What’s the deal with Alzheimer’s disease and amyloid?

For decades, scientists have concentrated on what now looks to be a blind alley.

This chatbot can prescribe psych meds. Kind of.

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RFK Jr. wants Americans to use peptides that were banned over safety risks

The FDA is reportedly planning to allow production of 14 previously banned peptides.

Water utility announces it's ditching fluoride—then reveals it did so years ago

The water utility highlighted unsubstantiated health concerns.

There are more AI health tools than ever—but how well do they work?

Specialized chatbots might make a difference for people with limited health-care access. Without more testing, we don't know if they’ll help or harm.

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Whoop has LeBron - now it wants your mom

Whoop founder Will Ahmed has spent 14 years building a health wearable beloved by elite athletes, and is now racing Oura — and the FDA, and the limits of consumer medicine — to turn it into something that could one day save your life.

The hardest question to answer about AI-fueled delusions

New research can’t yet say whether AI causes delusions or amplifies them, a distinction that will shape everything from high-profile court cases to safety rules for chatbots.

You're likely already infected with a brain-eating virus you've never heard of

Fatal brain infection was thought to be from profound immune suppression. Not anymore.

Fitbit's AI health coach will soon be able to read your medical records

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Introducing the Perplexity Health Advisory Board

The Perplexity Health Advisory Board is a small group of practicing physicians, researchers, and health technology leaders who will help ensure that our future product decisions, content quality, patient safety, and clinical workflows reflect evidence-based medicine.

European retailers yank popular headphones after study reports trace amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals

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