Public Health

Public Health

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Researchers found that the average penis increased in size from 4.8 inches in 1992 to 6 inches in 2021. But in some regions, they shrank.
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"Rational vaccinology" could lead to effective cancer vaccines.
From the bedside to the lab bench, here’s how laboratory testing works.
Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals now exist, both natural and synthetic, inspiring researchers in search of medical breakthroughs.
Some effective altruists “earn to give” — they make as much money as they can and then donate most of it to charities.
Viruses, it turns out, can block one another and take turns to dominate.
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Close to 70% of drugs advertised on TV offer little to no benefit over other cheaper drugs.
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Millennials are reversing a 40-year decline in stroke deaths.
Researchers have been developing a promising model that can more closely mimic the human body – organ-on-a-chip.
People with shingles have an approximately 80% higher risk of stroke than those without the disease.
Concluding that Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest was caused by the COVID vaccine requires accepting highly improbable leaps of logic.
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It should work for future variants, too.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
The prescription poop can correct life-threatening bacterial imbalances in the gut.
The larger truth on the streets is that no one uses just one drug anymore.
healthcare spending
If everyone just showed up to their appointments, $150 billion of waste could be averted.
covid origin
Three years after the pandemic began, we still don't know the origin of COVID. A strange lack of curiosity has stifled the debate.
The president identified developing MCED tests as a priority for the Cancer Moonshot.
About 8% of our genome is made of leftover viruses from our ancestors' infections.
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Black women are 3x more likely to die giving birth. Here’s one plan to fix that.
The acceptance of fashionable nonsense is a threat to Enlightenment values and public health.
The key to curbing sugar intake may lie in the gut rather than our tastebuds.