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February 9, 2026
A.I. Is Making Doctors Answer a Question: What Are They Really Good For?
Many physicians find chatbots threatening, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up on medicine.
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February 5, 2026
Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Shows Limits of Tracking Pacemakers in Police Work
The heart devices do not track location, nor do they transmit across large distances.
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January 29, 2026
Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live
A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.
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January 22, 2026
Some Immune Systems Defeat Cancer. Could That Become a Drug?
Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult.
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January 9, 2026
Joel Habener, Whose Research Led to Weight-Loss Drugs, Dies at 88
His discovery of the protein fragment GLP-1 was crucial in the development of Ozempic, Wegovy and other blockbuster obesity and diabetes treatments.
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December 11, 2025
New Eli Lilly Drug Retatrutide Brought Major Weight Loss in Trial
The maker of Zepbound reported results from a study of retatrutide, which targets three hormones in the body and led to much more weight loss than any approved drug.
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December 8, 2025
Cancer Is Surging, Bringing a Debate About Whether to Look for It
Statistics show a clear spike in eight cancers, but some experts say that many cases never needed to be found.
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December 2, 2025
After Trump’s M.R.I. Claim, His Doctor’s Memo Offers Little Clarity
While the president said he had a M.R.I. exam, a physician’s memo released by the White House was less specific.
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