| Date | Title | Description |
| 01.04.2025 | A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant | This is “a pretty big advance in our field,” said Jonathan Brumberg of the Speech and Applied Neuroscience Lab at the University of Kansas, who was not part of the study.
A team in California recorded the woman’s brain activity using electr... |
| 31.03.2025 | The Battle Over Planned Parenthood: A Clash of Ideologies | In the heart of America, a fierce battle rages. It’s not fought with swords or guns, but with words, policies, and ideologies. The target? Planned Parenthood. This organization stands at the crossroads of reproductive health and political p... |
| 28.03.2025 | The Hidden Dangers of Hair Products: A Call for Awareness and Change | In the world of beauty, hair is often seen as a crown. For many Black women, hair is not just a style; it’s a statement. Yet, beneath the surface of vibrant braids and flowing locks lies a troubling reality. Recent studies have raised alarm... |
| 27.03.2025 | Black women’s hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here’s what to know | While experts said the presence of the chemicals is concerning and confusing, they noted the study didn’t go through the rigorous scrutiny that it takes to get published in a peer-reviewed science or medical journal.Related Articles
Deadly,... |
| 26.03.2025 | Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments | In a related move, more than two dozen COVID-related research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health have been canceled. Earlier this month, the Trump administration shut down ordering from covidtest.gov, the site where American... |
| 26.03.2025 | Get ready for a partial solar eclipse across Europe and parts of North America and Africa | To see the eclipse, look on astronomy websites to see when it begins in your area. The spectacle is slotted during sunrise for most of the Americas, late morning for western Europe and Africa and afternoon for eastern Europe and northern As... |
| 25.03.2025 | 5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency | — Leslie Ann Dauphin, who oversees the Public Health Infrastructure Center and its more than 500 employees. That center coordinates CDC funding, strategy, and technical assistance to state, local and territorial health departments.
— Dr. Ka... |
| 24.03.2025 | Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions | She said the grant won’t be renewed because of the termination, which jeopardizes any long-term results. Still, the Vanderbilt project had already generated two dozen published papers, including work used to train doctors to provide better ... |
| 21.03.2025 | Health | Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds | “This is a perfect example of work that absolutely needed to be stratified based on race and ethnicity,” Westin said. The findings alert doctors that they shouldn’t be totally reassured by a normal test result, she said.
So far, it’s unknow... |
| 21.03.2025 | Science | A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun | Scientists hope the data from Parker will help them better understand why the sun’s outer atmosphere is hundreds of times hotter than its surface and what drives the solar wind, the supersonic stream of charged particles constantly blasting... |
| 20.03.2025 | Health | Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms. Now they have to prove it | Two drugs sold in the U.S. can modestly slow worsening of early-stage Alzheimer’s by clearing the brain of one of its hallmarks, a sticky gunk called amyloid. But until now, there haven’t been hints that removing amyloid far earlier – many ... |
| 19.03.2025 | How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer | Called the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, the collaboration released its first analysis of 6 million galaxies and quasars last year and has now added more data, bringing the count to nearly 15 million. Their updated results, taken wi... |
| 18.03.2025 | What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders | Dabbling ducks, such as mallards and blue-winged teal, can carry the virus with few symptoms because “these viruses co-evolved in waterfowl,” said Richards. But ducks can also shed the virus in their feces or saliva, sometimes infecting oth... |
| 17.03.2025 | National Politics | FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs | While many agencies switched to telework work during the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA began embracing the practice a decade earlier. Most employees had the option to work from home at least two days a week — flexibility that was seen as a com... |
| 15.03.2025 | Health | How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends | “The reasons aren’t entirely clear, but it’s an essential thing that we all do,” said Dr. Rafael Pelayo, a sleep specialist at Stanford University. “Something remarkable happens when you sleep. It’s the most natural form of self-care that w... |
| 14.03.2025 | National Politics | Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts | He faced over two and a half hours of questioning before the Republican-controlled Senate Finance Committee, which will vote later on whether to forward his nomination to the full Senate for consideration.
