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What Have We Learned From Intentionally Infecting People With Covid-19?
The world’s first Covid-19 human challenge study was born in early 2021. Sorbetto via Getty Images When the Covid-19 pandemic first struck, Christopher Chiu and other researchers wondered: Should...
Your Questions About Wildfire Smoke and Health, Answered
Several fires continued to ravage the Los Angeles region on Thursday, killing at least ten people and forcing thousands to flee their homes. Firefighters are still struggling to control...
Inside One Scientist’s Quest to Understand Why Climate Change Is Making Europe’s Highest Peak More Dangerous
In July 2020, a young female climber was trapped in a vicious rockfall in the “Corridor of Death” on Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak. The Estonian woman was pinned...
Does the First U.S. Death Mean Bird Flu Is Getting More Dangerous?
Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When someone dies from the bird...
The U.S. Surgeon General Has One Last Piece of Advice
Dr. Vivek Murthy served two terms as U.S. Surgeon General—first under former President Obama, then under President Biden. During his tenure, Murthy was a calm and reassuring voice during...
What to Expect at a Skin Cancer Screening
Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer.That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate...
FDA Limits Toxic Lead in Some Baby Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts, and dry cereal, part of an effort...
Doctors Are Worried That Iodine Deficiency Is Coming Back
NEW YORK — The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled.Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they—and...
Marlon Brando Wanted to Build a ‘University of the Sea.’ These Scientists Are Bringing the Late Actor’s Vision to Life
Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent The first time Marlon Brando saw Tetiaroa in the early 1960s, all he could make out was a “slender pencil of land” on the horizon...
Louisiana Person Is the First U.S. Bird Flu Death
NEW YORK — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.Louisiana health officials announced the...
