The pandemic has highlighted the United States’ dependence on China for research animals, reviving calls for a “strategic monkey reserve.” View original article Contributor: Sui-Lee Wee and Bryan Tarnowski
A new study indicates that the condition might be less of a worry than once believed. View original article Contributor: Paula Span
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As of Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, the COVID-19 virus has claimed more than 500,000 lives in the United States, planting yet another grim milestone in a scourge that has wrecked misery in one of the most developed countries in the world. That equates to 1 in 658 Americans in just under a full year since … Read more
Earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, as arriving patients quickly overwhelmed hospitals from China to Italy to New York, officials converted all manner of public spaces into makeshift treatment hubs in a wartime-like effort to save as many people as possible. Now, as cases fall in many countries, public spaces are being changed once again—this time … Read more
You don’t need a gym membership, equipment or even a big chunk of time to reap the rewards of exercise. In fact, you can squeeze some of the best moves for your body into a busy workday. The key is remembering that “all movement counts,” says NiCole Keith, president of the American College of Sports … Read more
Health officials worry their hesitation may affect efforts to reach immunization targets. View original article Contributor: Ariana Eunjung Cha
But this applies only to those who have regularly used the pain reliever for five or more years before turning 70, researchers say. View original article Contributor: Linda Searing
In a single year, Covid-19 became a leading cause of death in the United States, rivaling heart disease and cancer, and has driven life expectancy down sharply. View original article Contributor: Lucy Tompkins, Mitch Smith, Julie Bosman and Bryan Pietsch
Two patients in a gene therapy study developed cancer years after treatment. It is not clear whether the therapy was responsible. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata