Pacers star Domantas Sabonis leaving NBA bubble due to serious foot injury

Indiana Pacers standout forward Domantas Sabonis is exiting the NBA's bubble in Orlando, Fla., because of a significant left foot injury.

After Times investigation, Newsom says nursing home inspectors will be tested for coronavirus

The governor's promise came after a Times report that the state hadn't tested its health inspectors who regularly visit nursing homes and could unwittingly spread the virus.

Getting under the skin of psoriasis

Psoriasis afflicts millions of people worldwide, but treatments are limited to small molecules like steroids, which can cause skin thinning and lose their effectiveness over time. Medical researchers have circumvented...

Heart transplants declined sharply during pandemic

Heart transplants, donor hearts, and transplant waitlists all fell sharply at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, researchers have found.

Sputum testing provides higher rate of COVID-19 detection

In a meta-analysis, researchers found that sputum was more accurate than nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs. The study also shows early testing increased rates of COVID-19 diagnosis.

Mild COVID-19 symptoms can last up to 3 weeks, CDC says

More than one-third of people with mild COVID-19 continue to experience symptoms for up to three weeks after receiving a diagnosis, according to figures released Friday by the CDC.

Watch: Viewer email leads TV reporter to thyroid cancer diagnosis

A Florida TV news reporter said she will be "forever grateful" to a sharp-eyed viewer whose email led to the discovery that she has thyroid cancer.

The pressure is on for COVID-19 vaccine trials to reflect U.S. diversity

People most at risk for disease are often left out of clinical trials. But demand grows for assurances that the COVID-19 vaccine trial be diverse.

California, other states 'are essentially three New Yorks,' White House's Birx says

White House COVID-19 advisor Dr. Deborah Birx compares California's surge to what New York experienced during the early days of the pandemic.

Triple negative breast cancer meets its match

One member of a larger family of oxygen sensing enzymes could offer a viable target for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), researchers report in a new study. The findings might...

Chief public health officer warns of pandemic 'fatigue' as COVID cases surge among young people

How to understand COVID-19-related loss of smell

Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is the main neurological symptom and one of the earliest and most commonly reported indicators of COVID-19. Studies suggest it better predicts the disease than other well-known...

Fine-tuning adoptive cell therapy for advanced cancers

Researchers identified a discordant phenomenon in which a subset of patients displayed profoundly decreased expression of the transgenic TCR over time, despite the transgenic TCR being present at the DNA...

Novel PFAS comprise 24% of those measured in blood of Wilmington, N.C. residents

Researchers detected novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) called ''fluoroethers'' in blood from residents of Wilmington, North Carolina. The fluoroethers represented 24% of the total PFAS detected in the blood...

'Everywhere you go you're at risk': As coronavirus surges, Orange County struggles to pinpoint sources of infection

Orange County tries to determine precisely where residents are being infected. Meanwhile, cases keep increasing.

Protecting nature could prevent the next pandemic

Deforestation is both an environmental and a health hazard. (Ales Krivec/Unsplash/)Follow all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage here, including tips on cleaning groceries, ways to tell if your symptoms are just allergies, and a...

One-quarter of drugs approved by FDA had reviewer objections

Roughly one in four drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had at least one reviewer express concerns over their use, according to an analysis published Friday by...

U.S. COVID-19 death toll tops 1,000 for third straight day

Florida on Friday reported its largest single-day figure for new hospital admissions for COVID-19 and deaths nationwide surpassed 1,000 for the third day in a row.

Health, well-being and food security of families deteriorating under COVID-19 stress

The ongoing disruptive changes from efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are having a substantial negative impact on the physical and mental well-being of parents and their children across...

High-deductible health plans and major cardiovascular outcomes

New research finds that individuals with cardiovascular disease risk factors who switched to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) did not experience increased risk of heart attack or stroke.

Pizza study shows body copes surprisingly well with one-off calorie indulgence

Young men can eat twice as much food as they need to feel 'full', research shows.

Will school temperature checks curb the spread of coronavirus?

This week, most students in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire returned to remote learning for term 3.

Phage therapy shows potential for treating prosthetic joint infections

Bacteriophages, or phages, may play a significant role in treating complex bacterial infections in prosthetic joints, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The findings suggest phage therapy could provide a...

Rapid COVID-19 test developed to detect neutralizing antibodies with high specificity and sensitivity

A unique and rapid SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus neutralisation test (sVNT) may be the much needed boost to current COVID-19 investigations to determine infection rate, herd immunity, predicted humoral protection, and...

Livestock expansion is a factor in global pandemics

A new study looks at the growth of global livestock farming and the threat to biodiversity, and the health risks to both humans and domesticated animals.

If relaxed too soon, physical distancing measures might have been all for naught

If physical distancing measures in the United States are relaxed while there is still no COVID-19 vaccine or treatment and while personal protective equipment remains in short supply, the number...

In cell studies, seaweed extract outperforms remdesivir in blocking COVID-19 virus

In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes COVID-19, an extract from edible seaweeds substantially outperformed remdesivir, the current standard antiviral used to combat the disease.

Scientists discover key to restricting antibiotic resistant bacteria

Antibiotic resistance poses a significant threat to human health on a global scale. It has been predicted that resistant infections will cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050. Given...