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Last week, Department of Health and Human Services secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping layoffs. He's having regrets.

RFK Jr. Realizes He’s Made a Huge Mistake

By Victor Tangermann

A study in Finland found that kids with pediatric brain injuries, mild concussions included, were significantly less likely to go to college.

Neuroscience and Brain

After a Single Concussion, Kids Are 15 Percent Less Likely to Go to College

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Despite a mountain of scientific evidence concluding there's no link between autism and vaccines, Robert Kennedy Jr. is doubling down.

Government Hires Crackpot to “Study” Nonexistent Link Between Vaccines and Autism

By Victor Tangermann

We spoke to the bright engineering minds who brought a vape-connected "Tamagotchi" — which dies if you don't inhale — to life.

Prosthetics and Devices

We Talked to the Inventors of the “Tamagotchi” Vape That Dies If You Stop Puffing

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

RFK Jr. claimed at his congressional confirmation hearing that he was "raised at a time when there was no chronic disease epidemic." Sure.

Befuddled RFK Jr. Says There Were No Chronic Diseases Back When He Was Young

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

RFK Jr.'s cousin says he ran a veritable drug den where liked to exhibit animals being sentenced to death by meat grinder.

RFK Jr.’s Cousin Says He Used to Grind Up Baby Animals in His Drug Den

By Frank Landymore

Flavored nitrous oxide is the newest drug to hit America's youth — and folks are developing startling side effects to it.

Kids Are Huffing Galaxy Gas Until They Get Tremors, Limps and Lose Bowel Control

By Noor Al-Sibai

UK courts sentenced one man to 12 months in jail after he was found ditching his asbestos waste in a cemetery.

Man Busted Dumping Toxic Waste in Human Cemetery

By Ashley Bardhan

For some, the issue with GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy isn't getting access to these game-changing medications, but having them not work.

RX and Medicine

Woman Annoyed When She Gets on Wegovy and It Does Nothing

By Noor Al-Sibai

Donald Trump has nominated television doctor and alleged animal cruelty doer Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Trump Nominates Television Quack Dr. Oz to Run Medicare and Medicaid

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington thought they could improve health care with AI, but their new company seems useless.

Artificial Intelligence

Sam Altman’s Collab With Arianna Huffington Is a Busted Mess

By Ashley Bardhan

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lobbied against vaccination in Samoa prior to a deadly uptick in measles that infected dozens of children.

RX and Medicine

Trump’s Health Guy Linked to Measles Outbreak That Killed Dozens of Children

By Ashley Bardhan

46-year-old youth-obsessed tech mogul Bryan Johnson injected his face with "fat-derived extracellular matrix." It didn't go well.

Anti-Aging CEO Injects Face With Strange Treatment, Experiences Bizarre Reaction

By Victor Tangermann

Fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet was on vacation this month when he died unexpectedly from an apparent heart attack.

Another “Fitness” Influencer Just Dropped Dead, Days After 30th Birthday

By Ashley Bardhan

New research shows that in post-Roe America, more babies are dying within their first year of life, largely because of fatal abnormalities.

Hundreds More Babies Are Dying Since Banning Abortion

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Heliospect Genomics is charging parents tens of thousands of dollars to "screen" human embryos in IVF for IQ levels. Does it work? Unclear.

Super-Expensive Startup “Screening” Parents’ Embryos for IQ

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists in Japan successfully used human stem cells to patch a hole in a monkey's retina, restoring the primate's vision.

Scientists Use Human Stem Cells to Restore a Monkey’s Vision

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Jay Varma, who led New York's COVID response during the height of the pandemic, bragged about breaking his own rules on video.

NYC’s Top COVID Official Threw Sex Parties During Height of Pandemic While Telling Everyone Else to Socially Distance

By Frank Landymore

The technique involves using a common food dye used in Doritos chips, which can be applied to mice skin to turn it transparent.

Scientists Use Wild Trick to Create Transparent Mice Where You Can See Their Internal Organs, Like a Clear 90s Nintendo

By Frank Landymore

A Louisiana abortion law could cause doctors to take misopristol, used to treat life-threatening postpartum hemorrhaging, off emergency carts.

RX and Medicine

Deranged Anti-Abortion Law Will Keep Hospitals From Saving Dying Women, Doctors Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Eating both red and processed meats increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, with eating ham increasing your chances even higher.

