It will be the first Nobel Prize awarded this year, with more announcements being made over the coming week.Read More
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Uganda Races to Contain a Deadly Ebola Outbreak
The outbreak was caused by the Sudan strain of the virus, which has no approved vaccine or drug treatment. Scientists are now rushing to begin…
View More Uganda Races to Contain a Deadly Ebola OutbreakFentanyl Test Strips Highlight Rift in Nation’s Struggle to Combat Drug Deaths
Proponents say the ability to check drugs for the presence of lethal fentanyl may save lives. But critics say the strips enable drug use.Read More
View More Fentanyl Test Strips Highlight Rift in Nation’s Struggle to Combat Drug DeathsDr. Audrey Evans, Cancer Specialist Who Gave Families a Home, Dies at 97
She was a prominent figure in the field of childhood cancer when, in 1974, she helped create the first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia.Read More
View More Dr. Audrey Evans, Cancer Specialist Who Gave Families a Home, Dies at 97FDA Approves ALS Treatment Despite Questions About Effectiveness
The drug is safe, and one trial found it may extend survival and slow paralysis in functions like muscle control and speaking. A larger trial…
View More FDA Approves ALS Treatment Despite Questions About EffectivenessCan Smartphones Help Predict Suicide?
A unique research project is tracking hundreds of people at risk for suicide, using data from smartphones and wearable biosensors to identify periods of high…
View More Can Smartphones Help Predict Suicide?Leonard Cole, Who Detailed Secret Army Germ Tests, Dies at 89
A dentist with a parallel career as a political scientist, he drew attention to a program that made millions of Americans unwitting guinea pigs.Read More
View More Leonard Cole, Who Detailed Secret Army Germ Tests, Dies at 89Weekly Health Quiz: Covid, Brown Noise and U.T.I.s
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.Read More
View More Weekly Health Quiz: Covid, Brown Noise and U.T.I.sHer Face Started Drooping. What Was Wrong?
And if this was Bell’s palsy, why wasn’t there improvement after a full year?Read More
View More Her Face Started Drooping. What Was Wrong?New Infectious Threats Are Coming. The US Probably Won’t Contain Them.
The coronavirus revealed flaws in the nation’s pandemic plans. The spread of monkeypox shows that the problems remain deeply entrenched.Read More
View More New Infectious Threats Are Coming. The US Probably Won’t Contain Them.