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Children’s suicide-related emergency visits spiked by 74% in the US between 2016-2022

September 8, 2026

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The heart calcium scan is popular. Will it help you?

August 23, 2026

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Extreme heat linked to 33 diagnoses that go beyond dehydration, heat stroke

August 23, 2026

A sea of the tops of brown glass bottles of beer, filled with liquid and capped with black metal

Loneliness can rewire the brain to drive alcohol consumption

August 18, 2026

A person in scrubs removes a needle from a blood donor's arm after completing collection

What Ukraine’s wartime blood supply transformation can teach the US

August 18, 2026

Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund

Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund advances promising biomedical discoveries

August 17, 2026

Three Northwestern scientists who are reshaping how we think about the ovary

Northwestern scientists are reshaping how we think about the ovary

August 13, 2026

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Tumor-like tissue environments could hold clues to curing HIV

August 4, 2026

A baby lying on a blanket receives a kiss from an older sibling

Germs — not just parenting — are part of the birth order story

July 23, 2026

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