ScienceHealthScienceHealthExperimental Pill Shows Promise Against Leukemia in Early TrialAbout a third of patients with relapsed or refractory acute leukemia experienced complete remission after taking the…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 16, 2023
ScienceHealthScienceHealthThe Latest HIV Cure Is the First of Its KindThe "New York Patient" has been free of HIV for six years after a stem cell transplant.ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 16, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthTikTok Is An Awful Source of Monkeypox Info, Study FindsResearchers found that TikTok videos about the emerging disease were "frequently unreliable and incomplete."ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 15, 2023Comments (6)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthCaffeine Might Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and ObesityA new study found that people genetically predisposed to high blood caffeine levels were less likely to develop…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 14, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthA Common Dry-Cleaning Chemical Might Be Causing Parkinson's, Scientists SaySome evidence suggests that trichloroethylene, or TCE, is an invisible cause of the devastating neurological…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 14, 2023Comments (6)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthA Bad Night's Sleep Could Weaken Your Response to VaccinesResearch found a link between little sleep and a poorer response to vaccines, though more work is needed to…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 13, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthStudy of Erections Finds 'Growers Versus Showers' Are a Real ThingUrologists took ultrasounds of hundreds of penises to come up with a scientific definition of the phenomenon.ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 13, 2023Comments (85)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthHow Fungi Could Cause the Next PandemicThe Last of Us may be more real than you think. The spread of fungal pathogens in humans and other species are a…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 10, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthGet Tested for Hepatitis B at Least Once, CDC Says in New AdviceAs many as 2.5 million Americans are living with chronic hepatitis B today, with most not knowing it, according to…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 9, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthBernie Sanders Introduces Bill That Would Cap All Insulin Prices at $20Eli Lilly recently dropped the copay price of the diabetes drug Humalog to $35 a month, but it’s not the only…ByKyle BarrPublishedMarch 9, 2023Comments (14)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthThese Killer Germs Could Be Lurking In Your LawnAnthrax, tetanus, and brain-eating amoebas are just some of the dangers that lie hidden in dirt.ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 9, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthOh Good, a New Way That Ticks Can Make Us SickA recent study documents the likely first U.S. case of tickborne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia lonestari…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 8, 2023Comments (11)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthFlorida Man Dies from Rare Brain-Eating Infection Caught From Tap WaterHealth officials say the man likely contracted the dangerous amoeba by rinsing his nose with unboiled tap water.ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 2, 2023Comments (10)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthScientists Say They've Created a Better, Possibly Safer SunscreenAn experimental UV filter protected mice from sunburns better than existing products, while also being non-toxic to…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 2, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthWashington Woman to Be Arrested After Refusing Tuberculosis TreatmentThe woman has refused treatment for the contagious illness for over a year and disobeyed court orders to stay…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 1, 2023Comments (49)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthDrugmaker Eli Lilly Plans to Cut Insulin Prices by 70%Eli Lilly, a U.S. drugmaker is capping the cost of Insulin at $35 per month for seniors with Medicare.ByNikki MainUpdatedMarch 1, 2023Comments (10)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthWhat to Know About the Study Linking a Popular Artificial Sweetener to Cardiovascular DiseaseA team says erythritol, a keto-friendly sweetener, may be linked to a higher risk of strokes and heart disease, but…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 1, 2023Comments (17)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthCDC Sounds the Alarm: A Diarrhea Superbug Is Resisting Drugs and Spreading FastCases of extensively drug-resistant Shigella are becoming more common in the U.S., while an outbreak in Cape Verde…ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 27, 2023Comments (38)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthU.S. Man's Death Suggests Deadly Tick Virus Is Spreading to New RegionsThe rare Heartland virus likely killed a man in 2021, in the first case traced to the Maryland and Virginia area.ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 24, 2023Comments (11)
ScienceHealthScienceHealth11-Year-Old Girl Dies of Bird Flu as Officials Investigate Potential SpreadA girl and her father in Cambodia tested positive for H5N1. The child's death marks the second human death linked to…ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 24, 2023Comments (1)