Jan 27
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New research suggests that doctors are, thankfully, skilled at correctly identifying a person’s time of death—a…
Jan 27
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Death is inevitable. But Seattle-based company Recompose is giving people a new way to exit this mortal coil: Having…
Jan 26
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The rollout of covid-19 vaccines in the U.S. is finally starting to pick up steam, but as vaccination becomes more…
Jan 26
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Sexually transmitted infections continue to be a major headache for Americans and their wallets, according to a new…
Jan 25
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The covid-19 vaccine developed by Moderna can likely fend off worrying variants of the coronavirus first found in…
Jan 22
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made an unsettling announcement on Friday about B 1.1.7, the variant of the…
Jan 22
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For the first time in a long while, there appears to be some hope on the horizon, even as the U.S. official death…
Jan 21
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The harms of the covid-19 pandemic go well beyond the illnesses and deaths directly caused by the virus. One…
Jan 21
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The future of cancer treatment might involve personalized vaccines meant to manage or even prevent relapses—at least…
Jan 20
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A common treatment for chronic back pain may not provide much soothing after all. A new review released Wednesday…
Jan 20
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Drug overdose deaths caused by methamphetamine use in the U.S. have increased sharply over the past decade,…
Jan 19
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On January 20, 2020, the first known case of covid-19 in the U.S. was reported—a man in his 30s who had traveled…
Jan 19
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Experts are becoming increasingly worried that at least some variants of the coronavirus will pose an added…
Jan 15
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A plan meant to speed up the delivery of covid-19 vaccines to the American public is already facing trouble. On…
Jan 14
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A U.S. government-funded study has provided evidence of a hopeful treatment for people struggling with…
Jan 13
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Researchers in Ohio say they’ve discovered two new variants of the coronavirus local to the U.S. that may be of…
Jan 12
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A man’s experiment with psychedelic mushrooms went disastrously wrong and nearly killed him, according to his…
Jan 12
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A new report released Tuesday by the American Cancer Society provides some good news: Americans who had cancer in…
Jan 11
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A common parasite spread through undercooked pork and occasionally our cats might have more insidious health effects…
Jan 8
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On Friday, the incoming Biden administration detailed a new plan to make as many vaccine doses available as possible…