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Altruism and a lack of access and affordability are three reasons why people with chronic illnesses are turning to the "black market" for medicines...

In March 2019, the FBI entered an Oklahoma City apartment and found massive amounts of dangerous chemicals. Among the chemicals was Phosgene oxime, or CX, one...

When having trouble conceiving, many women are willing to try a variety of measures to get pregnant. This might mean adopting a healthier diet...

New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to...

In a potential breakthrough, an Israeli research group has developed a treatment for pancreatic cancer that results in 90% of cancerous cells being eradicated...

When Vivian Mushahwar first applied to grad school, she wrote about her idea to fix paralysis by rewiring the spinal cord. It was only after...

What are stem cells and what role can they play in medicine and research? Stem cell research offers exciting possibilities in terms of regenerative...

ne night in her Nashville apartment, Bre Banks read a comment from her boyfriend on Facebook. They were in a shaky spell, and his...

Abstract Medical testing assesses individual bodies, yet its effects reach beyond their boundaries. Building on insights from medical anthropology and STS regarding the co-construction of...

MS is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that disrupts nerve signals between the brain and the rest of the body. While nearly 1 million people...