31, 2019 at 08:33AM
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OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into 'Attractive' Anti-Addiction Market

OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into 'Attractive' Anti-Addiction Market
Secret portions of a lawsuit allege that Purdue Pharma, controlled by the Sackler family, considered capitalizing on the addiction treatment boom — while going to extreme lengths to boost sales of its controversial opioid.

January 31, 2019 at 05:24AM
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He Swallowed a Toothpick. It Could Have Killed Him.

By DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2Tn7uOf

E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says

By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2DIi24P

Opioid Lawsuits Are Headed to Trial. Here's Why the Stakes Are Getting Uglier

By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2CRDKSy

This Is Your Brain Off Facebook

By BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2TmA4zh

Silicon Valley Leaders Are Starving Themselves for Productivity

Silicon Valley Leaders Are Starving Themselves for Productivity
Extreme fasting and other self-optimization diets can be dangerous even to the people who don't adhere to them.

January 30, 2019 at 04:25PM
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Seeking the Genetic Underpinnings of Morning Persons and Night Owls

By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2DIJC1Q

Scientists Identify Key Neural Mechanisms Behind An LSD Trip

Scientists Identify Key Neural Mechanisms Behind An LSD Trip
LSD appears to cause information to disintegrate as it is passed through a neural circuit that determines how we process internal and external stimuli.

January 30, 2019 at 11:51AM
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The Fine Art Of Choking Out Another Human Being

The Fine Art Of Choking Out Another Human Being
Toward a deeper understanding of the chokehold, one of nature's most miraculous multipurpose moves.

January 30, 2019 at 06:36AM
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Neuroscientists Translate Brain Waves Into Recognizable Speech

Neuroscientists Translate Brain Waves Into Recognizable Speech
To devise such a speech neuroprosthesis, neuroscientist Nima Mesgarani and his colleagues combined recent advances in deep learning with speech synthesis technologies.

January 30, 2019 at 02:24AM
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We Are Completely Overreacting To Vaping

We Are Completely Overreacting To Vaping
The moral panic against it is an irrational response fueled by anti-smoker bias.

January 30, 2019 at 01:29AM
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Frostbite and Hypothermia: Tips to Stay Safe in Extreme Cold Weather

By KAREN ZRAICK from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2sY990N

How Dirty Air Could Be Affecting Our Gut Health

How Dirty Air Could Be Affecting Our Gut Health
As countries industrialize, their air becomes dirtier — and this could have some far-reaching effects on the beneficial bacteria inside us.

January 29, 2019 at 05:25PM
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Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying.

Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying.
The body's microbial community may influence the brain and behavior, perhaps even playing a role in dementia, autism and other disorders.

January 29, 2019 at 02:56PM
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3D Printing Could Give You A Better Pill To Swallow

3D Printing Could Give You A Better Pill To Swallow
Meet the scientists using 3D printers to deliver safer, more effective tablets for children.

January 29, 2019 at 01:48PM
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A Controversial Fertility Treatment Gets Its First Big Test

A Controversial Fertility Treatment Gets Its First Big Test
Although stalled in the US, a technique often called three-person IVF is gaining ground in Europe, where a pilot trial is now under way.

January 29, 2019 at 09:27AM
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Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying.

By CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2UpJcTU

Which Allergens Are in Your Food? You Can’t Always Tell From the Labels

By ERIC ATHAS from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2DCpzSI

Why It Hurts to Lose Sleep

By BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2HEHXhY

Italy's Practically Perfect Food

Italy's Practically Perfect Food
Pound for pound, Parmigiano-Reggiano can compete with almost any food for calcium, amino acids, protein and vitamin A — and is prescribed by doctors to cure ailments.

January 28, 2019 at 05:49PM
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Study Offers Hint of Hope for Staving Off Dementia in Some People

By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2RmMXaH

Caroline Elton Helps Doctors Heal Themselves

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2MANGUN

A Simple Explanation Of How The DNA-Editing Technique CRISPR Works

A Simple Explanation Of How The DNA-Editing Technique CRISPR Works
"[A] viral immune system becomes a precise gene editing tool which can alter DNA and change specific genes almost as easily as fixing a typo."

January 27, 2019 at 09:00PM
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These Patients Had Sickle-Cell Disease. Experimental Therapies May Have Cured Them.

By GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2MzXyhN

When the Cat Needs a Painkiller

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2RPjc7o

Why Mental Health Apps Sound Like Millennials

Why Mental Health Apps Sound Like Millennials
It seems like every brand has adopted a casual, youthful voice to correspond with users on email and social media. Should a company offering licensed therapy be held to a different standard?

