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Lessons from a pandemic
The initial surge of COVID-19 patients in Boston-area hospitals has passed, but ...
How to understand COVID-19-related loss of smell
Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is the main neurological symptom and ...
Vaccines may arrive in record time, but the virus has been faster
Scientists have created candidate vaccines, which eventually could protect billions of people ...
Portable clotting agent slows internal bleeding by 97% in mice
When it comes to traumatic injuries, it’s a race against time. A ...
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FDA panel member offers closer look at Pfizer vaccine for kids
Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday that their coronavirus vaccine, already authorized for ...
Experts note rise in alcohol use among older adults
As the baby boomer generation moves into retirement age, it is expected ...
Epidemiologist predicts pathway out of the pandemic
In the next six months, it’s likely that every American will be ...
Unvaccinated older people leave northern states vulnerable to COVID surge
A Harvard infectious diseases expert says that vaccination rates among the elderly ...
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Siren call of daylight saving must be resisted, scientists say
The clock, not the steam engine, is the key machine of the modern industrial age. —Lewis Mumford, 1934 Forget long, ...
An avocado a week may lower heart disease risk
People who eat two or more servings of avocado each week may lower their risk of cardiovascular disease compared to ...
Former CDC directors discuss the future of the agency
On Monday, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, announced that the agency will undergo ...
A diversity lag in U.S. medicine includes stalled progress for Black men
As female representation rose dramatically in U.S. medical schools, the number of Black men in academic medicine stagnated or decreased, ...
