Author Correction: Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study

• by Jiseung Kang, Hyeon Jin Kim, Min Seo Kim, Jae Il Shin, Dong Keon Yon

• June 16, 2026

Side Effects: Context Is the Diagnosis

This week's research makes one thing clear: who someone is before they get sick — their relationships, their partner's health, the back of their eye — is doing a lot of work medicine is only beginning to account for.

• by Kerri Miller

• June 9, 2026

• 6 min

Why isn’t alcohol seen as a public health emergency?

• by Alex Hogan

• May 15, 2026

Side Effects: The Body Keeps Score

Turns out biology tracks more than we thought — from a spit test that reads your all-nighter to a surgical outcome that still shows up in household chores two decades later. Plus: habits aren't built gradually. They snap.

• by Kerri Miller

• June 4, 2026

• 5 min