A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine’s tough problems.
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Nigeria Closes Lead Recycling Factories Linked to U.S. Car Industry
Carmakers have known for decades that battery recycling was poisoning people abroad. Nigeria’s crackdown is an effort to catalog the damage.
Inside China’s Quest to Defy Aging with Longevity Labs and ‘Immortality Islands’
Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.
Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers
A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit.
Cue the Sun: This Lab Recreates Hot, Sweaty Days to Test Humans
Our reporter hits the treadmill to understand how scientists study extreme heat.
Ukraine Works to Identify 6,000 Bodies Sent From Russia in Makeshift Rail Platform Lab
The mass return of fallen soldiers is one of the few concrete results of U.S.-orchestrated truce negotiations.
Ukraine Works to Identify 6,000 Bodies Sent From Russia in Makeshift Rail Platform Lab
The mass return of fallen soldiers is one of the few concrete results of U.S.-orchestrated truce negotiations.
Ukraine Works to Identify 6,000 Bodies Sent From Russia in Makeshift Rail Platform Lab
The mass return of fallen soldiers is one of the few concrete results of U.S.-orchestrated truce negotiations.
Chinese Officials Helped Cover Up Lead Poisoning of Children, Report Says
Health officials tampered with blood tests of some of the more than 200 children who were sickened by food tainted with lead, an investigation found.
What to Know About Measles When Traveling
Summer travel raises fears that the highly infectious virus will spread. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family.