Dr. Ben Carter brings a unique blend of medical expertise and journalistic acumen to his reporting. He specializes in health policy, medical technology, and the ethical considerations surrounding new scientific discoveries.
6 published articles
A 20-year Sierra Nevada study confirms prescribed burns reduce wildfire risk and boost forest health. This validates CAL FIRE's long-standing practice, offering a roadmap for forest management and pot
A leading scientific journal has been expelled from a prestigious global index following revelations of fraudulent peer reviews and other irregularities.
University of Minnesota regents unanimously passed a resolution stating University of Minnesota Physicians exceeded authority in a deal with Fairview Health Services, endangering the medical school's
A major medical journal has retracted a controversial study that claimed the placebo effect accounts for nearly 70% of treatment outcomes, citing significant methodological flaws.
Scientists have developed nELISA, a new platform that measures hundreds of proteins at once with high speed and accuracy, promising to accelerate drug discovery.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new program called JEDII that uses three simple tests to proactively identify an individual's fall risk.
