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Karen Weintraub

Can you sweat out toxins?

Can you sweat out toxins?

Q. Is there any validity to the popular claim that one can “sweat out toxins?” If so, what “toxins” can the body sweat out? A. The body...

A mysterious disease has plagued this family for generations. They may be on the verge of answers

A mysterious disease has plagued this family for generations. They may be on the verge of answers

NOXEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A quick glance around the picnic tables was enough to tell who had the genetic mutation and who didn’t. A few of...

Gene-Editing Success Brings Pig-to-Human Transplants Closer to Reality

Gene-Editing Success Brings Pig-to-Human Transplants Closer to Reality

The idea of solving the human organ shortage with pigs has tantalized surgeons for decades. More than 117,000 Americans are currently on...

About me

Health reporter

for USA Today.

Co-author "Born

in Cambridge."

Former long-time health/science

journalist, contributing to The

New York Times, The Washington Post,

Scientific American.com, and others.

Contact:

kweintraub@usatoday.com

Recent Posts

How will the obesity epidemic end? With kids.

New drugs and surgery can deliver major weight loss. But they come at a cost.

Americans don't choose to be fat. Many live within a 'system they don't control.'

What we eat matters. Researchers are still searching for the 'best' diet.

Extra weight increases health risk in the long run. Fat shaming hurts now.

Obesity was long considered a personal failing. Science shows it's not.

Can you improve memory? Brain stimulation could make a 'moderate to large' difference, study shows.

Donald Trump's COVID-19 treatment is similar to the average American hospitalized with coronavirus.

The sprint to create a COVID-19 vaccine started in January. The finish line awaits.

911 calls for heart attack tripled in New York City during COVID-19 outbreak

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