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Two women have been put on ventilators after receiving peptide shots at a medical convention focused on how to cheat death.  The women, a 38-year-old from California and a 51-year-old from Nevada, who have not been named, were raced to hospital after taking the experimental injections at a booth at the conference in Las Vegas.  Organizers of the Revolution Against Aging and …

Doctors are criticizing a recent expert panel organized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that questioned the safety of taking antidepressants during pregnancy. Mykola Sosiukin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mykola Sosiukin/Getty Images Nearly one in five pregnant women and new moms in this country suffers from anxiety and depression. And 6-8% of pregnant women are prescribed a group …

NASA astronaut, Donald Pettit, has gained a distinguished reputation for his show-stopping photography from the International Space Station. Now safely returned to Earth, the spaceman has taken time to reveal more of his incredible pictures. Pettit has completed four spaceflights, accumulating a total of 590 days in space, making him one of NASA’s most experienced astronauts. His last mission saw …

The Senate confirmed Susan Monarez as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images After months weathering staffing cuts and disease outbreaks without an official leader, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally has a new director. The Senate confirmed Susan Monarez, a health scientist and …

Novo Nordisk lowered its sales forecast for obesity drug Wegovy, citing competition from compounded versions. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Novo Nordisk’s shares plunged more than 20% Tuesday, after the company cut the forecast for its flagship obesity drug. Before the markets opened, the company announced that sales of its obesity medicine, Wegovy, are expected …

The long-promised “more affordable” Tesla model has been spied on Chinese social media, and it’s disappointingly about what we expected: a slightly decontented version of the Model Y. For many years, Tesla had planned to build a much more affordable vehicle, starting around $25k. This vehicle was nicknamed the “Model 2,” and would have offered the most affordable entry point …

Katie Chubb, a community organizer, stands in an empty lot in Augusta, Ga., where she’s been trying to open a birth center for six years. She says lack of cooperation from local hospitals has been a primary obstacle. Kendrick Brinson/For NPR hide caption toggle caption Kendrick Brinson/For NPR Standing in front of an empty lot one afternoon in the Georgia …

Treatments and best practices on when to prescribe hormone therapy and what medications to use have evolved in recent years. MStudioImages/E+/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption MStudioImages/E+/Getty Images When obstetrician JoAnn Pinkerton spoke on a Food and Drug Administration panel recently, she didn’t mince words. “Please stop harming women,” she said. Pinkerton argues that the FDA’s black box warning labels …

Xerius Jackson, age 7, gets an MMR vaccine at a clinic in Lubbock, Texas, on March 1, two months into a multistate outbreak of measles that began in January. During this time, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made changes to how the federal government assesses vaccine recommendations. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jan …

Blue Featherleg (Damselfly) Marit van Ekelenburg turns “fear into fascination” by revealing the beauty, diversity, and ecological importance of insects and other invertebrates through macro photography. To some, the arthropod kingdom of insects and arachnids has been unjustly vilified. In response, Ekelenburg snaps small portraits with big meaning, showing that a demure weevil, a fuzzy jumping spider, or a furry …