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Oct 23, 2021
A former science teacher who's been blind for 16 years became able to see letters, discern objects' edges — and even play a Maggie Simpson video game.
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Oct 21, 2021
It has long been known that the Vikings arrived in the Americas sometime before Christopher Columbus. Now, a new article in the journal Nature concludes the exact year was 1021.
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Oct 21, 2021
It's long been known that the Vikings arrived in the Americas sometime before Christopher Columbus. Now, a new article in the journal Nature pinpoints the exact year: 1021.
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Oct 21, 2021
A family in Houston and a plumber in Maryland couldn't afford rent, which pushed them into crowded living quarters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, that common predicament has increased viral spread.
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Oct 20, 2021
The kidney, which came from a genetically altered pig, worked normally and showed no signs of rejection. It's seen as a significant step toward using animal organs for life-saving transplants.
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Oct 14, 2021
After the dinosaurs disappeared, the world saw an explosion of birds and mammals. But a study suggests a burst of new snakes appeared, too, with diets to match the newly expanding array of animals.
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Oct 13, 2021
Should people who get a COVID booster get a different vaccine from their original shot? The results of a highly anticipated study suggest that in some cases the answer may be yes.
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Oct 12, 2021
David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens win a Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economics is done.
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Oct 07, 2021
Research into the evolution of tardigrades has been severely hindered by a lack of fossils. This new discovery could offer researchers insight into how the creatures lived millions of years ago.
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Oct 07, 2021
New research adds to growing concern over zero-calorie drinks. Consuming artificial sweeteners may confuse our body, leading to increased hunger and weight gain.
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Oct 06, 2021
Scientists have created detailed maps of the brain area that controls movement in mice, monkeys and people. The maps could help explain human ailments like Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Oct 05, 2021
Collins has been director of the National Institutes of Health since 2009 and served under three U.S. presidents. NIH is the largest funder of basic and clinical biomedical research in the world.
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Oct 05, 2021
Collins has been director of the National Institutes of Health since 2009 and served under three U.S. presidents. NIH is the largest funder of basic and clinical biomedical research in the world.
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Oct 05, 2021
Francis Collins has served longer than any other director of the National Institutes of Health since 1971. He tells NPR he did not anticipate the culture wars taking over scientific fact.
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Oct 05, 2021
Collins has been director of the National Institutes of Health since 2019 and served under three U.S. presidents. NIH is the largest funder of basic and clinical biomedical research in the world.
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Oct 05, 2021
The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded for work on disorder, fluctuations and the ability to predict a changing climate.
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Oct 02, 2021
Miryah Holman, associate professor of political science at Tulane University, tells NPR about her research team's latest study on how socialization limits young girls' interest in politics.
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Sep 29, 2021
The symptoms, such as headache, fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, persist or recur months after diagnosis, far more often than they do for the flu, researchers say.
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Sep 29, 2021
For the first time, scientists are reporting they restored vision to people blinded by a rare genetic disorder by infusing the revolutionary gene-editing technique directly into cells inside the body.
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Sep 29, 2021
In a first, doctors injected the gene-editing tool CRISPR directly into cells in patients' eyes. The experiment helped these vision-impaired patients see shapes and colors again.
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Sep 28, 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech say they plan to submit a formal request for emergency use authorization of their vaccine in young children "in the coming weeks."
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Sep 23, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year.
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Sep 20, 2021
Intensive rehabilitative therapy that starts two to three months after a stroke may be key to helping the injured brain rewire, a new study suggests. That's later than covered by many insurance plans.
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Sep 15, 2021
Turns out cows can be potty trained as easily as toddlers. Researchers in Germany put the task to the test and 11 out of 16 cows learned to use the "MooLoo" when they had to go.
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Sep 14, 2021
The visual problem is usually treated in kids by temporarily covering the other eye with a patch. But that doesn't always work. Research now shows crucial brain rewiring can happen in adulthood, too.
