Medical
Why Big Marijuana Will Survive Jeff Sessions
Shutting down this multibillion-dollar industry would be an attack on local economies.
Tijuana Wants to Heal You in $100M Luxury Medical Plaza
Medical travel is becoming more popular as millions of Americans fear losing their health care coverage or face long waiting times.
Some Medical Pot Users Are Getting High Off Pizza
In Massachusetts, you can eat your pizza to get high.
Why Are American Doctors Being Shut Out of America?
Doctors educated outside the U.S. are essential for delivering care inside America.
New Jersey Could Be Next to Completely Legalize Weed
The bill would legalize adult use of marijuana and posession of certain amounts of pot.
In Rural Siberia, the Hospital Comes to You
Once a year, people in rural Russia look forward to getting expert health care—at their local railway station
Colorado Exhales After Sessions Meeting
During his confirmation hearings, Sessions said if people didn't want him to enforce federal marijuana laws, then they should change the law.
Why Some People Are More Suggestible Than Others
Scientists studying hypnosis have found the brain acts differently when people respond to hypnotic suggestions than when they just imagine things.
Legal Pot Coming to West Virginia?
Senate Bill 386 is headed to the House of Delegates for consideration. If marijuana is "a gateway drug, it's a gateway out of opioid addiction," said the bill's sponsor.
U.S. Bans Electronics For Travelers From 10 Airports
The TSA's emergency amendment applies to devices larger than cell phones and smartphones.
Is the White House Serious About Cracking Down on Weed?
Republicans back legal recreational marijuana, but Attorney General Jeff Sessions has other ideas.
Will Trump Reignite the War on Marijuana?
Residents and elected officials from weed states would make lots of noise.
Philippines Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Duterte had previously expressed interest in the alternative painkiller when mayor of Davao City.
Regulations Drive Marijuana Sales Back onto the Streets
80 percent of marijuana dispensaries in Oregon could be closed by next year.
Clinton's Health 'Continues to Improve'
The doctors for both presidential candidates say each is healthy enough to serve as commander in chief.
Nobel Prize Judges Fired in Macchiarini Medical Scandal
Anders Hamsten and Harriet Wallberg have both been asked to resign from the 50-member body.
iPads Work Like Sedatives to Calm Children
Research suggests iPads are as effective as sedatives at calming children before an operation.
Musicians Urged To Clean Instruments After Piper Dies
Doctors have stressed the importance of wind instrument hygiene.
Indian Doctors Remove 40 Knives From Man's Stomach
The operation to remove the foldable knives took five hours in the northern city of Amritsar.
Israel's Only Mummy On Display In New Exhibition
A 2,200-year-old Egyptian mummy will go on display as part of a new exhibition at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Teens Smoke Less Grass in Legalized Colorado
Cannabis use among Colorado teens was lower than teens around the country, confirming an earlier finding that teen use doesn't increase with legalization.
Is Legal Weed a Net Benefit or Cost to Public Health?
With three more states voting in November on whether to legalize marijuana, Beau Kilmer, an expert on the subject, describes the latest state of play.
Tech & Science: 5 Things We Learned This Week
The limits of abstinence education and the surprising number of deaths from medical error are among the things we learned in Tech & Science this week.
Janet Jackson Postpones Tour Because of Surgery
The singer learned from her doctors that she "must have surgery soon."
Colorado Court Rules You Can Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana (Even Though It's Legal)
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is legal for a company to fire an employee for failing a drug test, even if the employee is legally licensed to use marijuana for medical reasons.
Nurses at Guantanamo May Get Option on Force-Feeding
Pentagon could change policy that punished medical personnel for objecting to the procedure.
Hash Oil Linked to Dozens of Home Explosions in Colorado
Legalized recreational marijuana has seen the use of hash oil in Colorado explode, leading to, well...explosions.
Italians to Get High on Their Own Supply
Legal medical marijuana for Italians may come from an unlikely source: the army.
Drug Legalisation in the UK Is a Question of Time
After reform in the US and Europe, the chair of the UK's inter-party drug policy group says change is inevitable
Part Human, Part Machine, Cyborgs Are Becoming A Reality
For today's bionic people, an antenna for colourblindness is just the first step - the goal is to receive signals from space