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Health Care Archive

Archives for May 2024

The Gray Area
The known unknowns about Ozempic, explainedThe known unknowns about Ozempic, explained
Podcast
The Gray Area

Ozempic has become hugely popular. Researchers are racing to learn more about what it does to us.

By Sean Illing
The real science behind the billionaire pursuit of immortality
Future Perfect

Longevity research may not let us live forever — but it could still make our lives better in smaller ways.

By Jacob Sweet
Today, Explained newsletter
Even as bird flu looms, the world is unlearning Covid’s lessonsEven as bird flu looms, the world is unlearning Covid’s lessons
Today, Explained newsletter

A post-Covid pandemic treaty was supposed to be a breakthrough. Instead, it looks like a disappointment.

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?
Future Perfect

A shocking new study suggests medical debt relief didn’t do much to improve patients’ finances or health.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
The history of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion banThe history of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion ban
Politics

How conspiring doctors, questionable tonics, and twisted patriotism led to the 1864 Arizona abortion ban that has finally been repealed.

By Nicole Narea

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