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Baby albino kangaroo missing from German zoo
Officials at a German zoo said a baby albino kangaroo disappeared from her enclosure and is feared to have been stolen.
Study questions need to wait days to give baby new foods
Current guidelines on introducing solid foods to babies may hamper efforts to prevent food allergies, researchers say.
CDC: American Indians, Alaska Natives 3 times more likely to get COVID-19
American Indians and Alaska Natives are more than three times as likely to get COVID-19 than White Americans, a new report released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Harvard program gives legal advice on immigration
Growing up in his native Lebanon, he worried about being outed as a gay man in a homophobic land. After finishing his undergraduate in biochemistry and a master’s in France, he came to the U.S. to pursue...
Look: Netherlands fights 'wild peeing' with hemp-filled public urinals
The capital of the Netherlands has installed hemp-filled urinals in public outdoor locations around the city as a means of combating the longtime problem of "wild peeing."
Flu shots for kids protect everybody, study shows
When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows.
The surprising story of the salesman who became L.A.'s first known COVID-19 patient
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Los Angeles was a man from Wuhan, China, who was hospitalized in a secret ward in January and remained the sole patient diagnosed...
CDC: Secondary transmission of COVID-19 at childcare sites 'limited,' but can disrupt
Secondary transmission of COVID-19 at childcare sites was "limited," but still disrupted operations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Eating disorders cost billions in the U.S.
Eating disorders -- such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge-eating disorder -- cost the U.S. economy nearly $65 billion in one recent year, a new report shows.
Pfizer, BioNTech: COVID-19 vaccine candidate on track for review in October
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and partner BioNTech say their COVID-19 vaccine candidate is on track for regulatory review as soon as October, if it continues to provide positive results.
Stress, anger may worsen heart failure
If you suffer from heart failure, try to stay calm. Stress and anger may make your condition worse, a new study suggests.
'Selfies' could be used to detect heart disease
Sending a 'selfie' to the doctor could be a cheap and simple way of detecting heart disease, according to researchers. Their study is the first to show that it's possible...
Firefighters exposed to more potentially harmful chemicals than previously thought
A new Oregon State University study suggests that firefighters are more likely to be exposed to potentially harmful chemicals while on duty compared to off duty. The on-duty firefighters in...
Why obeying orders can make us do terrible things
War atrocities are sometimes committed by ‘normal’ people obeying orders. Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience measured brain activity while participants inflicted pain and found that obeying orders reduced...
‘Selfies’ could be used to detect heart disease
Sending a “selfie” to the doctor could be a cheap and simple way of detecting heart disease, according to the authors of a new study published today (Friday) in the European...
Study: Remdesivir doesn't boost outcomes in moderate pneumonia from COVID-19
Remdesivir does not improve clinical outcomes in people hospitalized with moderate pneumonia from COVID-19, a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open found.
Inconsistencies in data presentation could harm efforts against COVID-19
Since COVID-19 emerged late last year, there's been an enormous amount of research produced on this novel coronavirus disease. But the content publicly available for this data and the format...
Self-collected saliva and deep nasal swabs are equally effective for diagnosing COVID-19, study finds
Self-collected saliva and deep nasal swabs collected by healthcare providers are equally effective for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study.
Reproducing the pathophysiology of polycystic kidney disease from human iPS cells
A research project has successfully reproduced the pathogenesis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) from human iPS cells in vitro. Although cysts derived from renal tubules have been previously...
A gatekeeper against insulin resistance in the brain
The brain plays a major role in controlling our blood glucose levels. In type 2 diabetes this glucose metabolism brain control is often dysfunctional. A group of scientists has now...
South Korea police raid church at center of COVID-19 outbreak
South Korea police sent more than 200 officers to the church at the epicenter of a major COVID-19 outbreak following resistance from church members.
Three of five babies who die in infancy born to overweight mothers, CDC says
More than 60% of babies who die in infancy are born to mothers who were overweight or obese prior to becoming pregnant, according to figures released Friday by the U.S....
Bruce Arians: Gronkowski 'healed' from surgeries, looks the same as All-Pro years
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians says unretired tight end Rob Gronkowski has "healed" from multiple back surgeries and looks the "same" as he did five or six years ago,...
'Golden State Killer' Joseph DeAngelo to be sentenced after days of facing victims
Joseph DeAngelo, also known as the "Golden State Killer," will be sentenced in Northern California on Friday following three days of emotional impact statements given by victims and relatives.
What's in that wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?
If I dare to give the coronavirus credit for anything, I would say it has made people more conscious of the air they breathe.
Examining the potential of home food growing during lockdown
Can growing food at home help households to be more resilient to future lockdowns by ensuring access to healthy foods? How much can we grow at home and does this...
Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera diagnosed with skin cancer
Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
Column: Is a routine trip to the doctor or dentist now a health hazard?
Public-health experts say that, at least for a while, it may make more sense to connect with healthcare professionals via phone or video for routine visits. But don't skip your...