Health
This Indian Couple Had a Baby Just To Save Their Terminally Ill Son
Abhijeet Solanki, a seven-year-old from Gujarat, had received up to 80 blood transfusions as a treatment for thalassemia major. Then his sister was born.
Report on Systemic Racism in Healthcare Reveals New Horrors, Chief Investigator Says
The investigation was launched after ER nurses and doctors were caught playing a racist game about Indigenous people's blood alcohol levels. Now more than 10,000 people have complained about mistreatment.
I Lost My Sense of Smell, and My Whole Life Has Changed
Sabrina can’t find comfort in her favourite food, or the scent of a loved one.
The Black Medical Students Fighting Racism in Skincare
Lack of understanding about how skin complaints appear on darker skin can lead to misdiagnosis for Black patients. A new generation of medical professionals wants this to change.
How a Faecal Transplant Changed My Life
While it could help to treat IBS and potentially even alcoholism, doctors warn patients to leave the procedure to medical professionals.
Hospitals Have Become 'Prime Targets' for Crippling Ransomware Attacks
Multiple hospitals have already been extorted in cyber-attacks. Experts warn that their defence strategy could actually make the situation worse.
A Thousand Years Before Darwin, Islamic Scholars Were Writing About Natural Selection
Professors are starting to orient Charles Darwin within a rich history of people from all cultures who have grappled with the mechanisms of life.
In Photos: What it's Like Living With Ablepharon-Macrostomia Syndrome
AMS is a rare and debilitating disorder. But for a Russian teenager named Lesha, it's just part of being alive.
Biphobia Is Killing the ‘B’ in LGBTQ. Literally.
Bisexual people have poorer mental, physical and sexual health than either heterosexuals or homosexuals. We explore why.
There Might Be Illegal Drugs in Your ‘Cognitive Enhancing’ Supplements
Taking nootropics—supplements that promise to enhance mental function—could expose you to high doses of unapproved drugs, in combinations that have never been studied in humans.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Puts Obamacare in Jeopardy
A challenge to the Affordable Care Act is scheduled to come before the Supreme Court Nov. 10, just days after Election Day.
What Smells Can Teach Us About History
How we perceive the senses changes in different historical, political, and cultural contexts. Sensory historians ask what people smelled, touched and tasted—all to learn more about the past.