Kalshi and Polymarket say allowing people to bet on the outcomes of clinical trials and FDA drug approvals provides valuable information about drug development. But researchers warn the bets could incentivize insider trading and interfere with the integrity of the process. Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images
Sunnu Rebecca Choi for NPR Dr. Mara Gordon, a family physician in Camden, N.J., answers reader health questions monthly. Send in your question to: thrive@npr.org. Q: I am in perimenopause. I keep seeing posts all over social media talking up menopausal hormone therapy as cure-all. Should I be taking hormones? Should everyone? A: I’m not
A new kind of flu vaccine made with mRNA technology will soon be available. Marco Bello/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marco Bello/Bloomberg/Getty Images For the latest stories on the science of healthy living, subscribe to NPR’s Health newsletter. The Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccine against seasonal influenza for people 50 and older,
Cambodia is the first country in Asia to meet the U.N. targets for controlling HIV. Above: A vendor in Phnom Penh sits by a banner marking World AIDS Day. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images Only 11 countries in the world can say this: Ninety-five
I still remember when I first got the email from one of my husband’s cousins about his grandmother’s upcoming birthday: “Nanny loves to travel. What if we give her a trip to Iceland for her birthday? And as many of us can go with her as possible!” The flurry of responses showed that we were
In bodycam footage released by the Milwaukie Police Department, 26-year-old Jean Descamps can be seen in a hospital bed at the Providence Milwaukie Hospital emergency room in Milwaukie, Ore., in December 2023. Soon after he was discharged by the hospital, Descamps died from drugs already in his system. Milwaukie Police Department/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
