The ticks are winning
Ticks are taking over the United States. Due to climate change, changing land use, and an explosion in the deer ...
Tag: Public Health
How the culture war came for condoms, PrEP, and HIV testing
If the US wanted to be the world’s police officer, then why not try to be its doctor too?Just two ...
Don’t give up vegetables because of the diarrhea parasite
Update, July 20, 2026, 2 pm ET: This story, first published July 17, has been updated with the current case ...
Hegseth wants a more macho military. Testosterone shots won’t help.
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of ...
How to protect yourself from the diarrhea-causing parasite wreaking havoc across the US
As if we needed one more thing to worry about so soon after the hantavirus scare, there is a new ...
Why Americans are living longer again
America is a uniquely sick, unhealthy country — just ask Americans. We’re addicted to ultraprocessed food and succumb to deaths ...
Medicare is now offering $50 GLP-1 prescriptions. The US may never be the same.
The latest breakthrough for GLP-1 drugs isn’t scientific. It’s financial.As of July 1, Medicare is providing coverage of GLP-1 medications ...
Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with toxins?
Americans are obsessed with toxins — it is a rare point of consensus in our increasingly polarized country. According to ...
We’re not as helpless against dementia as we think
I turned 48 this week, which meant it was time for my annual physical. After the usual battery of questions ...
The next AI safety fight may actually be about DNA
AI company CEOs Sam Altman (OpenAI), Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) disagree on a lot, like how ...
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