As we get back into the world and the germs that inhabit it, we shouldn’t drop the hand-washing habits so many us adopted in the…
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The Rationing of a Last-Resort Covid Treatment
While ventilator shortages have been largely averted in the U.S., this lifesaving therapy is scarce. How to choose which critically ill patients get it?While ventilator…
View More The Rationing of a Last-Resort Covid TreatmentA Covid Test as Easy as Breathing
Scientists have been dreaming of disease-detecting breathalyzers for years. Has the time for the technology finally come?Scientists have been dreaming of disease-detecting breathalyzers for years.…
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I Was On A Perfect Date Until His Comment About My Face Caused Everything To Unravel
“Jordan was, perhaps, insensitive and careless in his remarks, but he certainly couldn’t have known the weight of his words or the impact they would…
View More I Was On A Perfect Date Until His Comment About My Face Caused Everything To UnravelIn Reversal, F.D.A. Calls for Limits on Who Gets Alzheimer’s Drug
The agency faced criticism for approving Aduhelm for all Alzheimer’s patients. Now it recommends that the drug be given only to those with mild symptoms.The…
View More In Reversal, F.D.A. Calls for Limits on Who Gets Alzheimer’s DrugA New Alzheimer’s Drug Offers More Questions Than Answers
The approval of Aduhelm to treat Alzheimer’s disease has raised hope among older adults, but many doctors wonder if it is warranted.The approval of Aduhelm…
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Another Dangerous Heat Wave Scorches California And Western U.S.
Death Valley is forecasted to reach 130 degrees this weekend.Death Valley is forecasted to reach 130 degrees this weekend.Read More
View More Another Dangerous Heat Wave Scorches California And Western U.S.F.D.A. Requests Federal Investigation of Alzheimer’s Drug Approval
The agency’s acting head said a review should look into whether any interactions between agency staff and the drug developer, Biogen, broke F.D.A. rules.The agency’s…
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Los Angeles County Sees Surge In COVID-19 Cases As Delta Variant Spreads
New coronavirus cases in LA County are up 165% compared to last week.New coronavirus cases in LA County are up 165% compared to last week.Read…
View More Los Angeles County Sees Surge In COVID-19 Cases As Delta Variant SpreadsScientists Press Case Against the Covid Lab Leak Theory
In a review of recent studies and comparisons to other outbreaks, a group of virologists contends that there is more evidence to support a natural…
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