Leading the Centers for Medicare a... |
| 14.03.2025 | SpaceX launches a new crew to the space station to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts | As test pilots for Boeing’s new Starliner capsule, Wilmore and Williams expected to be gone just a week or so when they launched from Cape Canaveral on June 5. A series of helium leaks and thruster failures marred their trip to the space st... |
| 14.03.2025 | Health | Measles cases reach nearly 300 total in Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know | Oklahoma’s state health department reported two probable cases of measles Tuesday, saying they are “associated” with the West Texas and New Mexico outbreaks.
A school-age child died of measles in Texas last month, and New Mexico reported it... |
| 14.03.2025 | Health | FDA warns of misuse of laughing gas sold in colorful, flavored canisters | There are no federal limits on who can purchase nitrous oxide, although some states have passed minimum age requirements. The FDA regulates the gas as a medical product when used by doctors and dentists, although it’s unclear how much overs... |
| 13.03.2025 | Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997 | After a drop in immunization coverage during the coronavirus pandemic, measles cases surged in 2023 and 2024, with vaccination rates in numerous countries still lower than what they were before COVID-19 hit. The U.N. said the number of meas... |
| 13.03.2025 | National Politics | Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing | Weldon, 71, is an Army veteran and internal medicine doctor whose main claim to fame was representing a central Florida district in Congress from 1995 to 2009.
He was a leader of a Congressional push for research into autism’s causes, which... |
| 13.03.2025 | Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they’re declining in the US, new report shows | The latest report is a collaboration between several groups including Cornell University, Ducks Unlimited, American Bird Conservancy, National Audubon Society and the American Ornithological Society.FILE – A canvasback duck takes flight on ... |
| 12.03.2025 | Health | RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you? | From sugary cereals at breakfast to frozen pizzas at dinner, plus in-between snacks of potato chips, sodas and ice cream, ultraprocessed foods make up about 60% of the U.S. diet. For kids and teens, it’s even higher — about two-thirds of wh... |
| 09.03.2025 | The Pope's Health: A Fragile Balance Between Hope and Concern | The Vatican is cloaked in uncertainty. Pope Francis has been hospitalized for three weeks, battling double pneumonia. His age adds weight to the situation. Each day brings a mix of hope and concern. Doctors describe his condition as stable ... |
| 09.03.2025 | The Pulse of a Nation: Health, Science, and the Fight for Progress | In the heart of the Vatican, a quiet storm brews. Pope Francis, a beacon of hope for millions, battles double pneumonia. His condition is precarious. Doctors tread carefully, weighing every breath. The pope’s age adds gravity to the situati... |
| 08.03.2025 | The Silent Vanishing: America's Butterfly Crisis | Butterflies are the jewels of nature. They flit and flutter, painting the world with color. Yet, a dark cloud looms over these delicate creatures. A recent national analysis reveals a catastrophic decline in butterfly populations across the... |
| 07.03.2025 | US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission | First launched in 2010, the Boeing-made, reusable space planes have spent as long as 908 days in space at a time. They’re 29 feet (9 meters) long with a wingspan of almost 15 feet (4.5 meters).
The Associated Press Health and Science Depart... |
| 07.03.2025 | The Pope has now been in the hospital for 3 weeks battling double pneumonia. How serious is that? | A woman begs for alms at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Chadwick said that any admission of someone in Francis’ age group, for this long, is very concerning. “The road ahead still looks b... |
| 06.03.2025 | CDC's Reinstatement of Fired Employees: A Step Toward Public Health Recovery | In a surprising twist, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has invited back around 180 employees who were previously dismissed during a significant cost-cutting initiative. This decision comes in the wake of a broader trend... |
| 06.03.2025 | The Tug of War Over Medical Research Funding | The landscape of medical research funding in the United States is shifting. A recent federal judge's ruling has temporarily halted drastic funding cuts proposed by the Trump administration. This decision is a lifeline for universities and h... |
| 06.03.2025 | New Mexico adult dies with measles, though cause of death isn’t yet confirmed | Measles is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible will get the virus if exposed, according to the CDC.
The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is safe and highly effe... |
| 06.03.2025 | Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts | The administration’s unprecedented moves are upending the research engine that has made the U.S. “the envy of the world in terms of scientific innovation,” said Georgetown University health policy expert Lawrence Gostin.
Among the biggest b... |
| 06.03.2025 | SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion | “Unfortunately this happened last time too, so we have some practice at this now,” SpaceX flight commentator Dan Huot said from the launch site.
