Why Did Bill Cassidy Do It?
The senator from Louisiana offered an olive branch to MAHA and got nothing in return.
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A Profound Mismatch in Modern Medicine
The “magic bullet” model that doctors are most comfortable with is ill-suited to some of the most disabling conditions they treat today.
I Remember America Before the Measles Vaccine
And I wish Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did too.
Marty Makary Set the Conditions for His Own Downfall
The FDA commissioner has made a habit of letting political preference color decisions at the agency.
Admit It, That Protein Shake Is Basically Soylent
The post-food future is here.
‘This Is Not Going to Be the Next COVID’
Concern about hantavirus makes sense, but evidence so far suggests that most people have very little to worry about.
What Happened on the Hantavirus Cruise, According to a Doctor On Board
A passenger helped manage the outbreak after the ship’s doctor on the MV Hondius fell ill.
Misoprostol Could Be Next
If the Supreme Court upholds new restrictions on mifepristone, the other abortion pill may be targeted too.
A Brutal First for the Cruise Industry
A hantavirus outbreak is serious and unnerving.
What Adding Race to BMI Can Do
Race-sensitive cutoffs can address BMI’s shortcomings, but not entirely.