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Lasik Patients Should Be Warned of Complications, FDA Draft Says
Patients considering Lasik surgery should be warned that they may be left with double vision, dry eyes, difficulty…
Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?
After hearing about her injury, she said, one urologist compared her to a rape victim and said she…
Health Panel Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
A panel of medical experts on Tuesday recommended for the first time that doctors screen all adult patients…
Pigs to the Rescue: An Invasive Species Helped Save Australia’s Crocodiles
Despite such adaptations and dietary shifts among apex predators, invasive species are still winning. In Australia in 2015,…
The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos
In June, 100 fruit fly scientists gathered on the Greek island of Crete for their biennial meeting. Among…
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Declares a Health Emergency
Gay rights activists, who have been sharply critical of the administration, have been demanding an emergency declaration for…
How Scientists Are Reviving Cells in Dead Pigs’ Organs
The pigs had been lying dead in the lab for an hour — no blood was circulating in…
Three Pressing Questions About Monkeypox: Spread, Vaccination, Treatment
Monkeypox, once a relatively obscure virus endemic to Africa, has bloomed into a global threat, infecting more than…
A.I. Predicts the Shape of Nearly Every Protein Known to Science
In 2020, an artificial intelligence lab called DeepMind unveiled technology that could predict the shape of proteins —…
Teva Reaches Tentative $4.25 Billion Settlement Over Opioids
Teva Pharmaceuticals, one of the country’s biggest manufacturers of generic opioids, announced a settlement in principle with some…
‘Parentese’ Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds
We’ve all seen it, we’ve all cringed at it, we’ve all done it ourselves: talked to a baby…
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization has taken the extraordinary step of declaring…