Dr. Casey Means’ Senate Confirmation Postponed After Going Into Labor
FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 — Dr. Casey Means’ confirmation hearing to become the next U.S. surgeon general was postponed Thursday after she went into labor…
Can Texting Your Therapist Work? New Study Says Yes
FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 — A growing number of Americans are turning to therapy by text message, and new research suggests it can be just…
Ozempic and Wegovy protect the heart, even without weight loss
Semaglutide appears to safeguard the heart even when patients lose little weight. In a massive international trial, heart attack and stroke risk dropped by 20%…
5,000+ Measles Cases Threaten Canada’s Elimination Status
THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 — Canada may lose its measles elimination status amid a yearlong outbreak that has infected more than 5,000 people and killed…
Obamacare Premiums Could Jump 30% as Subsidies Expire
THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 — Millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance could soon face steep premium increases, as temporary federal subsidies that…
Germany Pledges $1 Billion for 200,000 Holocaust Survivors
THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 — Germany has agreed to provide more than $1 billion in new funding to support Holocaust survivors worldwide, helping many continue…
Medical Debt May Soon Return to Credit Reports Under New Trump Rule
THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 — The Trump administration is taking steps to roll back state laws that protect consumers from having medical debt appear on…
Your pumpkin might be hiding a toxic secret
Researchers in Japan have revealed how some gourds draw pollutants into their fruits. The secret lies in a protein that carries contaminants through the plant…
Why women live longer than men, explained by evolution
An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, working with 15 collaborators around the world,…
A revolutionary DNA search engine is speeding up genetic discovery
ETH Zurich scientists have created “MetaGraph,” a revolutionary DNA search engine that functions like Google for genetic data. By compressing global genomic datasets by a…