MEDICINE

A Local, Inexpensive Way to Purify Water In Developing Countries

Dr. Lance Liotta Laboratory via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

A New Vaccine for Chlamydia Is in the Works

A successful vaccination for one of the most common sexually transmitted infections has long eluded scientists. Now, they may have figured out a way to get the treatment to stick.

Bernhard Jank, MD, Ott Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine

7 Body Parts Scientists Can Grow in a Petri Dish

Bioengineered brains, limbs, and organs are being grown in the lab.

Our Skin Is Covered With Invisible Stripes

Let the zebras and tigers have their stripes. Humans have our own—they're called Blaschko's Lines.

Eating Brains Helped a Tribe Evolve a Resistance to Dementia

Eating brains killed some tribe members, but it helped others evolve a genetic resistance to a prion disease that could be the key to unlocking the mysteries of dementia.

A Minor Blood Test Can Tell You Every Infection You’ve Ever Had

A new scan can identify every virus a person has had using just a single drop of blood.

Why It Should Have Been Carter and Gray's Anatomy

You don't have to be pre-med (or a fan of medical soaps) to know this iconic textbook. But did you know about the drama behind its title?

Mutant Bacteria Detects Disease By Changing The Color of Your Urine

The Body-Snatching Horror of John Scott Harrison

John Scott Harrison, onetime Ohio congressman and gentleman farmer, is the only person who was both the son and father of U.S. Presidents: father William Henry was the ninth, while son Benjamin was the 23rd.

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt, via wikimedia commons

11 Strange Remedies Used By Renaissance Doctors

The Renaissance may have been a time of great scientific and artistic innovation, but the era’s medical treatments still had a ways to go before they became safe and effective. Here are a few questionable cures a Renaissance doctor may have prescribed you

Cuba Has a Lung Cancer Treatment, and Now So Will the U.S.

The Future of Music As Medicine

The Strength of the Placebo Effect May Hinge on Your DNA

Texting a Stranger During Surgery Can Reduce Your Need for Meds

12 Bizarre Facts About The History of Birth Control

Biohackers Create Eyedrops for Perfect Night Vision

Throw away your night vision goggles. A few drops of this magic liquid is all you need to see in the dark.

A Cure for Asthma May Be Just Five Years Away

A new drug breakthrough may be the key to curing the chronic disease completely.

Women in Medicine: Dr. Anandi Joshee

Anandabai Gopal Joshee was not only the first Indian woman to receive a Western medical degree, but also the first known Hindu woman to travel to America.

Medieval Medicine Could Help Fight Superbug MRSA

A 1000-year-old recipe translated from Old English proves effective at killing MRSA.

A Brief History of Real Life “Werewolves”

4 Things We Learned from The Knick's Creators

Interview: The Knick Creators Amiel and Begler

Set in 1900, "The Knick" follows life and death in a New York hospital. Oh yeah, and the main character is a surgeon who happens to be addicted to cocaine.

5 Things We Learned from The Knick's Medical Advisor

A team of surgeons work on a patient in the operating theater of London's Charing Cross Hospital while men in the gallery observe the procedure.

9 Strange Things You’d See in a Hospital in 1900

Hospital technology has come a long way since the beginning of the 20th century. Which is a good thing, as it means that doctors and nurses wear face masks and surgical gloves.

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