Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel Prize for his work on a disease in Papua New Guinea. But his biggest experiment was on the children he took from the field to the US—many of whom he sexually molested, with the knowledge and, in some cases, approval of his professional peers and colleagues: In his journals and […]
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The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us
“Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.”
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In Arizona, a Fight Against a Deadly Fungus Is Under Threat From Trump’s Health Policies
“What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.”
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Unmasking the Sea Star Killer
“After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?”
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Losing My Dad in Installments
“Back then, it felt easier to say goodbye to each part of him as they left.”
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The Doctor, the Biohacker, and the Quest to Treat Their Long COVID
“In their desperate search for answers, two men are bonded by their quest to feel like themselves again.”
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Inside the Bungled Bird Flu Response, Where Profits Collide With Public Health
“When dairy cows in Texas began falling ill with H5N1, alarmed veterinarians expected a fierce response to contain an outbreak with pandemic-sparking potential. Then politics—and, critics say, a key agency’s mandate to protect dairy-industry revenues—intervened.”
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The Veterinarians Preventing the Next Pandemic
“Most new diseases have their origins in animals. So why aren’t we paying more attention to their health?”
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After the Miracle Drug
“Cystic fibrosis once guaranteed an early death—but a medical breakthrough has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expected. What do they do now?”