“Can we not think and act on two pandemics at a time?” asked one epidemiologist.“Can we not think and act on two pandemics at a…
View More PEPFAR Is Still Without a Leader. H.I.V. Activists Want to Know Why.Category: Health & Wellbeing
Delta Variant Now Makes Up 83% Of New U.S. COVID Cases: CDC Director
Deaths from the virus are also rising, with an average of 239 per day over the last week. That’s a near-48% rise from the week…
View More Delta Variant Now Makes Up 83% Of New U.S. COVID Cases: CDC DirectorOne Dose of J.&J. Vaccine Is Ineffective Against Delta, Study Suggests
Many who received the shot may need to consider boosters, the authors said. But federal health officials do not recommend second doses.Many who received the…
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Our #MomStrong Culture May Look Great On Instagram, But Here’s The Troubling Truth
“We fill our social media feeds with happy baby photos yet we crumple behind closed doors.””We fill our social media feeds with happy baby photos…
View More Our #MomStrong Culture May Look Great On Instagram, But Here’s The Troubling TruthLearning to Love G.M.O.s
Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater.Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically…
View More Learning to Love G.M.O.sHow an Unproven Alzheimer’s Drug Got Approved
Though some of its own senior officials said there was little evidence of benefit for patients, the F.D.A. nonetheless greenlighted Biogen’s Aduhelm, or aducanumab.Though some…
View More How an Unproven Alzheimer’s Drug Got ApprovedWhite House Dispute Exposes Facebook Blind Spot on Misinformation
The company doesn’t know some specifics about how falsehoods about Covid-19 and vaccines for the virus spread on its social network.The company doesn’t know some…
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Wildfire Smoke May Add To COVID-19 Risk: Study
Scientists at the Desert Research Institute found that coronavirus infection rates increased disproportionately during wildfire season in 2020.Scientists at the Desert Research Institute found that…
View More Wildfire Smoke May Add To COVID-19 Risk: StudyThe American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal masking in schools this fall.
The guidance is a split from the C.D.C., which has recommended masks only for the unvaccinated.The guidance is a split from the C.D.C., which has…
View More The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal masking in schools this fall.Dr. Paul Auerbach, Father of Wilderness Medicine, Dies at 70
He pioneered a new branch of emergency medicine — when emergency rooms are nowhere to be found — and helped compile the definitive textbook on…
View More Dr. Paul Auerbach, Father of Wilderness Medicine, Dies at 70