SpaceX later confirmed that the spacecraft experienced “a rapid unscheduled disassembly” during... |
| 06.03.2025 | National Politics | FDA nominee sidesteps questions on abortion pill, agency layoffs and other issues | Mifepristone was approved roughly 25 years ago and FDA scientists have repeatedly reaffirmed its safety over the years, easing limits on its use, including eliminating a requirement that patients pick it up in person. The FDA has been facin... |
| 05.03.2025 | National Politics | Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines | Cassidy strenuously urged Bhattacharya not to waste NIH dollars reexamining whether there’s a link between standard childhood vaccines and autism. There’s no link — something that’s already been proven in multiple studies involving thousand... |
| 05.03.2025 | National Politics | Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research | The Trump administration had dismissed those expenses as “overhead,” but universities and hospitals argue they’re far more critical. They can include such things as electricity to operate sophisticated machinery, hazardous waste disposal, s... |
| 05.03.2025 | National Politics | CDC invites back about 180 fired employees, including some who help fight outbreaks | The CDC is the latest federal agency trying to coax back workers soon after they were dismissed as part of President Donald Trump’s and billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting purge. Similar reversals have been made among employees responsible... |
| 05.03.2025 | Science | NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power | Voyager 1 is over 15 billion miles from Earth and Voyager 2 is over 13 billion miles away.
The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group an... |
| 05.03.2025 | Health | Do you need fluoride treatment after a teeth cleaning? Dental experts weigh in | Alexander Daniel, DDS, left, demonstrates fluoride treatment on resident Cameron Onken, right, at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
But if “you haven’t seen any decay in years, yo... |
| 04.03.2025 | National Politics | Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it | Experts who have worked with Makary say his contrarian approach could be useful at FDA — but only if he’s able to resist political pressure from Kennedy and others on hot-button issues like vaccines.
“He has this reputation of being someone... |
| 04.03.2025 | Health | How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare | Some people try to prepare for daylight saving time’s sleep jolt by going to bed a little earlier two or three nights ahead. With a third of American adults already not getting the recommended seven hours of nightly shuteye, catching up can... |
| 01.03.2025 | The HPV Vaccine: A Shield Against Cervical Cancer | In the battle against cervical cancer, a powerful ally has emerged: the HPV vaccine. Recent reports from the CDC reveal a significant decline in cervical precancer cases among vaccinated women in the United States. This is not just a drop i... |
| 28.02.2025 | A Wake-Up Call: The Measles Outbreak and the Church's Reckoning | In a world where shadows loom large, two stories emerge, each a stark reminder of the fragility of trust and the cost of negligence. One tale unfolds in the hallowed halls of the Church of England, where a former leader faces scrutiny for h... |
| 28.02.2025 | Health | Measles is one of the world’s most contagious viruses. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it | Related Articles
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| 27.02.2025 | Health | CDC report adds to evidence that HPV vaccine is preventing cervical cancer in US women | Jane Montealegre of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, who was not involved in the study, called the decline dramatic and said it can be attributed to the increasing use of the safe and effective HPV vaccine.
“This should reassure parent... |
| 26.02.2025 | Science | Every planet of our solar system is lining up in the February night sky | To get in on the sighting, go outside on a clear, cloudless night after sunset. The planets will shine brighter than the stars, and Mars will look like a reddish-orange dot. Stargazing apps may help with where to look.
The planets will slow... |
| 26.02.2025 | A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade | Texas Gov. Greg Abbot said through a spokesman that his office is in regular communication with the state health department and epidemiologists, and that vaccination teams are in the “affected area.”
“The state will deploy all necessary res... |
| 25.02.2025 | Science | Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say | “That’s the outcome we expected all along, although we couldn’t be 100% sure that it would happen,” he said in an email.
But there’s still a 1.7% chance that asteroid could hit the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA. Chodas expects th... |
| 24.02.2025 | Health | Does lip balm help chapped lips? Here’s what to know | Does lip balm work?
For most, lip balm is a worthy ally in the fight against chapped lips. But some people can’t take fragrances, flavors and preservatives found in popular balms. When applied, they can sting instead of soothe.
