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You Just Don’t See the Foam Neck Brace Anymore

You just don’t see foam collars anymore. It used to be that whenever someone on TV or in a movie fell off the roof or had a skiing mishap or got...

10.05.2024 70

The Atlantic

Daniel Engber

Ozempic or Bust

America has been trying to address the obesity epidemic for four decades now. So far, each new “solution” has failed to live up to its early...

08.05.2024 10

The Atlantic

Daniel Engber

Daniel Kahneman Was Sometimes Wrong, and Always Right

The late psychologist gave the world an extraordinary gift: admitting his mistakes. I first met Daniel Kahneman about 25 years ago. I’d applied to...

28.03.2024 10

The Atlantic

Daniel Engber

A Drug Half as Good as Ozempic for One-30th the Price

New obesity drugs are remarkable. But few people realize how useful the old ones can be. “In my lifetime, I never dreamed that we would be talking...

26.03.2024 30

The Atlantic

Daniel Engber

The Return of Measles

Cases are creeping up in America, and not because of politics. Measles seems poised to make a comeback in America. Two adults and two children...

12.03.2024 20

The Atlantic

Daniel Engber

Florida’s Experiment With Measles

How far can the state go before a serious outbreak hits? The state of Florida is trying out a new approach to measles control: No one will be forced...

23.02.2024 100

The Atlantic

Daniel Engber

Boomers Will Define the Ozempic Era

People over 65 make up a sizable portion of Americans on GLP-1 drugs. That might be trouble. Imagine an older man goes in to see his doctor. He’s 72...

07.02.2024 10

The Atlantic

Daniel Engber

America Is Having a Senior Moment on Vaccines

Many of the people most at risk of dying aren’t getting COVID shots. For years now, health experts have been warning that COVID-era politics and the...

12.01.2024 9

The Atlantic

Daniel Engber

The Cockroach Cure

Forty years ago, scientists did the impossible. Why doesn’t anyone remember? A week before Christmas in 1983, two chemists at Yale University made a...

30.11.2023 20

The Atlantic

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