Managing crab and lobster catches could offer long-term benefits
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Capuchin monkey genome reveals clues to its long life and large brain
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a capuchin monkey for the first time, uncovering new…
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Commuters are inhaling unacceptably high levels of carcinogens
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Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018
Sixty-five journalists, media professionals and human rights defenders were killed in Afghanistan between 1 January…
Sixty seconds on . . . hotel quarantine
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The search for new Covid drugs — and a researcher’s reason for optimism
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STAT-Harris Poll: 1 in 4 Americans were unable to get a Covid-19 test when they wanted one
As the U.S. struggles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, nearly a quarter of Americans say…
Seven infected as new Ebola outbreak declared in southern Guinea
Guinean health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola in a rural community in the…
What’s in Your Prenatal Vitamin? – The New York Times
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‘Unacceptable’ violence, intimidation and harassment in Myanmar – UN chief
An increased use of force and the reported deployment of armoured vehicles to major cities…
Immunotherapy — targeted drug combination improves survival in advanced kidney cancer
Patients with advanced kidney cancer, who received a targeted drug combined with a checkpoint-blocker immunotherapy…
Sounds influence the developing brain earlier than previously thought
In experiments in newborn mice, scientists report that sounds appear to change ‘wiring’ patterns in…
Opinion: A monument to our monumental suffering can help America heal from this pandemic
In the 56 weeks since the first case of Covid-19 was reported in the United…
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Living and loving with HIV: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
To mark Valentine’s Day, the annual 14 February celebration of love and affection, Gita Sabharwal,…
FROM THE FIELD: The teenage Uzbek girls using science to help their community
Young women in Uzbekistan are using technology to help improve the lives of those around…
James Charles sparks backlash after pretending to be pregnant – TODAY
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Study suggests pregnant women could pass along COVID-19 antibodies to their newborns – FirstCoastNews.com WTLV-WJXX
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Granny Pod: Everything You Need To Know
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California cannabis workers, massage therapists now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine – CBS News 8
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Alternative Mississippi medical marijuana program barely wins approval from Senate – Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
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NASA’s TESS discovers new worlds in a river of young stars
Astronomers have discovered a trio of hot worlds larger than Earth orbiting a much younger…
Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy? – WebMD
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Some Things to Know About At-Home Pregnancy Monitoring – Managed Healthcare Executive
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What pregnant people face during COVID-19 – Axios
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Some Reassurance on Macrolides, Opioids in Pregnancy – MedPage Today
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PODCAST: Fighting climate change, one building at a time
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How COVID-19 has forced cancer patients and medics to juggle deadly trade-off
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Human Rights Council hears call for immediate release of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Constellation’ of post-COVID symptoms…
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World Radio Day marks evolution, innovation and connection of ‘vector of freedom’
World Radio Day, celebrated annually on 13 February, provides an opportunity to hail the evolution,…
Researchers propose that humidity from masks may lessen severity of COVID-19
Masks help protect the people wearing them from getting or spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that…
Alternative medical marijuana bill cleared by Senate early Friday, headed to House – WDAM
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14 healthy gift alternatives to candy and chocolate – Insider
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The Alternative to a Doctor’s Office Visit Gains in Popularity During Pandemic | University of Michigan – Michigan Medicine
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NIH experts discuss SARS-CoV-2 viral variants
The rise of significant variants of SARS-CoV-2 has attracted the attention of health and science…
Independent UN rights expert calls for unilateral sanctions to be dropped against Venezuela
At the end of a two-week visit to Venezuela, an independent UN human rights expert…
On Sunday, Remember the Roses, and STD Protection
In 1978, students attending the Berkeley campus of the University of California decided Valentine’s Day…
Birds can ‘read’ the Earth’s magnetic signature well enough to get back on course
Birdwatchers get excited when ‘rare’ migratory birds makes landfall having been blown beyond their normal…
Scientists identify how harmless gut bacteria ‘turn bad’
An international team of scientists has determined how harmless E. coli gut bacteria in chickens…
Instant death from heart attack more common in people who do not exercise
An active lifestyle is linked with a lower chance of dying immediately from a heart…
Algorithm that performs as accurately as dermatologists
A study has now been presented that boosts the evidence for using AI solutions in…
‘Constellation’ of post-COVID symptoms will impact global healthcare, says WHO
Far more research is needed into the “constellation” of sometimes debilitating symptoms among people who’ve…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: An arthritis drug reduced Covid-19 death rates; impatience grows over choosing FDA commissioner
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STAT+: Experts encouraged by Denali’s early results in study of Hunter syndrome drug
A preliminary study of a medicine developed by Denali Therapeutics to treat Hunter syndrome, a…
Why did a German newspaper insist the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was inefficacious for older people—without evidence?
“AstraZeneca vaccine apparently hardly effective in seniors,” reported the German economic newspaper Handelsblatt on Monday…
Do not routinely offer imaging for uncomplicated low back pain
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