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New Zealand Hospitals Discharged Their Only Remaining Covid-19 Patient

New Zealand continues to be one of the few success stories during the covid-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, health officials announced that the country’s sole remaining patient hospitalized with covid-19 was discharged. The good news is more validation of the country’s aggressive strategy to try eliminating the disease within their borders, rather than simply contain it.…

Health Ed Cara

Study Finds Vaping Puts an ‘Incredible Amount of Stress’ on Mouth Bacteria

Vaping’s potential harms may extend beyond the lungs, a new study published on Wednesday in Science Advances suggests. Looking at the mouths of young healthy vapers, the study found evidence of drastic changes to the oral microbiome—changes that could raise their future risk of gum disease. Smoking is well known to seriously damage our mouth’s…

Health Ed Cara

Only Half of Americans Say They’ll Get Vaccinated for Covid-19, According to New Poll

Only about half of Americans say that they’d like to get vaccinated for the new coronavirus if or when a vaccine becomes available, according to a new poll from the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll, which was conducted between May 14-18, is a troubling sign that Americans may…

Health Matt Novak

Pregnant Women With Covid-19 May Have Higher Risk of Placenta Injury, Study Finds

A small study suggests that women who contract covid-19 while pregnant may be at higher risk for complications. Compared to uninfected women, women with covid-19 had a greater chance of injury to their placenta, the study found. Infectious diseases like covid-19 can oftentimes be especially risky to pregnant women and their babies. Germs like rubella…

Health Ed Cara

World Health Organization Halts Trials of Trump’s ‘Miracle’ Covid-19 Drug, Citing Safety Concerns

The World Health Organization (WHO) is temporarily suspending clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as an experimental coronavirus treatment amid mounting safety concerns. Surprising no one, it appears the antimalarial drug might not be the “miracle” covid-19 treatment that President Donald Trump has hyped it up to be. Other potential treatments involved in the agency’s so-called solidarity…

Health Alyse Stanley

Here Are Some Upsetting Parasites

The world is filled with disturbing creatures that slither, crawl, and scuttle. But few things are more dreadful to the imagination than the animals, fungi, and other assorted organisms whose sole purpose in life is to invade and feed off the lives of others. Here are some of the creepiest parasites in the animal kingdom.

Health Ed Cara

Trump: Churches Are ‘Essential’ and Should Reopen Immediately Because I Said So

In his latest push to quickly reopen America despite all evidence suggesting that that’s a pretty dumb idea, President Donald Trump declared places of worship “essential” and called for reopenings nationwide this weekend, even as several areas remain under coronavirus lockdowns. During an impromptu press conference Friday, Trump threatened to “override” any state leaders who…

Health Alyse Stanley

New York May Have Fueled Pandemic by Moving Over 4,300 Coronavirus Patients Into Nursing Homes

Over 4,300 people who were recovering from coronavirus were sent to nursing homes under a New York Health Department directive, possibly accelerating outbreaks in those institutions that claimed over 5,800 nursing and adult care facilities throughout the state, the Associated Press reported on Friday. Much remains unknown about the coronavirus, but that the elderly are…

Health Tom McKay

Latest Coronavirus Science: Outlook for Hydroxychloroquine Just Gets Worse

Here’s our roundup of the latest developments and research into covid-19, including more insight into its deadly effects on the body, how ready U.S. states are for reopening, and a massively disappointing result for two potential treatments that were once hailed as “game-changers” by President Trump. More bad news for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine Update 6/4/2020:…

Health Ed Cara

Ford Told Trump to Wear Mask During Factory Tour, Let Him Tour Factory Without One

Cluck, cluck, cluck, puk puk pukaaak—that’s the sound a Ford makes, apparently. On Tuesday, the auto manufacturer allowed Donald Trump to roam its Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan without wearing a mask during the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s despite Ford saying it had previously informed the White House that all visitors to…

Health Tom McKay

The CDC Is Screwing Up How We Count Covid-19 Testing Numbers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with several states, are muddling the statistics on covid-19 testing, according to reporting from The Atlantic and other media outlets. They have combined the results of two different types of tests in their tallies released to the public, only one of which is used to confirm an…

Health Ed Cara

Report: CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield Concerned Trump Admin Has It Out for Him

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield is on thin ice at the White House, according to a Wednesday report by CNN, with sources telling the network Redfield is personally concerned that he may be out of a job during the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, White House trade adviser…

Health Tom McKay

Covid-19 Has Cut the Life Expectancy of New Yorkers by 5 Years, Report Estimates

A report released Wednesday provides some early insight into the damage covid-19 has already wrought on one of the hardest-hit regions: New York City. It concludes that the first wave of the outbreak has shaved five years off the life expectancy of NYC residents. The report was created by Vital Strategies, a nonprofit organization founded…