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Sep 14, 2021
California Homes Are Burning. Why Are They Still Increasing In Value?
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Sep 13, 2021
As the Delta variant causes more vaccinated people to get "breakthrough infections," concerns are rising that even the vaccinated could develop long COVID symptoms in rare cases.
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Sep 07, 2021
Tens of millions of Americans are forced to live with wildfire smoke now every year. New research shows that it's more invasive than previously thought, infiltrating homes, schools and offices.
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Sep 07, 2021
With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it's easy to forget that there's another respiratory virus poised to strike. We tackle questions about why a flu vaccine matters now.
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Sep 06, 2021
ECMO, the highest level of mechanical life support, functions as a temporary heart and lungs for some of COVID-19's sickest patients. But the waitlist is too long for many patients who need it.
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Sep 02, 2021
Using the COVID vaccine "off-label" — whether that's for booster shots or young children — may be tempting to some vaccine providers, but the CDC warns it could get them into trouble.
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Sep 01, 2021
An experiment involving dog treats suggests our canine pals may understand the difference when a human withholds a treat by accident versus doing it on purpose. But don't press your luck.
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Aug 30, 2021
The scientists initially thought they had arrived at Oodaaq, an island discovered in 1978. They instead wound up on an undiscovered island further north.
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Aug 23, 2021
After vaccination, antibody levels can help predict how much protection a COVID shot offers, scientists are learning. The finding could speed up the development of future vaccines.
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Aug 21, 2021
Starting treatment for addiction in the emergency room greatly improves the chances recovery will last, experts say. Cutting red tape, hiring advocates and Uber vouchers can all make a difference.
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Aug 19, 2021
New research finds that sac-winged bat pups — a species of bat found in Central and South America — like to "babble" in ways that are remarkably similar to human babies.
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Aug 19, 2021
Swiss scientists and a supercomputer recently calculated Pi to trillions of decimal points. It took 108 days to run the calculation.
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Aug 19, 2021
If all goes to plan, Americans who got Pfizer or Moderna shots can get a third dose eight months after their last jab. Here's why health officials think you'll need one.
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Aug 18, 2021
The arachnids, also known as harvestmen, can use their legs like a curling marsupial tail — or as a sensor, or for courtship. They can also simply detach one, in case of emergency.
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Aug 17, 2021
Mask mandates and other interventions can help stop a surge, even where vaccination rates are low, say scientists who combed through states' data. When they start and how long they last matters.
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Aug 13, 2021
Researchers looked at the impact of free masks, text reminders, celebrity endorsements. It's unclear If the best strategies will help counter anti-mask sentiment in the U.S. during the delta surge.
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Aug 13, 2021
Researchers looked at the impact of free masks, text reminders and celebrity endorsements. It's unclear if the best strategies will help counter anti-mask sentiment in the U.S. during the delta surge.
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Aug 11, 2021
A NASA mission to a potentially dangerous asteroid has let researchers map out its future trajectory like never before.
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Aug 11, 2021
Only about 23% of those currently pregnant in the U.S. have been vaccinated against COVID-19, statistics show. And with the delta variant surging, those who are unvaccinated are especially vulnerable.
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Aug 10, 2021
A new book argues we've seen a fundamental shift in the treatment of pets since 1998.
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Aug 10, 2021
Some public health experts are also parents of little kids, and have to strategize to keep those too young to be vaccinated safe from getting or spreading the delta variant. Here are their tips.
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Aug 09, 2021
In a landmark report, the world's top climate scientists are warning that Earth is headed toward unprecedented warming. Preventing the worst effects will demand a U-turn away from use of fossil fuels.
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Aug 09, 2021
Carnivorous plants are rare, but now botanists say they've found one that's long been overlooked. It lives just outside Vancouver and in other parts of the Pacific Northwest.
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Aug 09, 2021
Carnivorous plants are rare, but now botanists say they've found one that's long been overlooked. It lives just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, and in other parts of the Pacific Northwest.