“Those are t... |
| 23.02.2025 | The Hidden Dangers of Medical Devices: A Cybersecurity Crisis in Healthcare | In the intricate web of modern healthcare, medical devices are the lifeblood. They monitor, diagnose, and treat. Yet, lurking in the shadows is a significant threat: cybersecurity vulnerabilities, particularly in devices manufactured in Chi... |
| 21.02.2025 | The Rising Tide of Adult Autism Diagnoses: Understanding the Shift | In recent years, a wave of adults has begun to seek autism diagnoses. This surge is not just a trend; it reflects a deeper understanding of neurodiversity. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often associated with childhood diagnoses. However... |
| 21.02.2025 | The NIH Funding Crisis: A Battle for the Future of Biomedical Research | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) stands at a crossroads. Recent cuts to its funding threaten to reshape the landscape of biomedical research in the United States. This isn’t just a budgetary issue; it’s a matter of life and death for... |
| 21.02.2025 | Health | Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know | Texas state health department data shows the vast majority of cases are among people younger than 18: 26 in kids younger than 4 and 51 in kids 5-17 years old. Ten adults have measles and three cases are “pending” an age determination. The E... |
| 21.02.2025 | National Politics | Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge | Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington state, tried unsuccessfully to block the NIH cut during an overnight Senate budget debate, saying it “violates bipartisan appropriations law. I should know, I helped author that provision. And R... |
| 21.02.2025 | Health | Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs is resolved, FDA says | All four drugs are part of a GLP-1 class of treatments that has shown unprecedented results for helping people shed weight by decreasing appetite and boosting feelings of fullness.
Sales have soared for the drugs in recent years. But the sh... |
| 19.02.2025 | National Politics | Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it’s not easy to do | “When a taxpayer is putting money into SNAP, are they OK with us using their tax dollars to feed really bad food and sugary drinks to children who perhaps need something more nutritious?” Rollins said. “These are all massive questions we’re... |
| 18.02.2025 | Health | Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes? | Nine dyes, including Red 3, have been allowed in U.S. food. The other common color additives in food are Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6. Two permitted colors are used more rarely: Citrus Red 2 and Orange B.
The FDA c... |
| 18.02.2025 | National Politics | Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it | That directive said the commission will be made up of cabinet members and other officials from the administration and will develop a strategy around children’s health within the next six months. Kennedy said it will investigate issues, incl... |
| 18.02.2025 | Health | Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here’s what you need to know | State health officials say this outbreak is Texas’ largest in nearly 30 years. Health department spokeswoman Lara Anton said last week that cases have been concentrated in a “close-knit, undervaccinated” Mennonite community — especially amo... |
| 18.02.2025 | National Politics | Layoffs hit many at CDC lab program that was started to address previous failures | Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services have not provided detail about where cuts were made, and some at the CDC say they are still sorting out exactly who was cut and which centers or offices were hit hardest. Some workers... |
| 17.02.2025 | Health | More adults are wondering if they have autism. Here are tips to seek a diagnosis | What is autism and when is it usually diagnosed?
Autism spectrum disorder is a range of intellectual, language and social difficulties, like rigidly following routines, having fixed or obsessive interests and struggling to hold eye contact ... |
| 16.02.2025 | Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products | WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review the safety of food ingredients, medical devices and othe... |
| 13.02.2025 | Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track | How do scientists track potentially dangerous asteroids?
A telescope in Chile discovered the asteroid 2024 YR4 in December. It’s estimated to be 130 feet to 300 feet across. Observations by the Webb telescope should provide a more precise m... |
| 12.02.2025 | National Politics | Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge’s order | On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington instructed the government to restore access to several webpages and datasets that the group identified as missing from websites and to identify others that also were taken down “witho... |
| 11.02.2025 | NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts may return to Earth sooner under new plan | With even more work still anticipated for the new capsule, NASA opted for its next crew to fly up on an older capsule, with liftoff now targeted for March 12. This older capsule had already been assigned to a private crew awaiting launch th... |
| 10.02.2025 | Health | Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions | The U.S. saw a rise in measles cases in 2024, including an outbreak in Chicago that sickened more than 60. This month, health officials in metro Atlanta are working to contain a measles case that spread to two unvaccinated family members.
T... |
| 10.02.2025 | HIV infections could jump over 6 times if US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says | In one Kenyan county, she said 550 HIV workers were immediately laid off, while thousands of others in Ethiopia were terminated, leaving health officials unable to track the epidemic.
