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Here’s why you still need to wear a face mask after you get a COVID vaccine
While [recent vaccine] developments mark a historic moment and hold much promise, that doesn't mean Americans can stop wearing masks ...
‘At this stage, I’m not ready to get vaccinated’: Some Russian doctors refuse to take Sputnik V shot, citing efficacy concerns
Moscow opened the doors of Russia's first 70 vaccination centers [December 2], offering healthcare workers and other crucial groups a ...
Fox’s Laura Ingraham emerges as major peddler of COVID mask disinformation
[Fox News host Laura] Ingraham, who has no background in medicine or virology, is one of the most prominent members ...
Not so random after all: Human egg cells choose which sperm is the lucky winner
[H]ormones present at ovulation can drive a woman to choose a cocky, confident man with a slight stubble and more masculine features. Men can ...
Going vegan? Switching to a plant-based diet to improve your health? You are almost 50% more likely to suffer bone fractures
Vegans and vegetarians may be at greater risk for bone fractures than meat eaters, according to a large, longitudinal study published [November ...
Government-issued proof-of-vaccination cards are on the way
Vaccination cards will be used as the "simplest" way to keep track of Covid-19 shots, said Dr. Kelly Moore, associate ...
Last surviving white giraffe, a genetic anomaly, fitted with GPS tracker to deter poachers
The unique male [white] giraffe now stands alone after a female and her calf were killed by poachers in March. [A] ...
Beyond Meat launches plant-based pork in bid to outcompete Impossible Foods in China
The California-based company unveiled its latest product on [Nov 18]: meatless minced "pork." The new product is intended to mimic ...
Viewpoint: How the cover was blown on the Steve Bannon, FOX-promoted ‘China did it’ COVID conspiracy theory
A respected Chinese virologist appeared on Tucker Carlson's show on Fox News in mid-September to share the results of her just-completed report ...
Viewpoint: Track and trace – Why China has entered a post-COVID period while US and many other countries remain mired in crisis
On [October 19, China] posted positive economic growth for the second quarter in a row, underlining how speedily the world's ...
Scientists create mutant enzyme that chomps plastic bottles for lunch
A team of researchers that previously re-engineered a plastic-eating enzyme named PETase have now combined it with a second enzyme ...
Viewpoint: How Canada corralled COVID while the US failed
There are a number of theories as to why Canada has managed to flatten the Covid-19 curve much better than ...
Even if a COVID vaccine is approved this winter, most Americans won’t get access until mid-2021
While a "very limited supply" of a Covid-19 vaccine might be ready in November or December, it "will have to ...
Rushing the roll out of vaccines has led to past US health disasters
[Vaccine experts’] concern that the FDA may be moving too quickly heightened when FDA Commissioner Dr. Steven Hahn told the ...
Struggle to decide when kids should go back to school mirrors 1918 pandemic debate
During the influenza pandemic in 1918, even though the world was a very different place, the discussion [about whether to ...
‘Overwhelmingly positive’: Fauci says ‘independent board’ has authority to end vaccine trials early and roll out immunizations
Although two ongoing clinical trials of 30,000 volunteers are expected to conclude by the end of the year, [Anthony] Fauci ...
Even if widely embraced, vaccines are not a ‘silver bullet’ to containing COVID
Americans looking to a vaccine as the way out of the coronavirus pandemic should consider a more comprehensive approach, a ...
Despite anti-vax fears, vaccines are safe
A review of 58 different changes to labels on vaccines made between 1996 and 2015 has shown very few dangers ...
Trump administration, CDC fumbling efforts to push back against vaccine deniers
While anti-vaxxers flood social media with lies about the upcoming coronavirus vaccine -- that it contains monkey brains, that it's ...
‘Will a COVID vaccine work on the grossly overweight? Our prediction is no’
[I]n the United States, where at least 4.6 million people have been infected and nearly 155,000 have died, the promise ...
Natural immunity: Some people who have not gotten the virus may be naturally protected
[A] study, published in the journal Nature on [July 29], found that among a sample of 68 healthy adults in Germany who ...
You are what your hair says you are: Follicles provide a map of your diet and health
Your mop can potentially shed light on whether you prefer veggie burgers or cheeseburgers, a new study has suggested. Researchers ...
Gum health linked to mental health problems
Periodontal disease is associated with a wide range of health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and dementia, making the ...
Dinosaur cancer? We suffer from malignancies that afflicted our distant biological relatives
[S]cientists say they have, for the first time, found that dinosaurs suffered from osteosarcoma -- an aggressive malignant cancer that ...
Beyond anti-vax activism, what could slow embrace of COVID-19 vaccines? Production and logistics
Once a vaccine is approved, every American won't be able to get it at once. That sets up the unenviable ...
Is Dr. Fauci involved in a plot to profit from coronavirus? Sinclair Network pulls Eric Bolling Plandemic conspiracy program that claimed just that
Over the weekend, Sinclair announced it would postpone and "rework" the segment featuring discredited "Plandemic" researcher Judy Mikovits which was ...
Vaccine race accelerates, as Moderna-NIH partnership drug induces immune responses in all Phase 1 volunteers
[E]arly results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on [July 14], showed that [Moderna’s COVID-19] vaccine worked to ...
Aging eyes? Staring at bright red light could rescue your vision
A few minutes of looking into a deep red light could have a dramatic effect on preventing eyesight decline as ...
