ScienceHealthScienceHealthThere's Now an At-Home Test for Chlamydia and GonorrheaThe Simple 2 test costs between $58 and $99 a kit.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 27, 2023Comments (7)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthStrange Spike of Child Pneumonia Cases in China Likely Not a Novel Pathogen, Officials SayLocal officials told the World Health Organization that the outbreaks are most likely a rebound of common germs.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 27, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthScientists May Have Figured Out Why Red Wine Gives You a HeadacheA common nutrient in red wine could explain why the stuff rapidly leads to headache in some people.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 23, 2023Comments (13)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthWhat Happens When Your Body Becomes a Sensory Deprivation Chamber?The brain and body impacts of multiple sensory loss are poorly understood by science but strongly felt by the people…ByLauren LefferPublishedNovember 23, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthYour Tastebuds Help Tell You When to Stop Eating, New Research SuggestsScientists thought signals from the gut tell us when we're full. A new study finds the tongue plays a role, too.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 23, 2023Comments (6)
ScienceHealthScienceHealth7 'Unhealthy' Foods That Are Actually FineEggs, MSG, milk, and other foods have been unfairly vilified over the years.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 22, 2023Comments (228)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19There May Be a Treatment for Covid Loss of SmellSome patients given a kind of nerve block experienced a substantially improved sense of smell afterward.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 21, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthSay Goodbye to Those Absurd Side-Effects Readouts in Drug CommercialsThe FDA finalized a rule that will require a drug’s side effects to be "presented in a clear, conspicuous, and…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 21, 2023Comments (89)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthInsecticides Help Drive Down Men's Sperm Counts, New Review SuggestsScientists looked at data from 25 studies and found a clear association between exposure to two insecticide classes…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 15, 2023Comments (14)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthCholesterol-Lowering Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise in First Human TrialPeople given the highest doses of a CRISPR-based gene therapy saw a noticeable drop in their levels of LDL-C, which…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 13, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthStop Letting Your Babies Play With Dog FoodAt least seven cases of salmonella caused by babies interacting with dog food have been reported. The outbreak is…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 10, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthMore Parents Are Finding Excuses to Not Vaccinate Their Kids, CDC Data ShowsThe percentage of parents claiming exemptions for their children has risen nationwide this year, and the coverage…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 10, 2023Comments (31)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthWorld’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is a SuccessSix months after the procedure, 46-year-old Aaron James' new left eye is surviving, though his sight has not been…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 9, 2023Comments (17)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthOutdoor Work Is Major Cause of Skin Cancer DeathsA WHO report estimates that 1 in 3 non-melanoma deaths annually can be attributed to working outdoors without UV…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 9, 2023Comments (12)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthLots of People May Carry Life-Shortening Genetic VariantsA study in Iceland found that about 1 in 25 have variations clearly linked to a higher risk of conditions like…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 8, 2023Comments (13)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthFDA Approves a New Obesity Drug Poised to Dethrone WegovyIn clinical trials, Eli Lilly's tirzepatide was found to help people lose upwards of 20% of their weight in…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 8, 2023Comments (21)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthThere's Now a Tampon That Can Test for STIsDaye has just launched a new at-home, tampon-based test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other common STIs, though it's…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 7, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthSuper Gonorrhea May Have Met Its NemesisA new Phase III trial has found that zoliflodacin can effectively treat the bacterial infection that has become…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 3, 2023Comments (19)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthMonkeypox Has Been Evolving in Humans Since at Least 2016, Study FindsNew evidence suggests the virus was evolving and spreading in people long before it became a global epidemic in 2022.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 3, 2023Comments (7)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthScientists Might Know Why You Feel Loopy After an All-NighterIn new research with mice, researchers have found that sleepless nights seem to trigger strong, but short-lasting…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 2, 2023Comments (1)