At the C.D.C., he waged a 13-year campaign to vanquish a deadly infectious disease that had ravaged the world for…
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Obesity and disease tied to dramatic dietary changes
The ‘mismatch hypothesis’ argues that our bodies evolved to digest the foods that our ancestors ate, and that human bodies…
Highly effective tumor detection strategy for common childhood brain tumors
A team of scientists have developed a way to more accurately both detect and monitor a common type of pediatric…
Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent COVID-19 in health care workers, trial shows
Researchers found that taking hydroxychloroquine once or twice weekly did not prevent the development of COVID-19 in health care workers…
No, Mouthwash Will Not Save You From the Coronavirus
Even if people coated the inside of their mouths with a coronavirus-killing chemical, a substantial amount of the virus would…
No, Mouthwash Will Not Save You From the Coronavirus
Even if people coated the inside of their mouths with a coronavirus-killing chemical, a substantial amount of the virus would…
Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19
Infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), now number more…
Covid-19 Vaccine Trials and Incarcerated People — The Ethics of Inclusion
The most severe Covid-19 outbreaks in the United States are no longer occurring in nursing homes or meat-packing plants, but…
Learning about End-of-Life Care from Grandpa
Grandpa married my biologic grandmother when I was 4 years old, after the deaths of their first spouses. A quarter-century…
Turbulent era sparked leap in human behavior, adaptability 320,000 years ago
The first analysis of a sedimentary drill core representing 1 million years of environmental history in the East African Rift…