Category: 4. Health

Do larger male elk have proportionally larger antlers? The answer is no. In fact, larger individuals tend to have disproportionately larger antlers — a phenomenon known as positive allometry. This pattern, where certain body parts grow disproportionately large relative to body size,…

Summer is here, and so is the seasonal surge in sound, urban noise, social noise, and even the quiet missing from our homes and workplaces. But noise is not just a nuisance. Increasingly, it is a measurable health and business risk.

This June series explores how we are rethinking noise not just through avoidance but through innovation. From ear protection to haptic sound and emerging wellness experiences, a new market is emerging. Call…

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee purge, a tech billionaire’s funding of research on AI and healthcare, Omada’s IPO and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.

On Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. purged the group that advises the CDC on vaccines in order to replace its members with those of his own choosing.

The group, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or…

A quiet revolution is underway in the heart of a radiology lab at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, India. Artificial intelligence is scanning high-resolution images, flagging anomalies, reducing the time for diagnosis, and improving accuracy. But what makes this advancement so powerful isn’t just the algorithm behind it. It’s the collaboration between a hospital, a tech company, and a university that makes AI innovation sustainable, scalable,…

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remove all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, according to…

After my son was born in December, new parent questions consumed my thoughts. Is he sleeping enough? Is he screaming because he’s hungry or his diaper is dirty? And is poop normally that color?

Now that I’ve somewhat mastered those questions, and he’s sleeping through the night, I’m still up obsessing over a new issue: Vaccines.

My worries spiked when an outbreak of measles flared up in West Texas in late January. Two unvaccinated children have died. Then funding cuts…

As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services mulls new payment rules for hospitals, its leaders should consult a crucial concept from the book that made Donald Trump famous, then apply it to quality and safety…

A sugar compound found in sea cucumbers can effectively block Sulf-2, an enzyme that plays a major role in cancer growth, according to a University of Mississippi-led study published in Glycobiology.

“Marine life produces compounds with unique structures that are often rare or not found in…

Scientists have discovered a specific group of brain cells that create memories of meals, encoding not just what food was eaten but when it was eaten. The findings, published today in Nature Communications, could explain why people with memory problems often overeat and why forgetting about a recent meal can trigger excessive hunger and lead to disordered eating.

During…