Science and reality
California's physician-assisted death bill has attracted a lot of debate. But nobody is talking about America's real problems with end-of-life care.
The post Assisted Death Laws Won’t Make It Better to Die in the US appeared first on WIRED.
Martin Shkreli gave a lot of reasons for raising his drug's price. Is he a rogue actor of pharmaceutical pricing, or did he just take things further than most other companies?
The post How Prescription Drugs Get So Wildly Expensive appeared first on WIRED.
Reports of problems in women who use Essure, a form of permanent birth control, are skyrocketing thanks to a group on Facebook.
The post How a Facebook Group Got the FDA to Reconsider a Type of Birth Control appeared first on WIRED.
WIRED had a chat with Martin Blaser, NYU doctor and chair of the White House's new push to save ourselves from overusing antibiotics.
The post The US Is Finally Taking Action on Antibiotic Resistance appeared first on WIRED.
A new global report uses private lab data to fill in the gaps on antibiotic resistance.
The post Where Antibiotic Resistance Is Worst Around the World appeared first on WIRED.
In the crowded conditions in Mecca during the hajj, just one sneeze or cough loaded with a sufficiently contagious microbe could spell big trouble.
The post Toppling Cranes Aren’t the Only Things Threatening Mecca appeared first on WIRED.
Silicon Valley is adapting to a new class of medical startups. The story of how Cofactor Genomics is adapting right back.
The post Medical Testing Is So Hot Right Now. This Startup Wants In appeared first on WIRED.
The US has a long history of adding vitamins to food. But some people get left out.
The post The FDA May Add a Life-Saving Vitamin to Tortillas appeared first on WIRED.
Itch-relieving action for the summer starts with this eponymous pink stuff, a cocktail of zinc oxide and a little iron oxide.
The post What’s Inside Caladryl Will Not Make You Hallucinate appeared first on WIRED.
Rural areas have the slowest—or in some cases, nonexistent—Internet connections.
The post Telemedicine Can’t Help the People Who Need It the Most appeared first on WIRED.