The drug, lecanemab, removes a sticky protein from the brain called amyloid beta, which is thought to play a key role in the memory-robbing illness.
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What is commotio cordis? How a hit can stop a heart.
A severe trauma on the chest can cause commotio cordis, a rare lethal disruption of heart rhythm that can make it stop.
WHO warns of most transmissible subvariant, questions China’s covid data
Health officials said XBB.1.5 had spread to at least 29 countries and urged China to present more reliable coronavirus data amid a deadly surge there.
Justice Dept.: Despite bans, abortion pills may be mailed to any state
U.S. law allows mail delivery of mifepristone and misoprostol despite attempts by states to ban it, the opinion says, because a sender can’t know how the pills will be used.
FDA to permit some retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills
The change may make medication abortion more accessible in states where it is legal.
Antibody drugs could target infectious diseases — if costs come down
A steady stream of promising studies have identified antibody drugs that could prevent malaria, treat a hemorrhagic fever called Lassa or block Zika.
Damar Hamlin may have suffered heart arrhythmia, experts say
The blow to Hamlin’s chest may have thrown his heart’s pumping mechanism out of rhythm, disrupting blood flow to his brain, two experts said Monday night.
Good news about cheese — it’s much healthier than you thought
“Cheese is packed with nutrients like protein, calcium and phosphorus, and can serve a healthy purpose in the diet,” one nutrition expert says.
Documentary seeks the truth about lie detectors
The American Experience film tells a story of honest intentions and sinister consequences.
How deadly will China’s covid surge get? Answers to that and more.
How fast is the virus spreading? How long will the surge last? Will it spawn a new variant? Experts weigh in on what the science can reveal.