Scientists Reveal Grim Results of Eating Two Slices of Ham Per Day

By Sharon Adarlo

The bad news: scientists have discovered two new dementia risk factors. The good news: these new risk factors are "modifiable."

Neuroscience and Brain

Two New Dementia Risk Factors Have Been Uncovered — And You Can Actually Do Something About Them

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists at Northwestern University say they've invented a goo — yes, a goo — that might open the door to regenerating human knee cartilage.

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out How to Regenerate Knee Cartilage

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The rivalry between two chess players turned almost deadly when one player was accused of poisoning a game board with liquid mercury.

Health & Medicine

Chess Player Accused of Poisoning Board With Mercury

By Sharon Adarlo

A new study says people rated as unattractive in their high school photos tend to have shorter lifespans compared to more attractive people.

If You Were Ugly in High School, Doctors Have Terrible News

By Sharon Adarlo

Will delaying menopause — which is linked to countless other health problems, including cardiac failure — keep women healthier for longer?

White House Exploring Whether Delaying Menopause Could Keep Women Healthier

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Smile! Crinkle your nose! Waggle your eyebrows! According to this team of researchers, people might just find you more likeable.

There’s an Easy Thing You Can Do With Your Face That’ll Make People Like You More

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new study from Mayo Clinic shows that for folks with arrhythmia, sudden cardiac arrest and energy drinks often go hand-in-hand.

Study Finds That Cardiac Arrest Frequently Occurs After Consuming Energy Drink

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In clinical trials, a new male birth control gel seems to adequately reduce sperm count without decreasing libido.

Test of Male Birth Control Treatment Produces Promising Results

By Noor Al-Sibai

Louisiana has voted to pass a deeply unscientific bill that criminalizes abortion pills by classifying them as a schedule IV drug.

Louisiana House Passes Unbelievably Stupid Bill that Classifies Extremely Safe Abortion Pills as “Controlled Dangerous Substances”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The first human Neuralink patient would like to get a Tesla Optimus robot and control it with the implant in his brain.

First Neuralink Patient Wants Tesla Robot He Can Control With His Mind

By Sharon Adarlo

Doctors administered the "love hormone" oxytocin to patients suffering from feelings of loneliness, with intriguing results.

Neuroscience and Brain

Doctors Administer Oxytocin Nasal Spray to Lonely People

By Jon Christian

Neuralink cofounder Elon Musk is now seeking a second volunteer to receive the company's next experimental brain implant.

Neuroscience and Brain

After Accident With First Patient, Neuralink Seeks Volunteer for Second Implant

By Jon Christian

A new study found that certain vegetarian and vegan diets curb risks of life-threatening illnesses like cancer and heart disease.

Huge Study Finds That Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Are Incredibly Good for You

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

During an important Pfizer medical trial a young boy suffered a fatal sudden cardiac arrest after receiving experimental gene therapy.

Young Patient Dies After Receiving Pfizer Gene Therapy

By Sharon Adarlo

In a study involving 47 participants, a whopping 89 percent reported personality changes following organ transplantation surgery.

Organ Transplants Can Change Personality and Even Sexual Orientation, Scientists Find

By Victor Tangermann

At least three women were diagnosed with HIV after receiving a bloody "vampire facial" at an unlicensed New Mexico wellness spa.

Women Diagnosed With HIV After “Vampire Facial” Procedures Popularized by Kim Kardashian

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The fringe benefits of the new class of weight loss drugs, which includes Ozempic and its weight loss sister Wegovy, keep adding up.

RX and Medicine

People on Ozempic Find That They’re Drinking and Smoking Less Too

By Noor Al-Sibai

On multiple occasions, Donald Trump has been seen dozing off in court — and there are a few theories about why it keeps happening.

Trump Can’t Seem to Stop Falling Asleep in Court

By Noor Al-Sibai

The not-so-buzzy version of coffee can harbor a chemical that can cause cancer, which has activists pushing to have the substance banned.

Decaf Coffee Contains a Horrifying Poison, Experts Say

By Sharon Adarlo

Verve Therapeutics has paused the first phase of a human gene-editing drug trial aimed at reducing heart disease due to serious side effects.

Gene Editing Experiment Halted as Patient Gets Weird Side Effects

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

AI chip manufacturer Nvidia and the startup Hippocratic AI are teaming up to replace nurses with freaky AI healthcare "agents."

