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Posted on May 24, 2017

The Tricky Ethics of Big Pharma Soft-Selling on Soap Operas

The Tricky Ethics of Big Pharma Soft-Selling on Soap Operas
Medical professionals have raised concerns about whether General Hospital's plotline blurred the lines between disease awareness and advertisement. The post The Tricky Ethics of Big Pharma Soft-Selling on Soap Operas appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 22, 2017

Medicine Is Going Digital. The FDA Is Racing to Catch Up

Medicine Is Going Digital. The FDA Is Racing to Catch Up
The regulatory agency for drugs and medical devices is creating a new unit dedicated strictly to digital health. The post Medicine Is Going Digital. The FDA Is Racing to Catch Up appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 17, 2017

Denying Health Care to Diabetics Makes Just About Zero Sense

Denying Health Care to Diabetics Makes Just About Zero Sense
It's not worth denying care to people based on health habits—even if you could prove those habits caused disease. The post Denying Health Care to Diabetics Makes Just About Zero Sense appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 16, 2017

Scientists 3-D Print Mouse Ovaries That Actually Make Babies

Scientists 3-D Print Mouse Ovaries That Actually Make Babies
Researchers used "tissue as ink" to squirt out ovaries that successfully grew mouse pups. The post Scientists 3-D Print Mouse Ovaries That Actually Make Babies appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 16, 2017

UK may force charities to prove complementary therapies work

UK charity commission is considering putting in place measures that will force providers of complementary medicine to offer stronger evidence of benefits
Posted on May 16, 2017

Memo to whoever lands the world’s top health job – do this first

The World Health Organization is picking its next leader to ease sickness and suffering. Here's what the new chief should prioritise, says Bjorn Lomborg
Posted on May 15, 2017

Scientists Found Sperm’s Power Switch—And a Way to Turn It Off

Scientists Found Sperm’s Power Switch—And a Way to Turn It Off
Sperm need calcium ions to drill into an egg and fertilize it. Compounds that muck up ion transport could create a new class of male birth control. The post Scientists Found Sperm’s Power Switch—And a Way to Turn It Off appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 11, 2017

An Electric Shock Could Keep Patients From Bleeding Out

An Electric Shock Could Keep Patients From Bleeding Out
Researchers in the field of bioelectronic medicine are developing a neural tourniquet to supercharge the body's ability to stop bleeding with just a few zaps. The post An Electric Shock Could Keep Patients From Bleeding Out appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 9, 2017

Scientists Want You to Give Them Money to Study Psychedelics

Scientists Want You to Give Them Money to Study Psychedelics
A $2 million crowdfunding campaign will finance an ambitious series of studies—designed under the watchful eye of the FDA—into psychedelics as treatment. The post Scientists Want You to Give Them Money to Study Psychedelics appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 5, 2017

How Crispr Could Snip Away Some of Humanity’s Worst Diseases

How Crispr Could Snip Away Some of Humanity’s Worst Diseases
Hiding a gene-editing snipper inside a peaceful virus could treat everything from HIV to cancer. The post How Crispr Could Snip Away Some of Humanity's Worst Diseases appeared first on WIRED.

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