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Channing Tatum to release 'Sparkella' children's book
Channing Tatum will publish "The One and Only Sparkella," a picture book inspired by his daughter, Everly, in 2021.
First treatment identified for fainting
Fainting affects one in two people during their lifetime. Those with recurrent episodes are often afraid to socialize or go to work. Today researchers report the first effective therapy.
Blood pressure-lowering is even more beneficial than previously thought
Blood pressure medication can prevent heart attacks and strokes - even in people with normal blood pressure.
Robin Williams 'wasn't in his right mind' before death, says widow
Susan Schneider Williams, the widow of Robin Williams, discussed the late actor's unwitting struggle with Lewy body dementia.
Pregnant women's flu vaccines don't raise risk of autism, study confirms
Pregnant women are understandably worried about everything that goes into their bodies. But here's one worry they can cross off that list: flu shots.
Elderly people protected against respiratory infections by BCG vaccine
The BCG vaccine has a broad, stimulating effect on the immune system. BCG is frequently given to children, but a new study shows that elderly people also benefit from it.
Health Canada changes course on COVID-19 testing at home
Health Canada is willing to consider approving home COVID-19 tests to screen for the novel coronavirus, a spokesperson for the minister of health told Reuters, in a win for public...
Face shields, masks with vents less effective at limiting COVID-19 spread, study finds
Cloth or surgical masks are more effective than clear plastic face shields or masks with exhalation valves in preventing COVID-19 spread, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the journal...
Detecting small amounts of virus in early infections
Diagnostic devices that are used at home or in doctors' offices are often not sensitive enough to detect small amounts of a virus that might be present in samples from...
Face shields, masks with valves ineffective against COVID-19 spread: study
If the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines aren't enough to convince you that face shields alone shouldn't be used to stop the spread of COVID-19,...
New feline vaccination guidelines
The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) convened a panel of experts to update the 2013 AAFP Feline Vaccination Advisory Panel Report. The...
Blazers' Damian Lillard, fiancee expecting twin boy, girl
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard and his fiancee are expecting twins.
How regulations meant to increase poor, minority lending ultimately backfire
Over the years, policymakers have enacted consumer protection laws and regulations to ensure better access to credit for low-income and minority consumers at fair lending rates. While these regulations make...
Study: Only the Most Aggressive COVID-19 Responses Reduced Cases, Deaths in the U.S.
In the United States, there has not been a COVID-19 response so much as a multitude of micro-responses. With no comprehensive national plan to unify them, local and state governments...
Stem Cell Trial Tests Treatment for Often-Fatal COVID-19 Lung Damage
Researchers are studying whether cells drawn from deep inside our bones may hold hope for the sickest of COVID-19 patients who have severe lung injury called acute respiratory distress syndrome,...
Chiefs extend contracts of coach Reid, GM Veach through 2025
The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs have made another move to keep their current structure in place with six-year contract extensions for coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett...
CDC's missteps are causing people to lose trust in a great institution
Recent actions by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have led many in public health to call into question the integrity of the CDC's leadership as they ignore...
Ed Sheeran announces birth of baby girl Lyra
Ed Sheeran announced on Instagram Tuesday that his wife, Cherry Seaborn, has given birth to their first child, a baby girl named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.
Brainstem protein mediates exercise-based stress relief
Exercise fights off stress by increasing levels of the brain protein galanin.
Gallup/West Health poll: Half of Americans worried about medical bankruptcy
About half of Americans in the COVID-19 era fear a health-related incident could drive them into bankruptcy, according to a new survey Tuesday by Gallup and West Health.
NFL takes over Washington Football Team investigation
The NFL is now handling the investigation into claims of sexual harassment within the Washington Football Team workplace.
'Attack helicopters' an online subculture to watch out for
While trolls have been around almost as long as the Internet, "incels" are a more recent and distinctly different cyber sub-culture which warrants more study says a QUT researcher.
Doctors Chase Treatment for Kids Threatened by Dangerous COVID-19 Syndrome
Physicians are comparing ad hoc solutions for reducing massive inflammation that can cripple organs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Op-Ed: How politics and muddled CDC messaging helped doom U.S. efforts to fight coronavirus
Confused by the revised CDC guidelines on fighting the coronavirus? Me too, and I'm a doctor.
Letters to the Editor: Warp-speed vaccine manufacturing sickened 40,000 kids with polio in the 1950s
A reader who became sick with polio after being vaccinated in 1955 warns of the perils of rushing a COVID-19 vaccine.
Study: Gun licensing laws linked to reduced murders, suicides
Handgun licensing laws in U.S. states lead to fewer gun-related homicides and suicides, a new study finds.
Taste for sugar changes as children get older, study says
Young people seldom say a food or drink is "too sweet." A new study suggests that may be because they're less sensitive to sugar than adults and prefer more of...
AstraZeneca enters late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial
Multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced it has started Phase III clinical trials in the United States of its COVID-19 candidate vaccine.