Jess Craig

A series of court cases alleging that major social media companies contribute harm to the mental health of America’s youth began this week in Los Angeles. The lawsuits named Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube, and argue that their platforms were deliberately designed to maximize engagement among young users in waysContinue Reading

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. develop an infection during or soon after receiving medical care. About 72,000 people die from those infections — called hospital-associated infections or HAIs — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fortunately, the number of HAIs fellContinue Reading

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed a new slate of 21 members to a panel that helps the federal government set priorities for autism research, policy and social services. The move, announced Wednesday, was widely criticized by former panel members and national autism advocacy groups. The InteragencyContinue Reading

In early 2020, as the U.S. recorded its first confirmed COVID-19 cases and the scale of the unfolding pandemic came into focus, scientists and clinicians around the world raced to understand the unfamiliar virus. Researchers immediately started testing whether existing drugs — such as ivermectin, chloroquine, even the diabetes drugContinue Reading