Articles By Matthew Mientka
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NIH Plans Human Testing Of Ebola Vaccine By This Fall
The National Institutes of Health is speeding human testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine as an outbreak in Western Africa leaves 700 dead. -
New App Means 10-Minute Medical Marijuana Delivery
A new app promises 10-minute delivery of medical marijuana to residents of San Francisco. -
FDA Approves New Inhaler Spray To Treat COPD
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the drug Striverdi Respimat for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. -
Patients On Dialysis Find Relief From Depression In Therapies
Wider use of antidepressant and analgesic therapies would help more patients on dialysis to find relief from depression symptoms, a new study suggests. -
NIH Scouring Genome For New Drug Targets
The National Institutes of Health has launched a $5.8 million collaboration among eight research institutions to scour the human genome for new therapeutic drug targets. -
How Background TV Noise Harms Kids' Learning And Brain Functioning
A new study shows that background TV noise may harm children's learning and development. -
Your Birth Control May Affect How You Perceive Other Women
A new but small study shows that the amount of estrogen in a woman's birth control pill may affect how she perceives other women. -
Men With Wide Faces Seen As Untrustworthy Yet Competent
Men with wider faces are seen from two sides: aggressive and untrustworthy, but also competent and victorious. -
Google To Define Perfect Human Health By Analyzing Medical Records And DNA
Google is searching to define optimum human health for the individual by analyzing the genomes and medical records of hundreds, and then thousands, of study participants. -
Gut Microbes Respond To Our Life Story With One Of Their Own
A new study shows microbes in the human gut respond to changes in the larger world, including in a move abroad and a case of food poisoning. -
Low-Income Families Eat More Fruits And Veggies With Farmers' Market Vouchers
Food policy experts say the federal government should provide vouchers to poor families for fresh fruits and vegetable at farmers' markets, as a quarter of such U.S. community retailers now accept food stamps. -
Hospitals In Medicaid Opt-Out States Are Beginning To Face Money Problems
Health care systems and health plans in the two dozen states that opted out of the federal expansion of Medicaid are facing increasing financial pressures.