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Aug 03, 2021
U.S. Olympic heptathlete Annie Kunz says tracking her monthly cycles and learning she needs to eat more and get more naps when she's fatigued has already improved her athletic performance.
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Aug 03, 2021
A new study finds finance professionals fail at their jobs in a surprising way. There are lessons for all of us.
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Aug 03, 2021
A new study finds finance professionals fail at their jobs in a surprising way. There are lessons for all of us.
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Jul 28, 2021
For the first time, scientists have shown that a new kind of genetic engineering can crash populations of malaria-spreading mosquitoes.
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Jul 27, 2021
We speak with the Nobel Prize-winning founder of behavioral economics about the new — and last — version of his classic book, Nudge.
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Jul 22, 2021
Cockatoos in Sydney have become expert trash bin burglars. Scientists say birds in different neighborhoods have taught each other different techniques to open the bins, a sign of cultural complexity.
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Jul 22, 2021
The authors say their research is the first to show an empirical link between tipping and forced friendliness to sex harassment. More than 70% of female restaurant workers report being harassed.
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Jul 22, 2021
The authors say their research is the first to empirically link tipping and forced friendliness to sexual harassment. More than 70% of female restaurant workers report being harassed.
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Jul 19, 2021
With much of the U.S. already sweltering this summer, even avid runners, hikers and bikers are wilting. We've got 10 strategies from experts on how to enjoy hot weather exercise without keeling over.
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Jul 19, 2021
With much of the U.S. already sweltering this summer, even avid runners, hikers and bikers are wilting. We've got 10 strategies from experts on how to enjoy hot weather exercise without keeling over.
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Jul 13, 2021
Clearing natural forests in Brazil in order to grow crops like soybeans has actually made it harder to grow those crops. That's because deforestation makes the weather hotter and drier.
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Jul 13, 2021
On mountaintop glaciers of Alaska, Washington and Oregon, billions of tiny black worms are tunneling upward, to the barren, icy surface. What lures them, and how do they survive the frozen depths?
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Jul 11, 2021
There's a lot to be learned from fossilized dinosaur dung. Paleontologist Martin Qvarnstrom and entomologist Emmanuel Arriaga-Varela detail some of their discoveries.
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Jul 06, 2021
Scientists have discovered a giant deer toe bone, engraved by Neanderthals — a hint that our ancient cousins had conceptual imagination.
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Jul 03, 2021
A swimmer of any skill level might need your help, and preventing a drowning takes closer supervision of the kids than you might think. The distress signs can be subtle and quick.
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Jun 29, 2021
It's a smackdown of one space monster by another: Scientists have made unprecedented observations of two black holes gobbling two neutron stars — among the weirdest space collisions ever detected.
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Jun 29, 2021
It's a smack down of one space monster by another: Scientists have made unprecedented observations of two black holes gobbling two neutron stars — among the weirdest space collisions ever detected.
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Jun 28, 2021
Vaccines may not be as effective for those who are immuno-compromised. Protecting them needs to be made a top priority, says researchers — to keep them safe and to slow the emergence of variants.
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Jun 25, 2021
Scientists caution that as the planet warms, more Americans could be exposed to disfiguring varieties of the Leishmania parasite. Overtreatment can be a problem, too, experts warn.
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Jun 24, 2021
Researchers have found hundreds of baby dinosaur bones in the Alaskan Arctic — suggesting dinosaurs may have lived at cold northern latitudes year round.
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Jun 24, 2021
Researchers have found hundreds of baby dinosaur bones in the Alaskan Arctic, suggesting that dinosaurs may have lived at cold northern latitudes year-round.
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Jun 23, 2021
Potentially, observers in plenty of solar systems could have detected Earth sometime in the last 5,000 years. More stars will soon move into positions that would let them see our planet.
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Jun 22, 2021
We speak with one of the leading scholars of automation about its evolving impacts on society.
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Jun 22, 2021
More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast it could cause yet another U.S. surge this summer or fall, according to new research.