She noted that the loss of U.S. funding to HIV programs ... |
| 10.02.2025 | New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says | A version known as B3.13 was confirmed in March after spreading to cattle in late 2023, scientists said. It has infected 962 cattle herds in 16 states, the vast majority of them in California.
The newer version, known as D1.1, was confirmed... |
| 10.02.2025 | Science | Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood | This photo provided by the European Space Agency shows a close-up view of the center of the NGC 6505 galaxy, with the bright Einstein ring aligned with it, captured by European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope. (European Space Agency v... |
| 08.02.2025 | The Tug of War: Climate Policy and Technological Breakthroughs in America | In the heart of America, two narratives clash. One is a political storm brewing over climate policy. The other is a scientific breakthrough illuminating the mysteries of nature. These stories reflect the tension between governance and innov... |
| 07.02.2025 | Bird Flu's New Threat: A Wake-Up Call for U.S. Agriculture | A new strain of bird flu has emerged in the United States, sending ripples through the agricultural community. The D1.1 version of the virus is not just a concern for poultry; it has now been detected in dairy cows. This is a wake-up call. ... |
| 07.02.2025 | Restaurants Food and Drink | How to cook the perfect boiled egg, according to science | Their final recipe involves transferring eggs in a steamer basket every two minutes between two bowls of water — one boiling and the other lukewarm at 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) — for a total of 32 minutes before cooling und... |
| 06.02.2025 | Bridging the Quantum Divide: A New Era in Technology and Health | In the heart of innovation, two stories emerge. One dances in the realm of quantum physics, while the other grapples with the stark realities of maternal health. Both narratives reveal the pulse of progress and the shadows of disparity. Qua... |
| 06.02.2025 | The Weight of Choices: Navigating Obesity Treatment in America | Obesity is a heavyweight issue in America. It’s not just a number on a scale; it’s a complex web of genetics, environment, and societal pressures. With over 100 million adults classified as obese, the nation is grappling with how to address... |
| 06.02.2025 | Science | Telescopes spy a monster radio jet streaming from a bright and early object in the universe | The double-sided radio wave is estimated to be at least 200,000 light-years across. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles.
Discovered just a few years ago, the quasar powering this jet formed when the universe was just 9% of its current age — ... |
| 06.02.2025 | Health | A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better | Then Capogrosso wondered if that same technology might help SMA in a similar way — by revving up related sensory nerves so they wake up damaged muscle cells, helping them move to combat wasting.
The Pitt researchers implanted electrodes ove... |
| 06.02.2025 | Health | Patients using diabetes apps can miss critical alerts. Here’s how to make sure you’re getting them | Roughly 37 million Americans have diabetes. People with the disease either don’t make enough insulin or they have become resistant to it.
Continuous glucose monitors are small devices that use a sensor under the skin to measure blood sugar,... |
| 06.02.2025 | Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows | The D1.1 version of the virus was the type linked to the first U.S. death tied to bird flu and a severe illness in Canada. A person in Louisiana died in January after developing severe respiratory symptoms following contact with wild and ba... |
| 06.02.2025 | ‘Voice of the CDC’ resumes publication, but experts worry about what they’re not hearing | Research on health effects of wildfires
One of the reports was about last year’s Maui wildfire. Researchers measured the blood of responding firefighters, looking for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The manmade chemicals have ... |
| 05.02.2025 | National Politics | VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump’s deferred resignation plan could make things worse | “Originally, I think people were like, ‘I’m out of here,’” said Burke, a physical therapist and American Federation of Government Employees leader. As more information came from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, it started sounding “... |
| 05.02.2025 | Health | Racial gap widened in deaths among US moms around the time of childbirth | 1. The maternal death rate for white women dropped from 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2022 to 14.5 per 100,000 in 2023.2. The rate for Black women went from 49.5 to a little above 50, though the report says that increase was not stat... |
| 05.02.2025 | Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’ | This photo provided by researchers shows a young green sea turtle with a satellite tag before release offshore of Venice, La., on April 12, 2012. The photo was made under protected species permit NMFS 16377. (Kate Mansfield via AP)
Eventual... |
| 04.02.2025 | Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mimics the moon’s gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight | The New Shepard rocket landed as planned following the late morning liftoff. The capsule with the experiments parachuted back to the desert to close out the 10-minute flight.
