A cruise ship is waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak
A cruise ship with nearly 150 people is waiting for help off Cape Verde’s coast in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died and three
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Can Ivermectin and Mebendazole Treat Cancer?
A Closer Look at a Viral Claim The post Can Ivermectin and Mebendazole Treat Cancer? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Dr. Vinay Prasad Said He Would Deliver New COVID Vaccine RCTs. He Failed and Should STFU.
It turns out that Tweeting about RCTs 100+ times is a lot easier than delivering even a single RCT. The post Dr. Vinay Prasad Said
‘I went undercover to expose dangerous advice given to parents’
Alison Scott-Wright, also known as ‘The Magic Sleep Fairy’ has appeared on TV giving advice around improving the sleep of babies.
Using symptom dimensions may provide more precise, personalized mental health care
A researcher from the University of Kansas has led a large-scale study of university undergraduates to better understand how psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety
Climate change likely to drive rodent-borne arenaviruses into parts of South America
Climate change is likely to drive rodent-borne arenaviruses into parts of South America that have never faced these diseases, putting new communities of people at
AI and polarized light improve early detection of keratoconus
Keratoconus is a progressive eye disease that weakens and thins the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye. In its early, subclinical stage, the
Virginia Tech researcher wins NIH award to study metabolic brain health
Mary Elizabeth Baugh, a research scientist with Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Mentored Research
Ballroom dancers’ brains sync up while moving together
Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered something that experienced ballroom dancers have long known: When dancers are in tune with each other
NIH grant fuels NYU Langone efforts to accelerate medical research discoveries
NYU Langone Health has been awarded a nearly $70 million, seven-year renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund its Clinical and
Cranberry juice may boost antibiotic effectiveness against urinary infections
More than 400 million people experience a urinary tract infection every year, and some epidemiological studies estimate that more than half of all women will
New research identifies stress response as trigger for heart inflammation
After a heart attack, the body rapidly floods the injured heart with neutrophils – white blood cells that help repair damage but can also make
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic kills 3 people
The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at
Does frequent worship lead to better mental health? Often, but not always, experts say
There is a long-running discussion about the role that religion can play in enhancing personal well-being and lowering the risk of mental health problems