No corner of the world was left untouched by COVID-19. That includes the quiet village of Holmfirth, England, where Will Wintercross was quarantined for 16 months.…
Tropical forests contain more species than any other ecosystem, but climate change is unleashing their inhabitants, introducing new infections into human populations without the immunity to protect against them.…
Psychedelic drugs are being studied as medicine at universities like Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Texas. Some drugs, like psilocybin (“magic mushrooms”) and MDMA (“Ecstasy”) are on the cusp of FDA approval.…
Childhood trauma puts kids at a lifetime of risk for everything from depression to chronic illness to pregnancy complications. To help young Ukrainian refugees, Germany is drawing on lessons from an earlier crisis.…
Gerod Buckhalter’s lifetime struggle with opioids was ended when surgeons at West Virginia University inserted a slender electrical wire into the depths of his brain. What does this tell us about the future of addiction treatment?…
Most people associate great sex with youth, but the reality is different. Vitals hosts Sheena Williams, RN, and Alok Patel, MD discuss sex, aging and change with acclaimed author and geriatrician Dr. Louise Aronson. There’s dancing, too..…