New Shepard alternates between flying passengers and experiments ... |
| 04.02.2025 | Science | How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon | Kring and his team estimate the asteroid was 15 miles (25 kilometers) across and that the energy needed to create these two canyons would have been more than 130 times that in the world’s current inventory of nuclear weapons.
Most of the ej... |
| 04.02.2025 | Health | Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump? | Some doctors and patients say they love how much simpler it is to get routine medical care and how some services can be cheaper. But public health experts caution not to think of direct primary care as a replacement for insurance, because t... |
| 03.02.2025 | WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal | The U.S. also covers 95% of WHO’s tuberculosis work in Europe and more than 60% of TB efforts in Africa, the Western Pacific and at the agency headquarters in Geneva, the document said.
At a separate private meeting on the impact of the U.S... |
| 31.01.2025 | The Healing Power of Paws: How Therapy Dogs Are Transforming Hospital Environments | In the bustling corridors of hospitals, where stress and anxiety often loom large, a new kind of therapy is wagging its tail. Therapy dogs are stepping into the fray, bringing a wave of calm and comfort to both medical staff and patients. T... |
| 31.01.2025 | National Politics | Health data, entire pages wiped from federal websites as Trump officials target ‘gender ideology’ | Related Articles
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| 31.01.2025 | National Politics | When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it | He worries that Kennedy could further damage public confidence in vaccines and “we will see return of diseases that we really haven’t seen much of and unfortunately children will suffer.”
Kennedy “in many ways demonstrated his lack of capac... |
| 31.01.2025 | Health | About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, new poll finds | The AP-NORC poll results indicate that even as doctors urge the drugs’ use, some Americans continue to have concerns about weight-loss drugs, particularly for teens and people who aren’t struggling with obesity.Using obesity drugs
According... |
| 30.01.2025 | The Future of Transplants: Pig Organs and Genetic Diversity | In a world where the demand for organ transplants outstrips supply, a glimmer of hope emerges from an unexpected source: pigs. The story of a woman named Looney, who received a genetically modified pig kidney, marks a significant milestone ... |
| 30.01.2025 | Science | Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032 | The asteroid will gradually fade from view over the next few months, according to NASA and the European Space Agency. Until then, some of the world’s most powerful telescopes will keep monitoring it to better determine its size and path. On... |
| 30.01.2025 | Science | NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together | That left the two test pilots, both retired Navy captains, in orbit until SpaceX can bring them home. That won’t happen until late March or early April, extending their mission to 10 months because of a SpaceX delay in launching their repla... |
| 30.01.2025 | Health | Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump’s executive order | Other hospitals told The Associated Press that their current practices would continue. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago said hospital officials are reviewing the order and “assessing any potential impact to the clinical services we offe... |
| 29.01.2025 | Science | Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world | Some if not all of the delicate salts found at Bennu — similar to what’s in the dry lakebeds of California’s Mojave Desert and Africa’s Sahara — would be stripped away if present in falling meteorites.
“This discovery was only possible by a... |
| 29.01.2025 | Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable | “When a species has different genetic solutions, it’s better able to deal with changes,” said David Nogués-Bravo at the University of Copenhagen, who was not involved in the study.FILE – Panther country, full of pine flat woods and saw palm... |
| 28.01.2025 | Who funds the World Health Organization? A list of its biggest donors | Here’s a list of WHO’s top donors:
U.S.: $958 million
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: $689 million
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance: $500 million
European Commission: $412 million
World Bank: $268 million
Germany: $324 million
United Kingdom... |
| 28.01.2025 | Health | Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: ‘Do I have ADHD?’ | Some doctors say the number of people coming in for evaluation is skyrocketing.
“Just in our clinic, requests for assessments have doubled in the last two years,” said Justin Barterian, a psychologist based at Ohio State University.
Here’s ... |
| 27.01.2025 | Health | The only person in the world with a functioning pig organ is thriving after a record 2 months | “We’re quite optimistic that this is going to continue to work and work well for, you know, a significant period of time,” he said.
Scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike to address a severe shortage of ... |
| 27.01.2025 | Health | CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal | His administration also told federal health agencies to stop most communications with the public through at least the end of the month.
“Stopping communications and meetings with WHO is a big problem,” said Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, a Universit... |
