Why Gulping Down a Cold Drink Feels So Rewarding

By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2Kjr0t5

The Human Foot Is An Evolutionary Disaster

The Human Foot Is An Evolutionary Disaster
If there was some divine creator involved in the design of man, they were really calling it in when they made the foot.

May 31, 2019 at 06:06PM
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‘Screen Time’ Is Over

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

Cannabis Companies Push F.D.A. to Ease Rules on CBD Products

By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2KeJMlr

Scientists Genetically Modify Fungus To Kill Mosquitoes That Spread Malaria

Scientists Genetically Modify Fungus To Kill Mosquitoes That Spread Malaria
The modified fungus produces spider toxin that rapidly kills mosquitoes, raising hopes for a new weapon to fight a disease that sickens millions. But not everyone is convinced.

May 31, 2019 at 12:11AM
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Sperm Counts Are Falling. This Isn't The Reproductive Apocalypse — Yet

Sperm Counts Are Falling. This Isn't The Reproductive Apocalypse — Yet
Seven questions about declining sperm counts you were too afraid to ask.

May 31, 2019 at 12:11AM
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A Morbidly Fascinating Explanation Of How Leprosy Works

A Morbidly Fascinating Explanation Of How Leprosy Works
Millions across the world are still afflicted with the pernicious bacterial infection and yet there is still so much about how the disease operates that scientists simply don't know.

May 31, 2019 at 12:05AM
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Measles Cases Reach Highest Level in More Than 25 Years, C.D.C. Says

By LIAM STACK from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EKYIEt

Fighting the Gender Stereotypes That Warp Biomedical Research

By JOANNA KLEIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2WCFcDY

All-American Despair

All-American Despair
For the past two decades, a suicide epidemic fueled by guns, poverty and isolation has swept across the West, with middle-aged men dying in record numbers.

May 30, 2019 at 06:45PM
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Eating Way Too Much Rice Almost Doomed Japan's Imperial Navy

Eating Way Too Much Rice Almost Doomed Japan's Imperial Navy
After the war, the Emergency Beriberi Investigative Committee investigated the disease's devastation of Japanese ranks.

May 30, 2019 at 05:36PM
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Simone Giertz Recounts What Radiation Therapy Is Like — Oh, And Makes A Lamp From The Mask She Had To Wear

Simone Giertz Recounts What Radiation Therapy Is Like — Oh, And Makes A Lamp From The Mask She Had To Wear
The net's favorite vlogger/maker/master of sh**ty robots has been pretty candid about her experience going through treatment for a brain tumor, and she's not about to toss out a relic of all that time spent getting better.

May 30, 2019 at 04:20PM
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When Is Dead Actually Dead?

When Is Dead Actually Dead?
As a doctor, I can keep somebody breathing even after brain death. How do I make the final call?

May 30, 2019 at 03:09PM
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An Experimental Ebola Cure May Also Protect Against Nipah Virus

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2XdRorT

Measles for the One Percent

Measles for the One Percent
Vaccines, Waldorf schools and the problem with liberal Luddites.

May 29, 2019 at 04:28PM
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How Tech Helped Create A New Erectile Dysfunction Crisis

How Tech Helped Create A New Erectile Dysfunction Crisis
Startups are exploiting the market Viagra created, but experts are wary.

May 29, 2019 at 01:47PM
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Oklahoma Faces Off Against J & J in First Trial of an Opioid Maker

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

Nation's first opioid trial could set precedent for massive pharma payouts

Nation's first opioid trial could set precedent for massive pharma payouts
A trial kicking off in Norman, Oklahoma, on Tuesday will provide an unprecedented examination of how the country spiraled into a devastating opioid epidemic — and could indicate to what degree drug companies accused of fueling the crisis will be held responsible in hundreds of other lawsuits still pending across the country.

May 29, 2019 at 02:41AM
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We need worms

We need worms
You might think they are disgusting. But our war against intestinal worms has damaged our immune systems and mental health.

May 29, 2019 at 02:41AM
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Is 'Gaming Disorder' An Illness? WHO Says Yes, Adding It To Its List Of Diseases

Is 'Gaming Disorder' An Illness? WHO Says Yes, Adding It To Its List Of Diseases
They are popular. They are controversial. And now, video games have just become an internationally recognized addiction.

May 29, 2019 at 02:41AM
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I'm Obese. I Want A Healthy Lifestyle. But It's Often Inaccessible To Disabled People Like Me

I'm Obese. I Want A Healthy Lifestyle. But It's Often Inaccessible To Disabled People Like Me
Diet and exercise are especially challenging for disabled people.

May 29, 2019 at 01:27AM
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I Got Terribly Sick And Made A Full Recovery. Here's What I Learned

I Got Terribly Sick And Made A Full Recovery. Here's What I Learned
Explaining the various ways in which I was lucky takes us into both the health-care system — a policy wonk with a brain bleed is still a wonk — and matters far less economic.

May 28, 2019 at 11:01PM
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Banned bread: why does the US allow banned additives that Europe says are unsafe?

Banned bread: why does the US allow banned additives that Europe says are unsafe?
China, Brazil and members of the EU have weighed the potential risks and outlawed chemicals found in US loaves.

