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Shadow of the AIDS crisis hangs over emerging monkeypox threat
As cases of monkeypox surge around the globe, four pioneers of the AIDS activist movement watch in awe and with ...
Loss of smell is a common symptom of Alzheimer’s, not just COVID. Do these diseases share cognitive symptoms too?
One of the stranger symptoms of Covid — the loss of the sense of smell — is a symptom that, ...
Another knock on processed food? New study suggests excessive amounts could feed cognitive decline
Eating highly processed foods like instant noodles, sugary drinks or frozen meals may be linked to a faster rate of ...
How agriculture and climate change are shrinking the global insect population
The combination of climate change and heavy agriculture is having a profound impact on the abundance and diversity of insects, ...
Why the COVID cult of ivermectin won’t die
The rise of the ivermectin cult is one of the most nonsensical storylines — in a sea of nonsensical storylines ...
Even COVID researchers were not insulated from harassment and death threats
Nearly 2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers reported they had been harassed since the pandemic began, according to a new survey ...
WHO says Pfizer vaccine anecdotally linked to tinnitus hearing loss
The World Health Organization is examining rare reports of hearing loss and other auditory issues following Covid-19 vaccinations. In a ...
How should states use huge influx of money from legal marijuana sales?
More than $3 billion in marijuana revenue was generated in 2021. A handful of states over the last four years have ...
‘Paper terrorism’: Parents opposed to school mask mandates use sham legal claims to intimidate teachers
Teachers and staff members of her school district in Bethalto, Illinois, a small town outside of St. Louis, were suddenly ...
Difficulty losing weight on diets? Your metabolism works against you
Many people trying to shed pounds have seen their diets stall after a certain amount of weight loss. A new ...
Did you lose your sense of smell or taste after catching COVID? Blame it on part on your genes
A study published [January 17] in the journal Nature Genetics identified a genetic risk factor associated with the loss of ...
‘Critical Race Theory’ critics set sights on suicide prevention programs, claiming they ‘indoctrinate’ students
At a September school board meeting in Southlake, Texas, a parent named Tara Eddins strode to the lectern during the ...
Republicans threaten to challenge the Biden administration’s January 4 private sector COVID vaccine mandate
Employers in the private sector will have two months to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated or tested weekly under ...
China’s latest Twitter disinformation claim: COVID caused by Maine lobsters imported to Wuhan
Zha Liyou, the Chinese consul general in Kolkata, India, tweeted an unfounded claim that Covid-19 could have been imported to ...
Opioid vaccine in the works to address overdose epidemic
The vaccination felt like most others — a slight pinprick in M.'s upper arm, followed by the application of a ...
300,000 people in the US live with heart- and gut-destroying Chagas ‘kissing bug’ disease
While many people may never have heard of Chagas in the U.S., about 8 million people in Mexico, Central America ...
On the cusp of flu season, concerns mount that Delta variant poses unique dangers for children
The number of very sick children admitted to Children's Hospital New Orleans with Covid-19 has exploded over the past two ...
Latest anti-vaccine memes linking COVID shots to infertility go viral. Here’s how that happened
Persistent myths like vaccine shedding are becoming more extreme on social media. The latest misinformation claims are that even being ...
Struggling with chronic insomnia? Ambien and other pills might work for women short-term but sleep problems usually return
An estimated 9 million Americans say they use prescription medications as sleep aids, including benzodiazepines; Z-drugs, such as zolpidem, zaleplon ...
Would you get a vaccine for a chance at winning $1 million? Ohio hopes so
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's [lottery to win one of 5 $1 million prizes] to encourage vaccinations appears to be an ...
Annual COVID shot likely necessary to protect against virus, Pfizer chief says
Despite the 95 percent effectiveness at preventing coronavirus infection after two doses of its vaccine, Pfizer is now seeing what ...
Common anti-depressant pill Luvox shows promise in preventing serious COVID infections
A commonly prescribed pill — approved more than 13 years ago by the Food and Drug Administration for depression and ...
‘Good first step’: Teachers union tepidly endorses CDC roadmap to open schools without requiring teacher vaccinations
Calling the CDC’s proposals [to reopen US schools] “an informed, tactile plan,” [American Federation of Teachers president Randi] Weingarten said ...
How cultural tribalism is feeding the anti-vaccination and COVID conspiracy movement
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an intensification of... personal identity as a way to push conspiracy theories, unproven treatments ...
Athletic boost? A year after starting hormone treatments, transgender women still have an advantage over cisgender peers
A new study suggests transgender women maintain an athletic advantage over their cisgender peers even after a year on hormone ...
China attempting to develop ‘biologically enhanced super soldiers’, US spy chief claims
China has conducted "human testing" on members of the People's Liberation Army in hope of developing soldiers with "biologically enhanced ...
DNA A-to-F: Can genes predict if kids will succeed in school?
[Social scientist Ben] Domingue and his colleagues found that [a] polygenic score could help identify which groups of high schoolers ...
COVID is definitely airborne – Here’s what that means for you
The Centers for Disease Control revised its COVID-19 guidelines on [October 5] to include that the novel coronavirus can be spread through ...
