Month: November 2022

In a study of mice, researchers worked out a neural pathway that could help researchers alleviate nausea symptoms from chemotherapy drugs. View original article Contributor: Veronique Greenwood

Vaccines and treatments are in trials, but the virus remains a leading killer of infants worldwide. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

A dwindling group of professionals is tasked with navigating the often fraught passage from life to death. View original article Contributor: Oliver Whang

After COVID-19 vaccines rolled out, many families said “good riddance” to Zoom and resumed in-person holiday gatherings—and with increasing numbers of people embracing pre-pandemic lifestyles, it’s safe to assume that will be the norm this year in the U.S. But the virus still infects tens of thousands of Americans each day, and experts fear another … Read more

NEW YORK — The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tested positive again for COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky had mild symptoms Sunday and is isolating at her home in Massachusetts, the CDC said Monday. Walensky, 53, first tested positive on Oct. 21. She took a course of the antiviral pill … Read more

The U.S. led the world in quickly developing COVID-19 vaccines—one of the few bright spots in the country’s otherwise criticized response. But while injectable vaccines are effective in protecting people from getting sick with COVID-19, they are less able to block infection. In order to put the pandemic behind us, the world will need a … Read more

A trial in Mali showed for the first time that an antibody drug can be used to prevent malaria, a disease that kills more than half-a-million people each year. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

Scientists argue it’s highly unlikely that you have intestinal parasites. But even if you do, a home remedy won’t do much, they say. View original article Contributor: Perry Santanachote

Political narratives can flatten the reality of abortion. In these four comics, we depicted the complexities. View original article Contributor: Hannah Good

A trial in Mali showed for the first time that an antibody drug can be used to prevent malaria, a disease that kills more than half-a-million people each year. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson