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Viewpoint: ‘Baby Olivia’ scandal — Republican legislators lie to kids about fetal development in anti-abortion propaganda video
“Meet Baby Olivia,” a three-minute video produced by the anti-abortion group Live Action, is the foundation of the latest bill that ...
Iconic Oscar Mayer wieners will come in a plant-based version with a smoky taste later this year
If you wish there was an Oscar Mayer wiener that was plant-based, soon there will be one ...
Viewpoint: Revising ‘Right to Try’ laws could save children with rare diseases
A toddler is thriving after doctors in the US and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she ...
‘Unsafe, ineffective or unnecessary’: More than half of US dog owners embrace vaccine hesitancy
A new wave of vaccine suspicion has extended to our pets: More than half of dog owners are suspicious of ...
Wegovy’s surprising side effect? Lowered risk of stroke and heart attacks
Wegovy, a weight-loss drug from Novo Nordisk, also helps prevent heart attacks and stroke in people at high risk, according ...
Making a new person from skin or blood cells — but no egg and sperm?’ Scientists debate ethics of ‘synthetic human reproduction’
Called in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, it promises to someday provide a cure for many types of infertility ...
USA Today fact checks disinformation claiming GMOs permanently change genes
A March 29 Instagram post shows a screenshot of a news release about testimony heard by the Missouri House of ...
Viewpoint — Brown, white, jasmine, or basmati: Which rice is the most nutritious?
The question of the “healthiest rice” usually pits two types of rice against each other – white and brown. And ...
Can ‘broken heart syndrome’ provoke heart attacks?
When it comes to preventing heart disease, managing our emotional and mental health is just as important as managing our ...
Video: Thanks to a rare mutation, this man is helping science understand the importance of feeling pain
Steven Pete has never felt pain. How a rare genetic mutation has changed his life ...
Viewpoint: Animal rights groups applaud FDA decision to not require animal testing on new drugs, but there are no effective substitutes to assure safety
For generations people have associated the terms "lab rat" and "guinea pig" with scientific research. Animal testing remains a standard and ...
How do you metabolize medication and what is your risk of diseases? 150,000 volunteer study participants are gaining access to the results
Michelle Anderson recently learned her body metabolizes medicines more slowly than average. It was a small piece of information, but ...
Cancer rates continue 30+ year downward trend
The American Cancer Society’s Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer showed a decline in every major ...
Does it matter when you eat dinner? Earlier in the day — and within a 10 hour window — may help boost metabolism and fight obesity
A reason to eat earlier in the day? Participants who ate meals four hours later in the day were more ...
Genetically-modified pig hearts transplanted into two brain-dead people open door to future human trials
Doctors at NYU Langone Health have taken another step toward making pig organs available for transplant, by successfully implanting pig hearts into ...
‘Execution by organ donation’: China accused of forcibly removing organs from prisoners
The leading medical transplant journal in the world recently made the case that Chinese prisoners are being forced to give up organs at ...
‘Deltacron’: New COVID variant arrives in US after showing up in Europe. What are the risks?
A potential new COVID-19 variant, a combination of the delta and omicron variants – you can call it "deltacron" – ...
Ivermectin conundrum: Why are so many doctors and their patients still pushing this ineffective treatment?
Contrary to scientific evidence and warnings from health agencies, hundreds of doctors nationwide continue to prescribe ivermectin – encouraged by ...
Animal or vegetable? Stroke risk linked to type of fat in your diet
Fat in the diet has long been linked to stroke risk, but new research presented [November 8] suggests that it’s ...
Personal freedom vs vaccine mandates: Protests over Biden Administration COVID shot mandates surge
Across the nation, employers, government officials, health care workers and other Americans are continuing to push back against COVID-19 vaccine ...
One strategy that appears to sway vaccine reluctants: Appeals to faith
Our recent PRRI/IFYC Religion and the Vaccine Survey found clear progress in vaccine uptake, even among many hesitant groups, between ...
Here are 6 of the most outrageous misconceptions circulating online about COVID vaccines
There are many reasons some Americans may be hesitant to receive the vaccine – some of which are based on ...
Immunocompromised and wary about getting a COVID vaccine? Here’s what experts say
None of the large-scale vaccine trials included people who are immunocompromised, though every indication is that vaccines are safe in ...
Do you need two vaccine shots if you’ve already been infected with COVID?
Six recent studies suggest that people who've already come down with COVID-19 might not need to get a second vaccine ...
Why are Black Americans suspicious of COVID vaccines?
Although the first two large clinical trials of [COVID-19] candidate vaccines have managed to include about 3,000 Black participants each, ...
CRISPR-based diagnostic tools will be able to rapidly diagnose future pandemics
Although [CRISPR] gene-editing technology [COVID] tests are still being developed and won't be ready in the United States this year as the weather ...
White House Rose Garden SCOTUS ‘super spreader’ event may have infected thousands across the US
From a religious summit outside Atlanta to a campaign rally at a Pennsylvania airport and a private fundraiser in Minnesota, ...
Under pressure from Trump administration, FDA ignores lack of evidence to expand use of remdesivir to all patients
[August 28, the FDA] allowed the drug remdesivir to be used on all patients hospitalized with COVID-19, although no published research ...