Health Ed Cara

Researchers Control Monkeys’ Decisions With Bursts of Ultrasonic Waves

High-frequency sound waves aimed at specific brain regions can influence monkey behavior, according to a new study. The finding complicates our conceptions of free will, but this research could yield new insights into the brain and new treatments for disorders such as addiction. New research published today in Science Advances suggests pulses of ultrasonic waves…

Health George Dvorsky

It Was Definitely a Great Time to Hold a ‘Go Topless Jeep Weekend’ at Crystal Beach in Texas

The weather was perfect, the booze was flowing, and the big cars were going vroom vroom: What possible reason was there for the annual Go Topless Jeep Weekend at Bolivar Peninsula’s Crystal Beach in Southeast Texas not to go forward this past weekend? Jeep Weekend, baby!!! I can think of no reason why this was…

Health Tom McKay

Study Finds Coronavirus Could Spread Via Poop, Which Is Often Just Floating Through the Air

New research out this week suggests that feces can spread covid-19. The study found that infectious viral particles can survive in fecal matter taken from patients, but it’s still unknown how common a transmission path this might be. Scientists have occasionally reported finding RNA traces of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes covid-19, in the feces…

Health Ed Cara

Fox News Guest Says Respiratory Disease Epidemics Just Go Away in Five Weeks

Fox News host Laura Ingraham had a guest on Monday who told viewers that respiratory disease epidemics, like our current coronavirus pandemic, just go away after two to five weeks and then you don’t need to think about them anymore because everyone is immune. The interview was bizarre, to say the least, even for a…

Health Matt Novak

Welp, He’s Taking It or Faking It

Donald Trump is taking unproven coronavirus treatment hydroxychloroquine as as a preventative against the virus, according to Donald Trump. The president, in addition to floating bleach injections and blasting UV light into the body as other dubious possibilities for SARs-CoV-2 treatment, has flouted scientific caution and repeatedly declared hydroxychloroquine a possible “miracle” drug. He has…

Health Tom McKay

Symptom Checker Apps Are Awful at Guessing the Right Illness, Study Finds

Using the internet to diagnose your latest health concern is, perhaps unsurprisingly, not all that effective. A new study from scientists in Australia tested more than two dozen so-called symptom checker apps and found that they correctly diagnosed a hypothetical person’s illness barely over one-third of the time. Apps designed to tell someone if they…

Health Ed Cara

An Experimental Vaccine for Covid-19 Shows Early Promise in Human Trial

An experimental vaccine for covid-19 is showing some promising (though still very preliminary) results in people, according to its manufacturer. On Monday, biotech company Moderna announced its incomplete findings from a Phase 1 clinical trial of the vaccine candidate, called mRNA-1273. The trial found that the vaccine was overall tolerable and safe, and many of…

Health Ed Cara

New Zealand Hospitals Discharged Their Only Remaining Covid-19 Patient

Study Finds Vaping Puts an ‘Incredible Amount of Stress’ on Mouth Bacteria

Only Half of Americans Say They’ll Get Vaccinated for Covid-19, According to New Poll

Pregnant Women With Covid-19 May Have Higher Risk of Placenta Injury, Study Finds

World Health Organization Halts Trials of Trump’s ‘Miracle’ Covid-19 Drug, Citing Safety Concerns

Here Are Some Upsetting Parasites

Trump: Churches Are ‘Essential’ and Should Reopen Immediately Because I Said So

New York May Have Fueled Pandemic by Moving Over 4,300 Coronavirus Patients Into Nursing Homes

Latest Coronavirus Science: Outlook for Hydroxychloroquine Just Gets Worse

Ford Told Trump to Wear Mask During Factory Tour, Let Him Tour Factory Without One

The CDC Is Screwing Up How We Count Covid-19 Testing Numbers

Report: CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield Concerned Trump Admin Has It Out for Him

Covid-19 Has Cut the Life Expectancy of New Yorkers by 5 Years, Report Estimates

Researchers Control Monkeys’ Decisions With Bursts of Ultrasonic Waves

It Was Definitely a Great Time to Hold a ‘Go Topless Jeep Weekend’ at Crystal Beach in Texas

Study Finds Coronavirus Could Spread Via Poop, Which Is Often Just Floating Through the Air

Fox News Guest Says Respiratory Disease Epidemics Just Go Away in Five Weeks

Welp, He’s Taking It or Faking It

Symptom Checker Apps Are Awful at Guessing the Right Illness, Study Finds

An Experimental Vaccine for Covid-19 Shows Early Promise in Human Trial

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‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

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The First Proper ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer Is a ’90s Anime Fever Dream

JBL PartyBox Club 120 Speaker Drops Back to Black Friday Pricing for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale Only

YouTuber Resolves Fraternal Disagreement With Excavator and Hilariously Large Sword

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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