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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020: Discovery of Hepatitis C virus
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is being awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles…
How the brain helps us navigate social differences
Researchers found that, among pairs of people who had very different socioeconomic backgrounds – calculated according to education level and…
Dozens of mammals could be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
Numerous animals may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a large study modelling how the…
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Scientists Who Discovered Hepatitis C Virus
Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice were jointly honored for their decisive contribution to the fight against…
A New Film Looks at an Orchestra for People With Mental Illness
Music “gets the cognitive part out of the way and gets the intuitive part engaged, the part of the brain…
Antibiotics for Appendicitis — Proceed with Caution
More than 30 years ago, while I was in training, the best diagnostician I have ever met said — much…
Instead of Reassurance, Trump’s Doctor Delivers Confusion, Experts Say
Dr. Sean P. Conley, who admitted that he had misled the public about the president’s treatment, has lost credibility with…
Instead of Reassurance, Trump’s Doctor Delivers Confusion, Experts Say
Dr. Sean P. Conley, who admitted that he had misled the public about the president’s treatment, has lost credibility with…
The impact of COVID-19 control measures on social contacts and transmission in Kenyan informal settlements
Many low- and middle-income countries have implemented control measures against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, it is not clear to…