Category: Health & Wellbeing

Despite what social media might have you believe, there is no overnight shortcut to better digestive health.Despite what social media might have you believe, there…

View More Gut Healing Is TikTok’s Latest Trend. Does It Work?

The cluster is the first known instance of likely animal-to-human transmission in the United States.The cluster is the first known instance of likely animal-to-human transmission…

View More Four Americans Were Infected With a Virus Variant Seen in Mink

Black children who had not been immunized made up about a third of those hospitalized during the winter surge.Black children who had not been immunized…

View More Omicron Was More Severe for Unvaccinated Children in 5-to-11 Age Group, Study Shows

Some travelers and flight attendants cheered the end of the mask mandate but others are worried that it will result in more infections.Some travelers and…

View More The end of a U.S. mask mandate for travel is met with elation and dread.

Researchers combined Moderna’s existing vaccine with one designed to attack the Beta variant, and found it provided a stronger defense against several variants.Researchers combined Moderna’s…

View More Moderna Says Trial Suggests Redesigned Vaccines Protect Against Variants

How might we leverage knowing that a particular neurological feature makes someone more vulnerable to autism or Alzheimer’s or more likely to achieve academically?How might…

View More M.R.I.s Are Finding Connections Between Our Brain Activity and Psychology

Many developing countries don’t keep official death records. A novel effort uses “electronic autopsies” to count deaths, and record their cause.Many developing countries don’t keep…

View More A Door-to-Door Effort to Find Out Who Died Helps Low-Income Countries Aid the Living