Despite efforts to fight formula price-gouging, desperate families are paying top dollar
Every month, like clockwork, Renee Steiber got formula delivered to her home in the Chicago…
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The damage to the human body caused by firearms
One of the most memorable lectures during my first year…
Moderna says updated Covid-19 vaccine booster shows stronger antibody response against Omicron
Moderna said on Wednesday its bivalent Covid-19 vaccine booster that contained a vaccine targeting the…
Hospitals grapple with shortage of crucial component for medical imaging tests
A shortage of a key component for some crucial imaging tests such…
Eating meat without slaughtering animals may be in our future
What if there was a way to eat meat without farming and killing billions of animals per year, contributing to the climate crisis and risking high cholesterol levels?"Cultivated meat is real meat grown directly from animal cells," Uma Valeti, founder…
The 'Benjamin Button' effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans
In molecular biologist David Sinclair's lab at Harvard Medical School, old mice are growing young again.Using proteins that can turn an adult cell into a stem cell, Sinclair and his team have reset aging cells in mice to earlier versions…
'Ghost heart': Built from the scaffolding of a pig and the patient's cells, this cardiac breakthrough may soon be ready for transplant into humans
The first time molecular biologist Doris Taylor saw heart stem cells beat in unison in a petri dish, she was spellbound."It actually changed my life," said Taylor, who directed regenerative medicine research at Texas Heart Institute in Houston until 2020.…
Monkeypox outbreak reaches 257 confirmed cases worldwide, WHO says
The World Health Organization has received reports of 257 confirmed monkeypox cases and about 120 suspected…
It turns out money may buy some happiness
A few weeks ago, I found myself flying on a trapeze high above Manhattan. Why the heck was I there? Well,…
Global toll of sudden, mysterious hepatitis in children rises to 650 cases
The World Health Organization reported Friday that there are at least 650 cases…
CDC identifies 9 monkeypox cases in 7 states
The US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention is investigating more cases of monkeypox across the United…
More baby formula is heading to store shelves as early as this weekend
More baby formula is expected on store shelves as soon as this weekend through a variety of government…
Children are more likely to succeed if they live in this type of environment
Children with strong family connections are associated with a high likelihood of flourishing in life, a new…
CDC signs off on boosters for 5-11-year-olds
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on boosters for 5- to…
What is monkeypox and its signs and symptoms?
An extremely rare disease called monkeypox, a cousin of smallpox, has again made its way to…
Desperate families turn to hospitals when their hunt for formula comes up dry
Three-year-old Alexis Tyler survives on Gerber Lil Crunchies cheese puffs and the chocolate flavor of a specialty…
Covid-19 wastewater surveillance is promising tool, but critical challenges remain
Covid-19 surveillance is at a crossroads in the United States. With at-home tests now outnumbering those done…
More than 1 million people have died of Covid-19 in the US
More than one million people have now died of Covid-19 in the US since…
Patients charged hundreds of dollars to get Covid drugs already paid for by taxpayers
For more than a year, Americans have been vaccinated for free against Covid-19, but many of the nation's…
The US is running a fever. Which way will it go?
This moment in time, like so many during the last two-plus years of the pandemic, is…
