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Scientists have created robots the size of a pencil tip intended to travel through the body to deliver medicine to infections inside a beating heart. The bots, designed to replace risky open-heart surgery and ineffective IV-drug therapy to treat life-threatening heart infections, could also be used to less invasively and more precisely treat other hard-to-reach diseases, including cancer. “With just a little…
Consumers who buy Affordable Care Act health insurance are going to see changes both big and small as open enrollment for 2027 coverage kicks off. These include premium increases, possible additional identity checks, potential delays in working with a broker, and new limits on which immigrants can get subsidies. Shoppers need to plan accordingly. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1 in most states. Idaho, Connecticut, and…
Halloween excitement, not sugar, may be behind your child’s “sugar rush,” experts say. Your child eats a handful of Halloween candy and suddenly seems to be bouncing off the walls. It may be tempting to blame the sugar, but there could be a simpler explanation: Halloween is exciting. Kids are dressing up, running around the neighborhood, seeing friends, and coming home with a haul of treats they don’t usually have.…
Polling is facing an existential crisis. People aren't picking up the phone. Nobody wants to talk to pollsters. Trust is on the line. We pluck a solution from the economics canon and convince a polling firm to let us test it. Today on the show, we head to Marist College — home of
OTM producer, Molly Rosen, has been on a mission to find out what technology her two-year-old kid will confront when he’s old enough to go to school. In a recent interview she did with a New Yorker staff writer, Jessica Winter, about how AI chatbots are infiltrating schools, Moll
What does it truly cost a human being to lead a nation through an existential war while the world watches from afar? President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals the psychological toll of continuous survival, the grim realities of geopolitical negotiation, and what keeps him still stand
From their first meeting in 1963 to their final handshake in 2018, the former member of the Fab Four has fond memories of the queen. What struck him most—besides her poise—was her sense of humor.
Kevin McHale, Heather Morris, Jane Lynch and more original stars of Glee reacted to news that the Ryan Murphy series is getting a reboot 11 years after the Fox finale.
A donor's family wants to hear their loved one's heart beating in you. Do you meet them?
A transplant recipient receives a letter from the donor's family asking to meet. The recipient feels profound gratitude but also discomfort and wants their recovery to remain private and separate from another family's grief.
You match with a friend's ex from ten years ago. Do you need permission to go out?
A dating app matches you with someone your close friend dated seriously a decade ago. Both are now single and rarely speak, but the breakup was painful at the time. The match asks you to keep the first date private.