Carla K. Johnson

Advertisment

Advanced cancers returned to prepandemic levels, according to a reassuring report

Many Americans were forced to postpone cancer screenings — colonoscopies, mammograms and lung scans — for several months in 2020 as COVID-19 overwhelmed doctors and hospitals.But that delay in screening isn’t making...

Believers say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to measure the claims

Microdosing is gaining popularity with a new breed of health seekers. These self-experimenters take a very small amount of psilocybin mushrooms or LSD to try to reduce anxiety, stress and depression. Some...

What is hantavirus, the infection that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife?

Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus infection, officials in New Mexico announced Friday. Hantavirus, found throughout the world, is spread by contact with rodents or their urine or feces. It...

Carla K. Johnson

Advertisment