The Washington woman has refused TB treatment for over a year and has reportedly been spotted taking public transit…
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Born and raised in NYC, Ed covers public health, disease, and weird animal science for Gizmodo. He has previously reported for the Atlantic, Vice, Pacific Standard, and Undark Magazine.
Researchers in China implanted the structures in three surrogate monkeys, but they did not become viable fetuses.
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It's not just distant recollections that can fool you.
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This is the first clear evidence of a snake actively rolling itself away to escape potential predators.
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A new paper makes the case that elephants have evolved to become generally social and friendly all on their own,…
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Scientists found no significant link between light to moderate drinking and a reduced risk of dying early.
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The toddler is thought to be the first known case of Mycobacterium marinum caught from an iguana bite.
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Three independent teams in the U.S. and UK have published evidence this week pointing to a common virus.
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Some unfortunate folks have rare allergies to things that are nearly impossible to avoid, like water and sunlight.
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A man in India is the first person thought to be sickened by a fungus that usually attacks and kills rose plants.
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Without immediate action, humanity could be headed back to the pre-antibiotic era, experts with the World Health…
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The drug is expected to hit store shelves by late summer, but it's still unclear how much it will cost.
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New research into aspirin might one day lead to safer painkillers or even new cancer treatments.
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Researchers say Culex lactator is the latest invasive bug to call Florida home. It's not yet known whether it poses…
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Sweating sicknesses, New World epidemics, and other strange clusters of illness with no clear cause.
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About a third of patients with relapsed or refractory acute leukemia experienced complete remission after taking the…
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The "New York Patient" has been free of HIV for six years after a stem cell transplant.
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Researchers found that TikTok videos about the emerging disease were "frequently unreliable and incomplete."
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A new study found that people genetically predisposed to high blood caffeine levels were less likely to develop…
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Some evidence suggests that trichloroethylene, or TCE, is an invisible cause of the devastating neurological…
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