Anirban Basu, University of Washington Health practitioners are increasingly concerned that because race is a social construct, and the biological mechanisms of how race affects clinical outcomes are often unknown, including race in predictive algorithms for clinical decision-making may worsen inequities. For…
Melody White, University of Connecticut and C. Michael White, University of Connecticut Some patients can have vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs like propofol, midazolam, diazepam and nitrous oxide. Some make suggestive or sexual comments or…
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Shrey Grover, Boston University Figuring out how to enhance a person’s mental…
Prasad Shirvalkar, University of California, San Francisco The Research Brief is a…
Eva Fisher, Colorado State University Global; Fugen Neziroglu, Hofstra University, and Jamie Feusner, University of Toronto While eating disorders have been widely publicized for decades, far less attention has been given to…
Sheryl Barringer, The Ohio State University In the HBO series “The Last of Us,” named after the popular video game of the same name, the flour supplies of the world are contaminated…
Robert Baloh, University of California, Los Angeles U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that the ailments collectively dubbed “Havana syndrome” suffered by U.S. diplomats and intelligence operatives were “highly unlikely” to have been…
Dana Goldman, University of Southern California and Karen Van Nuys, University of Southern California Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is slashing the list prices for some of its most popular insulin products by…
Gary Reisfield, University of Florida The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive…
Kristofer Wollein Waldetoft, Georgia Institute of Technology Can washing your hands help stop the evolution of antibiotic resistance? Mathematically, it’s possible. Antibiotics save lives by killing bacteria that cause infections. But antibiotics…
Treana Mayer, Colorado State University The current epidemic of avian influenza has killed over 58 million birds in the U.S. as of February 2023. Following on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Marc Cohen, UMass Boston and Jane Tavares, UMass Boston As you age, you’re more likely to get sick. And health problems can affect your financial well-being too. People with health problems spend…
Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation Its a great day when you find a piece of clothing that fits perfectly. A good shirt, the right pair of shoes or…
Gissel Marquez Alcaraz, Arizona State University and Athena Aktipis, Arizona State University The microbes living in your food can affect your risk of cancer. While some help your body fight cancer, others…
