GLP-1s are being linked to fewer serious infections, including TB(gizmodo.com)

115 points by gumby 1 month ago | 57 comments

Overall, the colorectal cancer story is encouraging(hankgreen.com)

133 points by ZeroGravitas 8 months ago | 129 comments

Hair Loss Was Just the Start. Ozempic Users Are Also Reporting Nail Trouble(gizmodo.com)

44 points by gumby 23 days ago | 32 comments

Gizmodo article reporting on two studies finding GLP-1 drug users like Ozempic patients are more likely to experience hair loss and nail problems.

Earth Tipped on Its Side During the Age of Dinosaurs–and Not Just Once(gizmodo.com)

4 points by gumby 23 days ago | 0 comments

Gizmodo article on research finding Earth tilted to restore rotational balance multiple times during the dinosaur era, shifting sea levels globally.

How Excessive Red Meat Consumption Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk(nccs.com.sg)

36 points by gnabgib 2 years ago | 39 comments

America's Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision(gizmodo.com)

42 points by ourmandave 10 months ago | 14 comments

We’re secretly winning the war on cancer(vox.com)

365 points by lr0 1 year ago | 161 comments

Vox Future Perfect article by Bryan Walsh arguing that falling cancer death rates reflect quiet advances like reduced smoking and immunotherapy.

Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts(arstechnica.com)

335 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 524 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that teen drug use continued an unprecedented decline in 2024, with the pandemic-era cohort showing high rates of abstaining.

The upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis is the loss of community(afterbabel.com)

684 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 627 comments

An After Babel Substack essay by Seth Kaplan arguing that the loss of community is the upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis.

New pancreatic cancer drug might open the door to much longer survival times(economist.com)

413 points by andsoitis 4 months ago | 143 comments

Economist article reporting that a promising pancreatic cancer drug may be the first of a new class of treatments targeting a cancer master switch.

Court filings allege Meta downplayed risks to children and misled the public(time.com)

347 points by binning 11 months ago | 146 comments

TIME article reporting on court filings alleging Meta downplayed risks its platforms posed to children and misled the public.

Cheap blood test detects pancreatic cancer before it spreads(nature.com)

331 points by rbanffy 1 year ago | 196 comments

Nature news article from February 2025 about an inexpensive blood test that can detect pancreatic cancer before it spreads to other parts of the body.