The number of NHS patients presenting to cardiology services for serious heart problems more than halved while the number of…
Artificial pancreas effectively controls type 1 diabetes in children age 6 and up
A clinical trial at four pediatric diabetes centers in the United States has found that a new artificial pancreas system…
Progress toward a treatment for Krabbe disease
The inherited disease, which typically kills children before their second birthday, has no cure, but a new study in a…
Policy Lessons from Our Covid Experience
As of August 24, 2020, nearly 5.7 million cases of Covid-19 had been reported in the United States, with more…
Rigid social distancing rules for COVID-19 based on outdated science, say experts
Rules which stipulate a single specific physical distance (1 or 2 metres) between individuals to reduce the spread of covid-19…
Interventions stem antibiotic prescribing rates in telemedicine
Two different interventions both worked to significantly reduce the rate of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions made by physicians in a telemedicine…
Placenta can indicate how body responds to opioids during pregnancy
Scientists have discovered possible biological markers that they hope could one day help identify the presence of an opioid use…
What is cerebral venous thrombosis? Study finds blood clot condition on the rise
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the veins in the brain, preventing blood…
U.S. political parties become extremist to get more votes
New mathematical modeling shows that U.S. political parties are becoming increasingly polarized due to their quest for voters — not…
Neutralizing antibodies appear to protect humans from coronavirus infection
A Seattle fishing vessel that departed port in May returned 18 days later with an unusual haul: the first human…