The World Health Organization hopes that the new advisory group, which includes scientists from 26 countries, can revive its study of the pandemic’s origins, after previous efforts became bogged down in a political rivalry between China and the United States. View original article Contributor: Reuters
A U.S. panel is proposing a shift away from the use of low-dose aspirin in many people at risk of heart disease. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin
A bicycle costing as much as a used car doesn’t guarantee it can survive city streets or rural pathways. That’s why Specialized Bicycle Components had to recall 6,900 Specialized Tarmac … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
The agency said also said that it didn’t have enough time to independently review much of the raw data from the company’s trials. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer and Noah Weiland
The actress puts herself out there in “Introducing, Selma Blair,” an unflinching documentary that she hopes can help others. View original article Contributor: Dave Itzkoff
Mandates have proven to be an effective but controversial method for compelling vaccine-shy Americans to receive their shots. But as the Biden Administration has doubled down on requiring COVID-19 vaccination—including proposing a rule that businesses with more than 100 employees mandate vaccination—for some Republicans, opposition to mandates is proving to be an essential credential for … Read more
Older adults without heart disease shouldn’t take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday. Bleeding risks for adults in their 60s and up who haven’t had a heart attack or stroke outweigh any potential benefits from aspirin, the U.S. … Read more
From her Baltimore dining room, Susan Goodlaxson can see her neighbor gardening across the street. But while other neighbors stop to chat, Goodlaxson just watches from the window. She uses a wheelchair, and there isn’t a single curb ramp on her block. If the 66-year-old wanted to join, she’d have to jump her wheelchair down … Read more
In this episode of Revolution Health Radio, I talk with science and environment journalist, Lucy Jones, about why spending time in the natural world is a crucial element to living a happy and healthy life. The post RHR: Why Humans Need to Reconnect with Nature, with Lucy Jones appeared first on Chris Kresser. View original … Read more
An advisory panel is to vote later this week on whether to recommend emergency authorization of boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. View original article Contributor: Sharon LaFraniere