FDA authorized the sale of menthol-flavored e-cigarettes – a health policy expert explains how the benefits may outweigh the risks
It’s a conundrum: While vaping can help some adults stop cigarette smoking, it also appeals to young people who may take up the habit.
June 25, 2024 • ~7 min
Calls to US poison centers spiked after ‘magic mushrooms’ were decriminalized
Researchers found a sharp rise in calls to US poison centers about magic mushrooms coincided with their decriminalization in several US cities and states.
June 14, 2024 • ~4 min
Microrobots made of algae carry chemo directly to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment
Green algae carry drug-loaded nanoparticles directly to the lungs, reducing side effects in other organs and increasing treatment efficiency.
June 12, 2024 • ~5 min
An AI tool for predicting protein shapes could be transformative for medicine, but it challenges science’s need for proof
Science has a need to verify results, but DeepMind’s protein prediction tool doesn’t work this way.
May 31, 2024 • ~7 min
Louisiana reclassifies abortion pills as controlled, dangerous substances − here’s what that means
The new law makes it illegal to possess 2 types of abortion pills without a prescription.
May 24, 2024 • ~9 min
Louisiana set to reclassify abortion pills as controlled, dangerous substances − here’s what that means
The legislation would make it illegal to possess 2 types of abortion pills without a prescription.
May 24, 2024 • ~9 min
Alcohol use disorder can be treated with an array of medications – but few people have heard of them
Alcohol is responsible for more deaths than overdoses from opioids and all other substances combined, yet less than 10% of people with alcohol use disorder receive treatment.
May 20, 2024 • ~12 min
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