Stark photos show quest for profit cutting swathes through the Amazon
Some of the thousands of trucks that transport soya beans down a road in the AmazonLalo de Almeida/Folhapress/Panos The myriad ...
New Scientist recommends the engaging Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal
The history of North America’s Indigenous peoples is fraught with stereotypes – and often seen through a European lens. In ...
What to read this week: Lixing Sun’s ambitious On the Origin of Sex
California condor embryos can develop without fertilisationShutterstock/Barbara Ash On the Origin of SexLixing Sun, Profile Books As children, many of ...
When Shared Decision-Making Becomes Medical Paternalism
"Why haven't they scheduled your dad for his feeding tube placement? They just want another family conference." I sighed and ...
Weight-Loss Drug-Biologic Combo Boosts Relief in PsA
ACR50 scores improve when tirzepatide is added to ixekizumab in higher-BMI group, in two trials. Medscape Medical News Source link ...
More Heart Failure Patients Could Benefit From Lung Impedance Monitoring
NEW ORLEANS -- For people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), monitoring for early fluid accumulation in the ...
Welsh Ambulance Service announces freeze on newly-qualified paramedic recruitment
Kneeshaw said: "Like many NHS organisations, we are navigating a difficult financial and operational landscape, which means that decisions about ...
The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close
Google’s Willow quantum computerGoogle Quantum AI A quantum computer capable of breaking the encryption that secures the internet now seems ...
Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?
At dusk, the greatest migration of biomass on Earth unfolds through the oceans in near silence, largely unnoticed. Trillions of ...
How dads are bonding over learning to braid hair
Social club the Secret Life of Dads aims to provide a safe space for dads to bond with each other, ...
Antidepressant Reduces Meth Addiction in Trial
A placebo-controlled trial showed that use of the antidepressant mirtazapine in routine clinical practice reduced methamphetamine use in adults with ...
Review Highlights Factors Behind ADHD and Autism Rise
A review in England finds rising ADHD and autism diagnoses reflect distress, recognition, and system pressures, not prevalence alone. Press ...
CLL Tied to Increased Skin Cancer Risk Over 10 Years
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia show higher risks for skin cancer, as well as skin cancer-specific metastasis and death. Medscape ...
From the Operating Room to the Oscars
Welcome to "Medical Mavericks," a series from MedPage Today featuring interviews with healthcare professionals working in unconventional fields of health ...
Male octopuses have a favourite arm that they mostly use for sex
A male webfoot octopus (Amphioctopus fangsiao) with its hectocotylus curled up (upper left)Keijiro Haruki For a male octopus, there is ...
Delivering a Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis With Clarity and Compassion
Developed in partnership with the Our Partner In "Beyond Diagnosis: Multiple Myeloma," Cleveland Clinic hematologist Sandra Mazzoni, DO, and host ...
The best new popular science books of April 2026
Christopher Cokinos’s history of the moon Still As Bright is out this month. Pictured is a supermoon in January 2026, ...
NICE Endorses Semaglutide to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
Semaglutide recommended for NHS use in England to reduce heart attack and stroke risk in high-risk adults. Medscape News UK ...
Americans Say Trump Hasn’t Done Enough to Make America Healthy Again
The majority of Americans believe the Trump administration hasn't done enough to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA), a Politico poll ...
Be the Quarterback: How to Manage Stuttering in Children
Many pediatricians advise parents that children who stutter are going through a phase they’ll simply outgrow. Experts now believe a ...
