Category: 4. Health

Together, the papers in Nature Metabolism and Nature Communications trace the first complementary wiring diagram of hunger and satiety in ways that could refine today’s blockbuster weight-loss drugs and blunt their side effects.

One study, led by Zhiping Pang of Robert Wood Johnson…

Hasiba Karimi was supposed to be seeing patients at a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania hospital in just a few weeks. She is one of 144 foreign-born international medical school graduates who were slated to start their first year of residency (known as an internship) in Pennsylvania this year, and are part of a solution to the critical…

Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. It typically begins as a small growth of tissue called a polyp in the lining of the colon or rectum. While not all polyps become cancerous, most colon cancers start as polyps, making early detection and removal critical.

Fortunately, colon cancer is highly preventable and survivable. Regular screening plays a key role in identifying and removing precancerous polyps and early-stage…

Under Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the HHS sent a document to Congress defending their stance on removing COVID-19 recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women. The problem? Many of the…

The Department of Health and Human Services, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sent a document to Congress defending its decision to remove COVID-19 recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women. The problem? Many…

Most of us have probably heard of financial abuse of elders. Stories appear in local media about a caregiver ripping off the person they attend to at the elder’s home. We hear of scammers who call lonely seniors on the phone and persuade them to give the scammer money. We get a bit of news about romance scams on the internet. But are we truly aware of the extent of the worldwide problem of people taking money from vulnerable elders?

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In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a big space stock IPO, Korea’s plan to dominate the world of robots, building electric motors without metal and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here.

Space company Voyager Technologies brought in nearly $383 million in its IPO on Wednesday, with shares priced at $31. The company offers a number of different space services…

People trying to lose weight often count calories, carbs, steps and reps and watch the scales. Soon, they may have another number to consider: a genetic score indicating how many calories a person needs to feel full during a meal.

This score may help predict whether someone will lose more weight on the drugs liraglutide or phentermine-topiramate, researchers report June 6 in Cell Metabolism. A separate study, posted to medRXiv.org in November, suggests that individuals with a…

As part of the Trump administration’s efforts aimed at stopping diversity, equity and inclusion, the government has been restricting how it monitors public health. Along with cuts to federally funded research, the administration has targeted public health efforts to gather information about sexual orientation and gender identity.

In the early days of the second Trump administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took down data and documents that included sexual…

Colorado passed the Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention Bill in May 2022. The legislation made the possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony, rather than a misdemeanor.

Felonies are more likely than misdemeanors to result in a prison sentence.

Time in prison is associated with an increased risk of fatal overdose in the year after release. People with felonies on their record often struggle to find a job or rent an apartment.

In 2023, lawmakers in 46 states passed…