Saturday, April 18, 2026

Health

Biden Awards $150 Million in Research Grants as Part of Cancer ‘Moonshot’

President Biden has had a deep personal interest in cancer research since his son Beau died of an aggressive brain cancer in 2015. Source link

When ‘Abortion’ Wasn’t a Dirty Word

The medical term once encompassed any form of pregnancy loss, including miscarriage. Source link

Howie Cohen, Whose Alka-Seltzer Ads Spawned Catchphrases, Dies at 81

A copywriter, he and a partner in 1972 came up with “Try it, you’ll like it” and “I can’t believe I ate that whole thing.” Soon, sales were, well, fizzing. Source link

What Killed Harmony Ball-Stribling?

One woman’s death reveals the myriad ways in which social and economic factors endanger pregnant women in the United States. Source link

FDA Declines to Approve MDMA Therapy, and Seeks Further Study

The agency said there was insufficient data to allow the use of a treatment for PTSD that involves the drug known as Ecstasy. Source link

Veterans and Lawmakers Lobby for Approval of MDMA Therapy

The F.D.A. is poised to rule on the therapeutic use of the club drug Ecstasy, a potential watershed moment in the nascent field of psychedelic medicine. Source link

A Psychiatrist’s Livestreams With a Twitch Streamer Raises Ethical Questions

Did Dr. Alok Kanojia's livestreamed conversations with a troubled video game champion cross an ethical line? Source link

E.P.A. Pulls Pesticide Dacthal From the Market Over Health Concerns

The herbicide, used widely on crops including broccoli and onions, can cause low birth weight and impaired brain development, regulators said. Source link

Study Puts a $43 Billion Yearly Price Tag on Cancer Screening

The estimate focused on five cancers for which there is medically recommended screening — breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate — and found that colonoscopies accounted for most of the costs. Source link

A Prescription for Physicians: Listen to the Patient’s Story

In “Telltale Hearts,” a new memoir, Dr. Dean-David Schillinger traces the links between narrative and well-being. Source link
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