New York City Rats Carry COVID-19, Study Finds

A new study has found that not even New York City’s rats are immune to COVID-19. The study, published in mBio, the American Academy of Microbiology’s journal, found that wild rats in the city’s sewer system and elsewhere in the city have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and demonstrated that rats are susceptible to infection with … Read more

FDA Now Requires New Info on Breast Density With All Mammograms

WASHINGTON — All U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot. The new requirements, finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration, are aimed at standardizing the information given to millions of women following scans to detect breast cancer. Regulators first proposed the … Read more

FDA Approves a New Nasal Spray to Treat Migraines

On Mar. 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new treatment for migraines given as a nasal spray, according to the drug’s maker, Pfizer. Zavegepant (brand name: Zavzpret), is the first of a class of migraine treatments known as calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor (CGRP) antagonists to be approved as a nasal spray. … Read more

Sports Were Never Designed Around the Female Body

Ever since Title IX opened the door to our participation, female athletes have been encouraged, or even required, to fight their body’s natural development and restrict their diet to keep up with the boys. But no matter how many news stories come out about the epidemic of disordered eating and subsequent injuries and trauma for … Read more