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Jun 22, 2021
More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast it could cause yet another U.S. surge this summer or fall, according to new research.
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Jun 17, 2021
A new CDC study finds that people who provide unpaid care for their children or adult loved ones are twice as likely as noncaregivers to have experienced depression or anxiety, or thoughts of suicide.
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Jun 17, 2021
Health officials have been investigating an extremely rare side-effect of vaccination with the mRNA vaccines in young people: heart inflammation that's mostly mild and temporary.
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Jun 17, 2021
Health officials are investigating reports of mostly mild, temporary and treatable heart inflammation that may or may not be causally linked to vaccination with with an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
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Jun 16, 2021
Run-of-the-mill runny noses and coughs are back, after a break during the pandemic's height, when so many of us were circulating less and wearing masks. Here's how to keep household viruses at bay.
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Jun 13, 2021
President Biden's climate plans call for spending big on energy efficiency. New research could help make sure it actually targets the poor and minority households that most need it.
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Jun 11, 2021
The blood-sucking critters are capable of thriving along the western coast, according to new research. Though experts don't exactly know how they're picking up the bacteria that causes the illness.
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Jun 10, 2021
Montana now has six mobile crisis response teams — up from one in 2019 — with more in the works. Each team has a different makeup, but all use mental health support to diffuse tricky situations.
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Jun 09, 2021
Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.
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Jun 09, 2021
Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.
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Jun 09, 2021
Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.
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Jun 08, 2021
"Cooper," a gargantuan dinosaur that roamed the Outback, is first of its kind found outside South America. The new species had long necks and tails, four legs and ate plants.
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Jun 08, 2021
"Cooper," a gargantuan dinosaur that roamed the Outback, is the first of its kind found outside South America. The new species had a long neck and tail, as well as four legs, and ate plants.
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Jun 06, 2021
Instead of putting genetic instructions into people whose cells then make a viral protein, the vaccines from Novavax, Medicago and Sanofi carry a spike protein payload.
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Jun 06, 2021
Instead of putting genetic instructions into people whose cells then make a viral protein, the vaccines from Novavax, Medicago and Sanofi carry a spike protein payload.
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Jun 03, 2021
North Atlantic right whales now grow about three feet shorter than they did 40 years ago. Research suggests a leading cause is the damage human activity inflicts on the critically endangered mammals.
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Jun 03, 2021
A new study concludes that endangered right whales born today will end up smaller than adult whales in the past. Researchers say stress from getting caught in fishing gear stunts the mammals' growth
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Jun 01, 2021
Little is known about the night-time habits of tiny creatures all around us. Take the jumping spider--it mysteriously can spend much of the night suspended in mid-air, hanging by a thread.
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Jun 01, 2021
Little is known about the night-time habits of tiny creatures all around us. Take the jumping spider--it mysteriously can spend much of the night suspended in mid-air, hanging by a thread.
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May 30, 2021
Until recently, plants from only one U.S. facility were approved for use in research. Adding new suppliers will accelerate understanding of cannabis' health effects and possible therapeutic uses.
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May 29, 2021
In the Amazon rainforest, one species of monkey changed their territorial call to better communicate with a competing species.
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May 29, 2021
Many Asian Americans live daily with the corrosive effects of racism and racialized violence, yet there's very little research funded on Asian American health.
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May 27, 2021
The CDC has decided to focus investigations of cases in which the COVID-19 vaccines fail on people who get hospitalized or die, but critics say that's short-sighted.
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May 27, 2021
The CDC will now track only cases of breakthrough infections in which COVID-19 vaccines fail on people who get hospitalized or die. But critics say that's shortsighted and cuts off valuable data.
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May 26, 2021
An influential scientific society has recommended scrapping a long-standing taboo on studying human embryos in lab dishes beyond 14 days and green lit a long list of other sensitive research.
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May 24, 2021
There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages.
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May 24, 2021
There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages.
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