Health

'Our consciousness is under siege': Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom

In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms

ICE detainee in Arizona dies after not receiving ‘timely medical attention’

Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker, was being held at the Florence correctional center before he died

FDA official calls UniQure's gene therapy a 'failed' treatment for Huntington's disease

UniQure needs to run another trial to prove its gene therapy "actually helps people with Huntington's disease," said a senior FDA official.

Dinner Has Always Been a Problem

If logistical innovation alone could have solved the nightly meal grind, it would have been solved several times over.

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Have Its Vaccine Policy Both Ways

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his subordinates want Americans to have more conversations with their physicians. But they also can’t seem to stop disparaging the medical establishment.

Medical schools commit to RFK Jr. plan to boost nutrition education

More than 50 American medical schools are committing to the Trump administration’s request to increase the amount and quality of nutrition education training doctors receive before graduating.