Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus infection, officials in New Mexico announced Friday. Hantavirus, found throughout the world, is spread by contact with rodents or their urine or feces. It does not spread between people. The virus can cause a severe and sometimes deadly lung infection called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to the … Read more
The Trump Administration dropped a high-profile lawsuit over the right to emergency abortions in Idaho on March 5—a stark reversal from the Biden Administration, and a move that reproductive rights advocates, providers, patients, and legislators have called “devastating” and “troubling.” “Unfortunately, it was not a surprise at all. We have been nervous but ready for … Read more
WASHINGTON — Researchers, doctors, their patients and supporters ventured out of labs, hospitals and offices Friday to stand up to what they call a blitz on life-saving science by the Trump administration. In the nation’s capital, a couple thousand gathered at the Stand Up for Science rally. Organizers said similar rallies were planned in more … Read more
Imagine this perfect storm: your significant other forgets to shut the dishwasher, and later that night, you go to the dark kitchen for a drink of water. Your ankle strikes the lowered dishwasher door, and you stumble. Do you catch yourself or crash? Scenarios like this inevitably happen and pose major risks, partly because the … Read more
Everybody knows that women live longer than men—in the U.S., nearly 5.4 years longer. In our new study, however, we and our colleagues found that doctors might be an exception. Using newly available data linking death records of anonymous Americans to their occupations, we studied mortality rates within our own profession: medicine. While in the … Read more
An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, state health officials announced Thursday, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause. The person who died was unvaccinated and did not seek medical care, a state health department spokesperson said in a statement. The person’s exact age and other details … Read more
Dozens of studies have failed to find evidence of a link. The decision to re-examine the question comes as a measles outbreak, driven by low vaccination rates, widens in Texas. View original article Contributor: Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have repeatedly raised the idea that autism could be linked to vaccines. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun, Lauren Weber
Organizations funded by the United States helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and Americans may pay the price. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
The outbreak has sickened nearly 200 people in Gaines County, Texas. A neighboring county in New Mexico has seen 21 new cases since Tuesday. View original article Contributor: Teddy Rosenbluth