Category: 5. Health

Our immune systems develop to recognize what is foreign within our bodies. As immune cells are generated in the bone marrow and mature in other locations, they undergo processes that instruct which cells and tissues are ‘self’ vs ‘non-self’. While all…

Mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’, is a fungal infection affecting the sinuses, lungs, brain, and skin. The fungal infection is rare but can be fatal for those with a weakened immune system. Those that contract black fungus unknowingly inhale spores from…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is enjoying its moment as the hottest area of venture investment, with more than $100 billion flowing into the sector last year. In healthcare, AI…

The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors have obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed in national parks, research labs and dozens of government agencies.

As a professor of social work who studies how…

Americans pay more for prescription drugs than citizens in any other country—so much more that the U.S. accounts…

After more than a decade as an emergency room doctor, Brent Asplin was fed up. He saw too many patients come in needing treatment for chronic diseases that would…

Two new studies released in 2025 provide a mixed picture of how well our current antivirals are holding up against H5N1, the highly pathogenic bird flu virus that continues to spill over into mammals and humans. The good news: H5N1 viruses from recent human cases remain susceptible to frontline…