Researchers have corrected a disease-causing gene mutation with a single infusion carrying a treatment that precisely targeted the errant gene. This was the first time a mutated gene has been restored to normal. The small study of nine patients announced Monday by the company Beam Therapeutics of Cambridge, Mass., involvedContinue Reading
In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments. He issued a muffled call for vaccinations in the affectedContinue Reading
Five years — and hundreds of millions of cases — after the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists are getting a clearer picture of how the virus can affect the body long after an infection seems to pass. Some of Covid’s effects became apparent soon after the virusContinue Reading
The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would suspend recently imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada for about a month. The tariffs were intended to thwart the flow of fentanyl into the United States and dampen life-threatening overdoses tied to the drug. The news has thrust fentanyl, a drugContinue Reading
To many nutrition experts, eggs are golden — one of the most accessible and affordable protein sources available. And while the “affordable” part may currently be up for debate as bird flu drives up the prices, experts point out that eggs are still cheaper than many lean meats and freshContinue Reading
By now, Ora Larson recognizes what’s happening. “It feels like you’re shaking inside,” she said. “I’m speeded up. I’m anxious.” If someone asks whether she would like a salad for lunch, she doesn’t know how to respond. She has had several such episodes this year, and they seem to beContinue Reading
new video loaded: Are Genetically Modified Pigs The Future of Organ Transplantation? By Roni Caryn Rabin, Christina Shaman, Christina Thornell and Laura Salaberry•March 10, 2025 How have the first patients fared after receiving organ transplants from genetically modified pigs? Roni Caryn Rabin, a health reporter on the Science desk ofContinue Reading
On a 300-acre farm in an undisclosed location in rural Wisconsin, surrounded by fields dotted with big red barns and bordered by wild blue chicory and goldenrod, live some of the most pampered pigs in the world. They are delivered by C-section to protect them from viruses that sows canContinue Reading
Gabriel Dorvil, 14, has struggled mightily with his mental health. He is already 6’4″ tall and often mistaken for an adult. A curriculum at church has helped him accept himself and deal with how people sometimes react to him. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR José A. Alvarado Jr. forContinue Reading
Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Gene Hackman, died from the effects of hantavirus, a rare disease often caused by contact with droppings from infected rodents. Hantavirus does not spread among people in the cases found in the United States. It can be transmitted through rodent saliva. But it is mostContinue Reading
