Tag: Medicine

Growth Or Life?

As part of our "Question Assumptions" series, we are eager to reexamine our economy. It happens every election season. Politicians campaign on the promise to fulfill the urgency of growing GDP (growth domestic product). One side points the finger at the other, accusing them of hindering this growth and arguing that it is the end all-be-all -- environmental consequences be damned. The cost of 3 percent...

Science Nerds, Venture Into the First Ever Space-Themed Escape Room

If you have a kid, work with kids, or just enjoy binge watching episodes of NOVA, then you've no doubt heard of STEM. Short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, there's been a real push to get more young people interested in STEM careers - especially young women. Interest in STEM among teens has dropped in recent years, but new programs are aiming to show...
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Can MRI Scans Lead to Poisoning? Chuck Norris Thinks So & He’s Suing for $10M

Action movie hero and martial arts star Chuck Norris is fighting a new battle, and unfortunately this time a roundhouse kick won't solve the...

Hospitals Are Starting to Make Their Own Drugs to Beat Big Pharma

Fed up with surprises from the pharmaceutical industry, major hospitals in the US are now teaming up to form their own nonprofit drug company. It’s...

What Amazon & JPMorgan’s New Health Care Company Means For You

On Tuesday morning, three of the largest companies in the US made an announcement that completely rattled the healthcare industry. Amazon, JPMorgan, and Berkshire...

Scientists Have Developed a New Camera That Can See Through the Human Body

Doctors will soon be able to "see" through the human body, thanks to a new camera developed by scientists in Scotland. The cutting edge technology...

MDMA is Being Developed Into a Prescription Medication

Here’s something you may know: MDMA, better known by its street name “ecstasy”, is an illicit drug first synthesized in the early 20th century and...

Drug Company That Blocked Legal Weed is Now Selling Synthetic Marijuana

A few months ago, the people of Arizona voted to keep marijuana illegal. It was a close vote - a mere 51% of the...

Scientists Have Discovered What May Be the First Safe Opiate

According to the CDC, from 2000 to 2014 nearly 500,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. 2014 had a record high of...

No Pulse & Frozen for Hours. Yet, he Survived.

Lucky would be an understatement to describe Justin Smith. The 26-year-old Pennsylvania man not only beat the reaper after being nearly frozen to death,...

Why Aspirin May be the Most Powerful Weapon in the War on Brain Cancer

Less than 20 percent of people with brain cancer survive more than five years after their diagnosis. It’s one of the most deadly forms...

Nootropics Might Help You Reach Your Max Potential, Without Negative Side Effects

Have you ever found yourself completely exhausted by mid-day, virtually incapable of finishing that lengthy to-do list you wrote up in the morning or...

New Therapy Attacks Cancer with Extraordinary Results

A long sought weapon against cancer is gaining ground as doctors develop new immunotherapy technologies that empower the immune system to better attack previously...

Revolutionizing Lung Cancer with a Vaccine Cuba has had for Years

The United States’ 55-year trade embargo with Cuba was the last great bastion of the Cold War. It prevented any exports to Cuba except...