Watson goes to Asia: Hospitals use supercomputer for cancer treatment
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) In 2011, a supercomputer won $1 million on Jeopardy! In 2016, that same supercomputer is
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Emerging Health Issues
Florida Keys Opposition Stalls Tests Of Genetically Altered Mosquitoes
(By Greg Allen for NPR) The fight against the Zika virus has a new weapon: the genetically engineered mosquito. It’s
Read MoreScientists Engineer An Opioid That May Reduce Pain With Less Risk
(By Angus Chen for NPR) Once people realized that opioid drugs could cause addiction and deadly overdoses, they tried to
Read MoreCRISPR patent fight: The legal bills are soaring
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The meter is running like mad on the dispute over key patents on CRISPR genome
Read MoreAs States OK Medical Marijuana Laws, Doctors Struggle With Knowledge Gap
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Medical marijuana has been legal in Maine for almost 20 years. But Farmington
Read MoreNew Zika cases call into question health officials’ guidelines on sexual activity
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Two new reports call into question advice about how long men who have been infected
Read MoreAnother night in the hospital: the unrelenting struggle of raising Brazil’s Zika babies
(By Melissa Bailey for STAT) RECIFE, BRAZIL — Baby Duda sat in bed, a pink barrette in her hair. She was
Read MoreImprecise research threatens precision medicine
(By Spencer Phillips Hey and Aaron S. Kesselheim for STAT) The right treatment for the right patient at the right
Read MoreWhere Lead Lurks And Why Even Small Amounts Matter
(By Jessica Pupovac for NPR) Lead problems with the water in Flint, Mich., have prompted people across the country to
Read MoreRobot-Like Machines Helped People With Spinal Injuries Regain Function
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers in Brazil who are trying to help people with spine injuries gain mobility have
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