Disease

In plain language, “food is medicine” programs provide free, healthy food through clinical care to patients whose conditions may be affected by diet and who also struggle to afford enough food.

The old “Dr. Google” era has given way to a faster, louder medical marketplace: TikTok, Reddit, podcasts, and influencer-led telehealth.

In December 2023, the FDA approved the first two gene therapies with curative potential for sickle cell disease (SCD): Casgevy, which uses CRISPR to edit a patient’s own stem cells, and Lyfgenia, which uses a viral vector to deliver a functi

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Before answering that question, it helps to understand what cancer screening is meant to do—and why even good screening tests can create difficult trade-offs. Why earlier is not always simpler

In early 2025, I wrote about the dismantling of USAID and the impending resurgence of HIV as a result.

The New York Knicks have not won a championship since 1973, when Walt (Clyde) Frazier, arguably the greatest Knick ever, led them to a five-game obliteration of Wilt Chamberlain's LA Lakers. 

I am not one to consider a 1% shift in mortality particularly meaningful, but deaths in our middle years are rare, so a six-fold increase in premature deaths gets my attention.

America’s Favorite Stimulant Meets a Growing Fear