Prosthetics and Devices

Nvidia Announces AI-Powered “Agents” to Replace Nurses in Hospitals

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Doctors are increasingly using AI tools to take clinical notes, a move proponents say will reduce physician burnout and improve patient care.

Prosthetics and Devices

Doctors Using AI to Automatically Generate Clinical Notes on Patients

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A surgery team in the UK successfully utilized the recently-released Apple Vision Pro to assist spinal surgery.

Prosthetics and Devices

Surgeons Use Apple VR Headset During Spinal Operation

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new study linked the presence of microplastics in artery-clogging plaque to a higher risk of heart disease and even death.

Microplastics Found Clogging Human Arteries

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Doctors are already using unregulated and little-tested AI tools to aid in diagnosing patients, prompting concern.

Regulators Alarmed by Doctors Already Using AI to Diagnose Patients

By Jon Christian

The consumer genome sequencing company 23andMe is a sinking ship – and their CEO is on the deck, playing the violin.

23andMe CEO Says Company Is Doing Fine Despite Losing 93% of Stock Value

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers found that certain lifestyle choices warded off dementia symptoms in patients whose brains already contained Alzheimer's makers.

Neuroscience and Brain

If You Have Signs of Dementia, Doctors Found a Way to Help

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A rival to weight loss drug semaglutide has been shown to drastically improve people's blood pressure after 36 weeks of taking the medication.

Mounjaro Patients Show Hugely Improved Blood Pressure

By Sharon Adarlo

An elderly Irish man is so fit, he's become the subject of a case study — and he didn't start working out until he was in his 70s.

Scientists Fascinated by Extremely Muscular 93-Year-Old Man

By Noor Al-Sibai

$Researchers uncovered that penile fractures increase during Christmas after evaluating data from hospital stays.$

Careful, Lads! Scientists Link Christmas to “Penile Fractures”

By Sharon Adarlo

The lab-born primate, developed by Chinese scientists, made history as the world's first live-born "chimeric" monkey. And: he glowed! Green!

Scientists Create Gene-Hacked Monkey That Glowed Green

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new paper suggests that marathon runners' bodies might turn to the myelin sheath as a mid-race energy source.

Neuroscience and Brain

Marathon Runners’ Bodies Appear to Be Devouring Brain Tissue, Scientists Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Ketamine is still widely unregulated as a therapy, meaning that buying "prescriptions" online is pretty much just buying drugs.

Health & Medicine

FDA Warns That a Lot of “Ketamine Therapy” Seems to Just Be Partying

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Regularly gettin' down to some quality hanky panky may go a long way to protect aging humans against cognitive decline.

Scientists Find That Getting Naughty Helps Protect Against Cognitive Decline

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Seattle is to pay nearly $2 million in the death of William Yurek, who may have survived a heart attack were it not for poorly kept paperwork.

Man Died After 911 Put His House on a “Blacklist” and He Had a Heart Attack

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

This snack food overlord is readying himself and his company's delicious treats for war against weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

Snack Food CEO Vows to Battle Ozempic

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The new model, AlphaMissense, has identified 71 million missense mutations and classified 89 percent of them as likely benign or malignant.

Google DeepMind Claims Its AI Can Pinpoint Genetic Mutations That Cause Disease

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Sorry everyone, but the government says Varda Space's orbital pharmaceuticals can't come back to Earth just yet.

US Government Won’t Let Space Drugs Factory Come Back to Earth

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Veneers are trending. According to some experts, however, the cost of a perfect smile is higher than those seeking the procedure might think.

Celebrities Are Permanently Damaging Their Teeth for a “Perfect Smile,” But It’s Coming Back to Haunt Them Later

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk says that no monkey "has died as a result of a Neuralink implant" and that Neuralink only tests on terminally ill animals.

Neuroscience and Brain

Elon Musk Says Neuralink Tests Only on Terminally Ill Monkeys

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Laxatives are having a major cultural renaissance — so much so that soaring demand for the drugs is reportedly causing a national shortage.

Americans Are Buying So Many Laxatives That It’s Creating a Shortage

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new study found that "acute exposure" to microplastics causes dementia-like symptoms in mice, in addition to other behavioral shifts.

Scientists Find That Microplastics Cause Dementia-Like Symptoms in Mice

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

We talked to Keith Thomas, the first paralysis patient to receive a movement and feeling-restoring double neural bypass surgery.

His Entire Body Was Paralyzed. Then They Put AI-Powered Chips in His Brain

By Maggie Harrison Dupré