ScienceHealthScienceHealthNew Research Links Common Cold Viruses With Rare But Life-Threatening Clotting ConditionScientists in the U.S. and Canada have found evidence in two recent cases that adenovirus infection can cause a…ByEd CaraPublishedSeptember 20, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthCDC Walks Back Monkeypox Advice, No Longer Tells Travelers to Mask UpThe change in language came days after the agency first noted that wearing a mask can help "protect you from many…ByEd CaraPublishedJune 8, 2022Comments (10)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthCDC Says You Should Wear a Mask While Traveling—for MonkeypoxThe CDC has raised the threat level for monkeypox, as more than 1,000 cases have been identified worldwide.ByEd CaraPublishedJune 6, 2022Comments (18)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Vast Majority of Long Covid Patients Were Never Hospitalized, Report FindsThree-fourths of diagnosed long covid patients avoided hospitalization, according to an analysis of private…ByEd CaraPublishedMay 18, 2022Comments (7)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19'Long Haul' Covid Patients See Some Relief in 4-Week Treatment ProgramIn a small trial, long covid patients who received occupational therapy reported improvements in their daily…ByEd CaraPublishedApril 25, 2022Comments (12)
Tech NewsNewsTech NewsNewsTesla's Shanghai Factory Will Reportedly Force Employees to Sleep at WorkAfter restarting production, the company seems desperate to make up for lost time.ByPassant RabiePublishedApril 18, 2022Comments (61)
Tech NewsTech NewsTo the Disappointment of Swab Sickos Everywhere, FDA Green Lights First Breath Test for Covid-19“Come back to me,” says the old cotton swab test sitting lonely on the shelf. “Remember all the good times we had?”ByKyle BarrPublishedApril 15, 2022Comments (7)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthCovid-19 Raises Risk of Lingering and Serious Blood Clotting, Swedish Study FindsCovid-19 patients, even those with mild illness, were more likely to experience bleeding and other clotting issues…ByEd CaraPublishedApril 8, 2022Comments (4)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Mild Covid-19 Linked to Increased Inflammation in Cells Months Later, Study FindsScientists found that certain immune cells were more prone to inflammation three to five months after mild covid-19,…ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 14, 2022Comments (5)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Over 18 Million People Have Died From the Pandemic, Large Study EstimatesThe pandemic "has been more devastating" than official numbers show, the researchers say.ByEd CaraPublishedMarch 11, 2022Comments (13)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19The CDC Will Once Again Stop Asking People to Mask Up: ReportFor the second time in two years, the CDC is expected to announce that it will no longer recommend most Americans…ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 25, 2022Comments (72)
io9io9CDC Confirms Power of Anime (and Ventilation) Prevented NYC Con From Being an Omicron SuperspreaderThis is extremely good news not just for Anime NYC, but for cons across the country.ByRob BrickenPublishedFebruary 18, 2022Comments (29)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Covid-19 Survivors Face a Higher Risk of Future Heart Problems, Large Study FindsThe increased odds of stroke, heart attack, and other complications are highest for those hospitalized, but even…ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 10, 2022Comments (12)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Antihistamines Could Help Some Long Covid Patients, New Research SuggestsA new case report offers anecdotal evidence that antihistamines may be worth exploring as a potential treatment for…ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 8, 2022Comments (4)
ScienceHealthScienceHealthScientists Deliberately Infected People With Covid-19: Here's What Happened to ThemThe findings might show that people become sick sooner after infection than we thought, and remain infectious more…ByEd CaraPublishedFebruary 3, 2022Comments (13)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Does Covid-19 Trigger Diabetes in Children? Here's What the Research Shows So FarRecent studies strengthen the link between the virus and new-onset type 1 diabetes, but experts caution that no…ByEd CaraPublishedJanuary 28, 2022Comments (6)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19We're Not In the Pandemic 'Endgame' Yet, WHO Chief WarnsThe acute phase of the pandemic could end in 2022, but only if we vaccinate enough of the world, Tedros Adhanom…ByEd CaraPublishedJanuary 24, 2022Comments (40)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Experimental Nasal Spray Could Provide Temporary Protection Against Covid-19In a petri dish and in mice, the spray stopped all variants of the coronavirus, even Omicron, from infecting cells…ByEd CaraPublishedJanuary 10, 2022Comments (11)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19U.S. Doctors, Labs Report Cases of 'Flurona' as Viruses Team UpInfluenza has returned after a year off, and some unlucky people are getting co-infected by the flu and covid-19.ByEd CaraPublishedJanuary 5, 2022Comments (20)
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19U.S. Covid-19 Hospitalizations Hit 100,000 as Omicron Rages OnBoth Delta and Omicron are making this winter peak different from past surges.ByEd CaraPublishedJanuary 4, 2022Comments (19)