Articles by

Emily Mullin

How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Health—and How You Can Protect Yourself

As a series of massive fires continues to blaze through the Los Angeles area, blanketing neighborhoods with...

The First US Bird Flu Death Is a Stark Warning

Yesterday, health officials in Louisiana announced that a patient who was hospitalized with severe bird flu in...

The World’s First Crispr Drug Gets a Slow Start

Deshawn “DJ” Chow waited a year to receive a treatment that could change his life. The 19-year-old...

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

The United States has now seen dozens of human bird flu cases this year, all of them...

A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney

An Alabama woman has become the third person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered...

RFK Plans to Take on Big Pharma. It’s Easier Said Than Done

Last month, President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to be the next...

Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Alex Smith was 11 years old when he lost his right arm in 2003. A drunk driver...

Neuralink Plans to Test Whether Its Brain Implant Can Control a Robotic Arm

Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, announced on Tuesday that it is launching a study to test...