When Doctors Need Doctors: Lowering the Barriers to Seeking Help
Can bipolar disorder explain a renowned psychiatrist’s criminal conviction for illegally selling oxycodone and other prescription drugs? Maybe, maybe not. But doctors, like anyone, can be afflicted...
View ArticleFederal Study Links Testicular Cancer to ‘Forever Chemicals’
Multiple studies show that firefighters, both military and civilian, have been diagnosed with testicular cancer at higher rates than average. But for the first time, a study has found a direct...
View ArticleCan MDMA Therapy Ease the World’s Traumas? Critics Aren’t Sure.
If MAPS gains FDA approval in the U.S. the organization will have a monopoly on the market, and will aim to build the momentum and political leverage necessary to export MDMA-assisted therapy...
View ArticleLauding Lise Meitner, Who Said ‘No’ to the Atomic Bomb
Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” tells the story of the development of the atomic bomb but makes no mention of physicist Lise Meitner, who co-discovered nuclear fission. But as a woman who...
View ArticleBook Review: Two Critiques of America’s Ailing Health Care System
In two new books, “Fragmented” and “We’ve Got You Covered,” a practicing doctor and two economists confront America’s overwhelmed and often chaotic health care system, focusing on the shortcomings of...
View ArticleThe Persistent Mysteries of Electroconvulsive Therapy
ECT has been used to treat mental illnesses for nearly 90 years. In that time, it’s had a somewhat torturous reputation, yet many experts in the field today view it as a safe and effective tool to help...
View ArticleFarmworkers Face Increasing Heat Waves With Little Protection
A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, yet only four states have adopted outdoor workplace heat-stress standards. Academics, occupational health...
View ArticleFarmworkers Face Increasing Heat Waves With Little Protection
A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, yet only four states have adopted outdoor workplace heat-stress standards. Academics, occupational health...
View Article‘How’s the Air?’ Using AI to Track Coal Train Dust
As concern over AI has sharpened, so has scientific interest in the tech’s potential use in environmental monitoring. Scientists in California, for example, have been using AI to help monitor air...
View ArticleBuilding a Better World for People With PMDD
Drugs, cognitive behavioral therapy, and other medical interventions can help individuals relieve the marked emotional, behavioral, and physical changes that occur with premenstrual dysphoric disorder....
View ArticleBook Review: One Man’s Hunt for Alien Artifacts
In “Interstellar,” Harvard professor Avi Loeb makes the case that searching for physical evidence of alien technology, on land, on sea and in the skies, is not just an important scientific pursuit but...
View ArticleRobot Police Dogs Are on Patrol, But Who’s Holding the Leash?
Police departments in New York and Los Angeles are joining numerous other cities that have deployed dog-like robots for policing and surveillance. But many law enforcement agencies are acquiring the...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Salton Sea Eyed for Lithium Extraction With New Tech
With the rising demand for lithium during the clean energy transition, the Salton Sea has become an attractive location for major energy companies. While frontline communities are cautiously optimistic...
View ArticleHow Advance Care Planning Neglects Black Americans
Studies have found that many Americans, particularly Black Americans, have not documented their wishes for end-of-life medical care. Advocates say such plans are especially important for Black...
View ArticleHow Scientists Can Help Reporters Cover Disasters
Ocean scientist Christopher Reddy, who has spent decades researching the impact of oil spills and working with the media in the aftermath of environmental crises, offers some guidance to help...
View ArticleBracing for a Fentanyl Crisis in Nigeria
The synthetic opioid fentanyl, responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the U.S., has now entered Nigeria’s illicit drug market. A physician who treats patients in the emergency room...
View ArticleIn Search of Safer Refuge: The Challenges of Replicating Nature
As climate change and urban development fuels the destruction of natural habitats, many conservationists have emphasized the need to protect endangered animals left without shelter. But creating...
View ArticleHow Scientists Can Help Reporters Cover Disasters
Ocean scientist Christopher Reddy, who has spent decades researching the impact of oil spills and working with the media in the aftermath of environmental crises, offers some guidance to help...
View ArticleMost States Have Yet to Permanently Fund 988
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a network of call centers, each serving a certain small region or state. To keep in-state staff answering the phones, advocates say, promises of long-term...
View ArticleHow Scientists Can Help Reporters Cover Disasters
Ocean scientist Christopher Reddy, who has spent decades researching the impact of oil spills and working with the media in the aftermath of environmental crises, offers some guidance to help...
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