DEA makes kratom-related compounds Schedule I substances on an emergency basis
The Drug Enforcement Administration, operating under the US Department of Justice, has moved to classify three semisynthetic, opioid-like substances derived
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FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines
The next round of coronavirus immunizations is on its way to American pharmacies and clinics. The Food and Drug Administration…
With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life
For most adults living with elevated LDL cholesterol, the prescription pad ends with a familiar instruction: take one tablet every…
Dolly Parton’s health struggle highlights a crisis facing millions of American caregivers
The death of country icon Dolly Parton from cancer this week has dominated headlines, yet the most consequential thread in…
Largest ever ‘map’ of autism may hold clues for new targeted therapies
For families navigating the autism spectrum, the question of why the condition emerges in some brains and not others has…
Always tired? Leaving your ‘loops’ open may be the unexpected cause
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that has nothing to do with physical labor. It arrives not after a…
‘Loneliness influencers’ have no friends, but they say they’re happy. What they can teach us
Loneliness influencers have no friends, yet they post daily videos telling millions of viewers that solitude suits them just fine.…
Maternal mental health is making headlines. Experts say it’s long overdue
A courtroom drama in which a labor-and-delivery nurse faces charges of strangling her three small children, combined with the sudden…
Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential
Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention in ways that were once confined to laboratory speculation. On August 19, 2026,…