ScienceHealthScienceHealthAn Implant Made From Pig Skin Restored 19 People's Eyesight in Recent TrialThe biosynthetic material could make treatment for damaged corneas more affordable and available.ByEd CaraMonday 8:33PMComments (8)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthParalysis-Causing Polio Has Been Detected in NYC WastewaterThe results suggest that the debilitating and deadly virus, once made almost extinct, is now circulating among the…ByLauren LefferFriday 1:50PMComments (44)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthFirst Volunteers Set to Get Experimental Lyme Disease Vaccine in Large Clinical TrialThousands of people in the U.S. and Europe will receive a shot developed partly by Pfizer, designed to protect…ByEd Cara8/09/22 1:12PMComments (9)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthLyme Disease Is Surging in Parts of the U.S., Insurance Data SuggestsA new report shows that Lyme-related claims in rural areas have risen over 300% since 2007.ByEd Cara8/02/22 8:00AMComments (13)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthDeadly Tropical Bacteria Found in Continental U.S. Soil for the First TimeCDC officials documented melioidosis-causing bacteria in Mississippi. Two people were hospitalized and developed…ByEd Cara7/28/22 12:56PMComments (7)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthDon't Mistake These Skin Conditions for MonkeypoxScabies, shingles, poison ivy, and other ailments can cause skin to break out in unpleasant bumps and rashes.ByEd Cara7/05/22 1:31PMComments (4)Save
Field GuideField GuideThe Hardest Countries to Fly to From the US Right NowNot every country has fully opened back up yet—and conditions apply.ByDavid Nield6/30/22 3:30PMComments (8)Save
TechFacebookTechFacebookMeta Allowed Misleading Ads for Bogus Cancer Treatments on FacebookThe social media giant has said it doesn't allow ads with medical misinformation on its site, but "nonsense" cancer…ByLauren Leffer6/27/22 3:23PMComments (4)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthUK on Alert After Polio Detected in SewageNo cases have been found so far, but health officials put out a warning for communities with low vaccination rates.ByKyle Barr6/22/22 4:14PMComments (6)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthExperimental Transplant Procedure Allows 3 Kids to Live Without Immune-Suppressing DrugsNew research this week shows that children given a dual bone marrow and kidney transplant have been able to avoid…ByEd Cara6/16/22 4:31PMComments (2)Save
TechNewsTechNewsHow Anti-Vaxxers Made Justin Bieber the Latest 'Proof' of Their Conspiracy TheoriesAnti-vaxxers believe the singer developed Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which paralyzed half his face, due to the covid-19…ByJody Serrano6/16/22 1:59PMComments (15)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthRemarkable Drug Trial Ends With All 18 Patients Cancer-FreeAll patients treated with the drug are in remission, a result that seems unprecedented in cancer research.ByEd Cara6/07/22 12:37PMComments (35)Save
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 Cara6/06/22 4:04PMComments (27)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthExperimental Gene Treatment May Have Helped Shrink a Woman’s Advanced Pancreatic CancerA year later after getting a novel form of immunotherapy, Kathy Wilkes' metastasizing tumors have shrunk and remain…ByEd Cara6/02/22 4:10PMComments (13)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthA Man’s ‘Eczema’ Was Actually Caterpillar HairsDoctors say their patient was suffering from painful lesions, and they determined an unlikely cause: caterpillar…ByEd Cara6/01/22 2:32PMComments (1)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthIn a First, Surgeons Transplant Human Liver Preserved Outside the Body for 3 DaysThe technique has the potential to increase the number of livers available for transplantation, but further research…ByGeorge Dvorsky5/31/22 3:52PMComments (4)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthHere Are Some Other Emerging Diseases to Keep You Up at NightCovid-19 and monkeypox aren't the only germs out there that have public health experts worried.ByEd Cara5/26/22 6:00PMComments (6)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthFirst Patient Dosed With Experimental Cancer-Killing Virus in New TrialVaxinia has been shown to shrink cancer tumors in animals, but its real test starts now.ByEd Cara5/18/22 2:20PMComments (77)Save
ScienceHealthScienceHealthSIDS Is Still a Tragic Mystery, Despite Claims the 'Cause' Has Been FoundEarly media coverage of a new SIDS study is a clear-cut example of bad science journalism.ByEd Cara5/17/22 4:35PMComments (6)Save
ScienceHealthCovid-19ScienceHealthCovid-19Your Case of Omicron Might Have Super-Boosted Your Immunity—If You Were VaccinatedResearch suggests that vaccinated people who caught Omicron tend to develop more robust immunity to past and present…ByEd Cara5/16/22 12:54PMComments (56)Save