Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026(nobelprize.org)
6 points by marc__1 | 2 comments
The official Nobel Prize website's landing page for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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The darker side of being a doctor(drericlevi.pages.dev)
202 points by Danhale93 | 181 comments
A personal essay by surgeon Dr Eric Levi on the hidden mental health struggles and darker side of working as a doctor.
Man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant(nature.com)
487 points by signa11 | 248 comments
Nature news article reporting that a US man remains alive six months after receiving a pig kidney transplant, passing the riskiest post-transplant period.
Endometriosis is an interesting disease(owlposting.com)
371 points by crescit_eundo | 249 comments
A long primer essay on the Owl Posting Substack by Abhishaike Mahajan explaining why endometriosis is a scientifically interesting disease.
An end to all this prostate trouble?(yarchive.net)
734 points by bondarchuk | 289 comments
A blog post discussing why the prostate causes so many problems, including cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia, and speculating on causes and possible remedies.
Prevention of HIV(science.org)
605 points by etiam | 251 comments
A Science.org blog post about HIV prevention; the capture shows only a Cloudflare human-verification challenge.
Cystic fibrosis breakthrough has given patients a chance to live longer(theatlantic.com)
394 points by cowboysauce | 139 comments
An Atlantic magazine feature on how the cystic fibrosis treatment Trikafta has extended patients' lives and what living longer means for them.
Gene therapy allows an 11-year-old boy to hear(nytimes.com)
426 points by mikhael | 211 comments
New York Times article about a gene therapy that enabled an 11-year-old boy with congenital deafness to hear for the first time.
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman(nobelprize.org)
520 points by OskarS | 314 comments
Official Nobel Prize press release announcing the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for mRNA vaccine discoveries.
Cystic fibrosis treatment wins Breakthrough Prize(nature.com)
385 points by LinuxBender | 172 comments
Nature news article reporting that a life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment won a US$3-million Breakthrough Prize in September 2023.