Medical Debt Is Leaving Americans Bankrupt, Even with Health Insurance
More and more Americans are filing for bankruptcy as a result of medical debt — even with health insurance. Read more ›
Parents of Children with Cancer are Suffering — Talking About It May Help
A new study found that parents of children with cancer struggle psychologically when they lack a social network to talk about their experiences Read more ›
Repurposing Existing Drugs for New Treatments
Researchers have come up with a new way to see if drugs developed for one purpose might help treat other conditions. Read more ›
If You’ve Given Up Smoking, Beware These Relapse Risk Factors
Depression and substance use among former cigarette smokers appear to be on the rise. That's a disturbing trend in and of itself, but also because both behaviors are associated with increased risk for cigarette use relapse. Read more ›
A Novel Way to Encourage HIV Tests and Treatment: Anonymous Texts
A study found gay and bisexual men would be willing to notify sexual partners about infections using an app that lets them text the information anonymously. Read more ›
New Take on the Old West in Tea Obreht’s Acclaimed Novel ‘Inland’
A critically acclaimed new book by Tea Obreht, who teaches at Hunter College, reimagines the classic Western novel with a camel-wrangling orphaned immigrant and an Arizona frontierswoman. Read more ›
How Nehru and India Helped Keep Peace in the Cold War Era
A new book looks at the unique and influential role that India and Jawaharlal Nehru played during the Cold War of the 1950s and '60s. Read more ›
The Nose Knows: What Elephants Can Tell Just by the Smell
Elephants have such a good sense of smell that they can tell which quantity of food is bigger just by smelling it. Read more ›
A Step Toward Creating Tiny Molecular Machines
Scientists have discovered a short peptide that's able to pair up with ATP, which is often described as the energy currency of living things. Read more ›