The president’s tax law, which was passed over the summer, cut funding for hormone treatments. This has led to medication shortages and long waits at clinics, causing uncertainty within the trans community
The CEO and founder of Science Corp discusses his company’s latest breakthrough: an ocular prosthesis, implanted with a chip under the retina
A review of 76 clinical trials underscores the importance of tailoring prescriptions to each individual. Twenty-two percent of patients take this kind of medication indefinitely
Vaccine advisers to the CDC voted to postpone immunization in specific cases, a decision that has raised concerns among experts
The health specialist has published a book that has 80 recommendations for avoiding toxins, as well as advice for a healthier life, away from harmful substances
Emanuel Hernandez and Elena Soboleva founded the Chicago Scream Club in June, and today their sessions attract up to 200 participants and have taken them to more than 10 cities across the US
People come to believe in absurd theories for the same reasons they come to believe in anything else. Their experiences lead them to think those beliefs are true
They often conceal their own talents as they try to fit into a standard mold, and these skills go unnoticed until adulthood. But not being themselves takes its toll on the mind and body
Former soldiers with PTSD, as well as mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, are undergoing treatment in Tijuana, despite warnings about possible side effects
When physical sensations and thoughts seem so real that they appear to foresee disaster, you may be engaging in a form of covert avoidance behavior
According to the WHO, voluntary depigmentation persists in the country, with a prevalence rate of 50%. Experts warn how the practice has become more common over the last 10 years
US plastic surgeons support the operation, but the Spanish Society of Neurology warns that its therapeutic role is not sufficiently supported
The wellness industry is reinventing itself to attract the other half of the population, mixing in science, quackery and political ideology in the process
An international investigation confirms that beta-blockers, prescribed routinely for four decades, do not provide benefits to most patients recovering from a myocardial infarction
Buttock augmentation surgery has doubled in Florida’s largest city in recent years despite high mortality rates, as new legislation seeks to limit the associated risks
The experimental treatment, developed using cells at La Paz public hospital, achieves a preliminary survival rate of 70% in patients who had exhausted all other options
A major European clinical research event in oncology gives a boost to antibody–drug conjugates, treatments that work like a Trojan horse, delivering chemotherapy to the interior of malignant cells
Of the over-65 population in Spain, 24% have sex once a week, a reality that the health system tends to ignore — making it difficult to diagnose sexually transmitted infections in this age bracket
The government is overhauling a fly production complex in Chiapas to make it the ‘world’s most modern’ facility of its kind, capable of manufacturing millions of sterile specimens as a chemical-free form of pest control
By reducing staff and access to treatment, the suspension of USAID and other funding threatens the country’s progress in HIV care
The treatment, which is administered only once, has allowed a little girl named Eliana Nachem, confined to her home to avoid infections, to go out into the world
Is the success of this drug due to a society that is more health-conscious, or just more concerned with aesthetics?
Authorities attribute the situation to the hot, rainy months, when the mosquitoes that transmit the virus increase in number. But Cubans say that systemic neglect has led them to this situation
The psychedelic drug specialist at the University of Cambridge discusses the potential of these drugs to treat mental illness
The first snapshot of the state of health in the post-pandemic world reveals high levels of deaths among young people in the United States, Canada, and Mexico ‘driven by economic, social, and psychological factors’
This stage of life, which should be full of opportunity, has become a period of uncertainty and struggle. Heightened mental health awareness, social media–driven anxiety, and poorer economic prospects than previous generations make it harder to plan a future. How can we turn things around?
The auxiliary graft functioned well for the first month, but had to be removed due to complications. The 71-year-old patient, who suffered from cirrhosis and liver cancer, died four months later