May 28, 2019 at 08:15PM
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Three Comedians On How They Cope With Their Depression

Three Comedians On How They Cope With Their Depression
"Sometimes the audience is laughing and they don't even realize that this is painful — they're laughing at your pain, which for some reason feels good."

May 28, 2019 at 05:17PM
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How Many Bones Would You Break to Get Laid?

How Many Bones Would You Break to Get Laid?
"Incels" are going under the knife to reshape their faces and dating prospects.

May 28, 2019 at 02:46PM
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Half of H.I.V. Patients Are Women. Most Research Subjects Are Men.

By APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2EAVymk

Scientists Wanted: Recruited by Juul, Many Researchers Say No

By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2MeovLg

The Secret To The Longevity Of These Japanese May Be The Alcohol They Drink

The Secret To The Longevity Of These Japanese May Be The Alcohol They Drink
Turns out the recipe for living a long, healthy life is one helluva good drink.

May 27, 2019 at 12:00AM
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This Is What It Was Like To Perform Abortions Before Roe

This Is What It Was Like To Perform Abortions Before Roe
A former underground provider explains the past — and possible future — of abortion in America.

May 26, 2019 at 08:00PM
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First Opioid Trial Takes Aim at J & J

By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2wkvbN5

Women Are Happier Without Children Or A Spouse, Says Happiness Expert

Women Are Happier Without Children Or A Spouse, Says Happiness Expert
We may have suspected it already, but now the science backs it up: unmarried and childless women are the happiest subgroup in the population. And they are more likely to live longer than their married and child-rearing peers, according to a leading expert in happiness.

May 25, 2019 at 09:41PM
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What Is ASMR Really Doing To Your Brain? A Neuroscientist Explains

What Is ASMR Really Doing To Your Brain? A Neuroscientist Explains
It sounds good but what is happening inside your brain when you hear it?

May 25, 2019 at 06:42PM
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Ranking Hot Dogs By How (Un)healthy They Are

Ranking Hot Dogs By How (Un)healthy They Are
Veggie Dogs? Turkey Dogs? Kosher Dogs? Which is contaminated with the least amount of scrap metal?

May 25, 2019 at 05:34PM
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Older People Are Contributing to Climate Change, and Suffering From It

By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2JFsuyb

This New Treatment Could Save the Lives of Babies. But It Costs $2.1 Million.

By KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2HYjDo2

The Politics of Going to the Bathroom

The Politics of Going to the Bathroom
Access to adequate restrooms is a fundamental necessity for everyone, but it's harder to come by the less structural power you have.

May 24, 2019 at 06:50PM
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To Calm Nervous Families, Pakistan Changes Polio Vaccination Tactics

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2QkOU8y

A Trail Of Toxicity: The US Military Bases Making People Sick

A Trail Of Toxicity: The US Military Bases Making People Sick
In Colorado Springs, businesses are suing the military for perfluorinated compounds, which some are calling "Agent Orange 2.0."

May 24, 2019 at 01:34PM
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To Calm Nervous Families, Pakistan Changes Polio Vaccination Tactics

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2W0NxBX

4 Women With Lives Scarred by Genital Cutting: Could a Surgeon Heal Them?

By PAM BELLUCK and MADDIE McGARVEY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2QlxFEj

Laws in Georgia, Alabama Spark Interest in Mail-Order Abortions

Laws in Georgia, Alabama Spark Interest in Mail-Order Abortions
Sites that offer information on self-administering abortion pills have seen spikes in inquiries.

May 24, 2019 at 01:59AM
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The Obscure Exercise Technique Changing Injury Rehab

The Obscure Exercise Technique Changing Injury Rehab
How blood flow restriction became the hottest method in physical therapy.

May 23, 2019 at 11:46PM
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To Fight Deadly Candida Auris, New York State Proposes New Tactics

By MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2VX4ZYg

Warmer Offices Are Better for Women

Warmer Offices Are Better for Women
As their goosebumps have long suggested, women perform better on tests of cognitive function at toastier room temperatures.

May 23, 2019 at 04:01PM
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The Mother Who Contracted Flesh-Eating Disease, But Refused To Give Up

The Mother Who Contracted Flesh-Eating Disease, But Refused To Give Up
Lindsey Hubley contracted flesh-eating disease right after giving birth to her son. But she hasn't let amputation or any other serious medical challenges stop her from working to be his mother.

May 22, 2019 at 10:43PM
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Why We Can Experience Pain Out Of Proportion To An Injury

Why We Can Experience Pain Out Of Proportion To An Injury
For centuries, scientists believed that pain and damage went hand-in-hand, but recent science suggests otherwise.

May 22, 2019 at 08:47PM
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In Warmer Rooms, Women Were Better Test Takers

By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/30ChCGP

Embracing Ecstasy

Embracing Ecstasy
Can efforts to bottle MDMA's magic transform psychiatry?

May 22, 2019 at 06:28PM
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Rats Are Taking Over New York City

Rats Are Taking Over New York City
Gentrifying neighborhoods are a key reason behind the vermin outbreak, which extends beyond New York — Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles are also confronting issues.

May 22, 2019 at 03:18PM
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Can Tech 'Objectively' Assess Pain?

Can Tech 'Objectively' Assess Pain?
Some combination of data and machinery may finally provide an objective marker of pain — but beware of bias.

May 22, 2019 at 03:05AM
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