Disease

Coverage of infectious and chronic diseases — their causes, mechanisms, epidemiology, prevention strategies, and the latest science on how the body fights back.

Drinking Water Will Not Keep You From Aging

The study, which so captured media attention, begins with a call to continue the work of Ponce de Leon in finding the Fountain of Youth.

Let’s get the caveats out of the way. The data is from Chinese patients early in the pandemic, January to May 2020. China is not known to be forthcoming with data, and there is great suspicion regarding the numbers they do release.

The 'Artificially Intelligent' Radiologist Takes Its Board Examinations

“We should stop training radiologists now. It’s just completely obvious that within five years, deep learning is going to do better than radiologists.”

Revisiting COVID-19 Infections and Deaths in U.S. Urban Counties

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In a survey, most patients drive to their doctor’s office for routine care, spending 17 minutes en route.

Podcast: Marijuana—Worse Than We Thought? The Benefits (And Risks) Of Obesity Drugs

Join host Cameron English as he sits down Dr. Chuck Dinerstein to break down these stories on episode 29 of the Science Dispatch podcast:

Grandma Was Right, Going Out Into the Cold *Can* Make You Sick

Yes, the nose is often the first point of initial contact with the microbial world. That was certainly the lesson of COVID and helped to explain all those nasal swabbings.