January 25, 2019 at 06:03PM
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When Rare Diseases Aren’t So Rare

When Rare Diseases Aren’t So Rare
Having a strange and little-known condition is increasingly becoming a regular part of life, bonding patients together with a common cause.

January 25, 2019 at 05:01PM
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Ranking Hard Liquors By How (Un)healthy They Are

Ranking Hard Liquors By How (Un)healthy They Are
I asked nutritionist David Friedman, author of "Food Sanity: How to Eat in a World of Fads and Fiction," to help me rank every hard liquor — from not-too-bad to "this-thing-will-mess-you-up-big-time."

January 25, 2019 at 03:58PM
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The Guy Behind Bulletproof Coffee Has Spent $1 Million In His Quest To Live To 180

The Guy Behind Bulletproof Coffee Has Spent $1 Million In His Quest To Live To 180
Biohacker Dave Asprey built his multimillion-dollar brand Bulletproof around his quest for longevity. But is any of it legit?

January 25, 2019 at 02:08PM
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An All-Meat Diet Is Not The Answer, And Other Facts

An All-Meat Diet Is Not The Answer, And Other Facts
​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Eating nothing but meat is not why you're healthy, you can ditch your computer mouse and the world does not need self-driving bicycles.

January 25, 2019 at 01:55PM
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The Corporate War On What Constitutes An Employee Poop Break

The Corporate War On What Constitutes An Employee Poop Break
One company recently installed cell signal blockers in their bathrooms, and one of their employees may have died as a result.

January 24, 2019 at 11:55PM
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The King Of Vasectomy Reversals Has Helped Bring 3,000 Babies Into The World

The King Of Vasectomy Reversals Has Helped Bring 3,000 Babies Into The World
While most urologists' success rate of vasectomy reversals hover somewhere around 60%, provided there's sperm in the vas deferens, Dr. Philip Werthman tells me his success rate is 99%.

January 24, 2019 at 10:51PM
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The Number Of Things This Assistance Dog Can Do For Her Owner Is Astonishing

The Number Of Things This Assistance Dog Can Do For Her Owner Is Astonishing
Don't let her small, fluffy exterior fool you, Willow the Bichon Frise mix runs a tight ship, making independent living possible for her owner.

January 24, 2019 at 07:52PM
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Peloton's $4,000 Treadmill Makes Me Wish I Was Rich Enough To Afford It

Peloton's $4,000 Treadmill Makes Me Wish I Was Rich Enough To Afford It
Do you have a giant house and is there a huge pile of cash hidden in it somewhere? Are you feeling generous? Can I have both?

January 24, 2019 at 07:26PM
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The Real-life Diet Of Semi Ojeleye, The Most Jacked Player In The NBA

The Real-life Diet Of Semi Ojeleye, The Most Jacked Player In The NBA
The second-year Boston Celtics forward talks lifting weights, eating Sonic and sorting through all the nicknames that come with arms like his.

January 24, 2019 at 04:05PM
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The Endless Hunt For The Perfect Flu Vaccine

The Endless Hunt For The Perfect Flu Vaccine
We've seen off smallpox, polio and measles — so why does a truly reliable flu shot still elude us?

January 24, 2019 at 04:05PM
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Deadly Ebola Virus Is Found in Liberian Bat, Researchers Say

By DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2UelRnM

Please Stop Buying Your Pets Grain-Free Food

Please Stop Buying Your Pets Grain-Free Food
Veterinarians are increasingly concerned about health risks posed by the grain-free pet-food craze.

January 24, 2019 at 02:58PM
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Spinal Fractures Can Be Terribly Painful. A Common Treatment Isn’t Helping.

By GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2AWLrGM

I Drank a Gallon of Water a Day. Here's What Happened.

I Drank a Gallon of Water a Day. Here's What Happened.
Day 2: I did not think it was physically possible to pee more than I did yesterday (21 times), yet here we are, 23 times. Additional instances of bodily rebellion include an afternoon of mild nausea and a slight headache.

January 24, 2019 at 12:49AM
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How to Stop Rogue Gene-Editing of Human Embryos? Scientists Differ.

By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2CCPIiI

Digital Detoxes Are A Solution Looking For A Problem

Digital Detoxes Are A Solution Looking For A Problem
Despite reported claims, there's currently little scientific evidence that digital detoxes have any benefits.

January 23, 2019 at 01:46AM
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Watching Our Weight Could Be Killing Us

Watching Our Weight Could Be Killing Us
In the past 15 years, public health journals have steadily documented the health risks posed by food restriction.

January 23, 2019 at 12:36AM
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