The Wyoming Hospital Upending the Logic of Private Equity
Instead of cutting services to cut costs, one rural hospital plans to thrive by offering more.
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GoFundMe Is a Health-Care Utility Now
Resorting to crowdfunding to pay medical bills has become so routine, in some cases health professionals recommend it.
Flu Shots Need to Stop Fighting ‘Something That Doesn’t Exist’
One type of flu virus has gone missing for so long, it doesn’t make sense to vaccinate against it.
Plenty of People Could Quit Therapy Right Now
Except in rare cases, treatment shouldn’t last forever.
Ozempic Makes You Lose More Than Fat
Existing weight-loss drugs can cause muscle loss, but the next generation could allow patients to gain muscle instead.
Deer Are Beta-Testing a Nightmare Disease
Prion diseases are poorly understood, and this one is devastating.
Risking Their Lives to Ski While They Can
Winter sports are gnarlier than ever.
Caffeine’s Dirty Little Secret
“How much is too much?” is an impossible question.
‘If Exercise Could Cure This, I Would Have Been Cured So Quickly’
Striving for fitness is usually healing. But for most people with long COVID, it can be toxic.
Gummy Vitamins Are Just Candy
The false promise of sweet, chewy supplements
The Powerhouse of the Cell Is Also a Chatterbox
Mitochondria communicate across the body, potentially slowing down the aging process.