Medicine (Page 8)

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E. coli isn’t always bad—it’s actually an unlikely research hero

By Erin Fennessy

Nobel Prize awarded to researchers who parsed how we feel temperature and touch

Nobel Prize awarded to researchers who parsed how we feel temperature and touch

By Claire Maldarelli

Researchers are using gassy, explosive bacteria to destroy cancer cells

Researchers are using gassy, explosive bacteria to destroy cancer cells

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YouTube is blocking big anti-vax accounts, and other COVID news you missed

By Margo Milanowski

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If you’re unsure about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, read this

By Kate Baggaley

Everything you need to know about COVID booster shots

Everything you need to know about COVID booster shots

By Kate Baggaley

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Which COVID-19 vaccine is the best?

By Popular Science Team

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The CDC recommends booster shots for healthcare workers and other at-risk groups

By Claire Maldarelli, Sara Chodosh

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CDC panel gives a thumbs-up to Pfizer boosters, but not for everyone

By Elana Spivack

What we know so far about J&J booster shots

What we know so far about J&J booster shots

By Margo Milanowski

A folded American flag rests on top of a grave stone, with other gravestones in the background.

COVID-19 has now killed 1 in 500 Americans

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This CRISPR startup thinks that mammoths can save the Arctic. Is it right?

By Charlotte Hu

Vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 could be available by Halloween

Vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 could be available by Halloween

By Claire Maldarelli

Biden’s new COVID vaccine mandates, explained

Biden’s new COVID vaccine mandates, explained

By Claire Maldarelli

A small child is having a bandage put on his arm after receiving a shot. A caregiver stands behind him.

This year’s flu season could be a rager. Shots can help.

A woman in bed wears a mask and reads a book.

Vaccination cuts the risk of long COVID in half

More than 100,000 Americans are currently hospitalized for COVID-19

More than 100,000 Americans are currently hospitalized for COVID-19

By Claire Maldarelli

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All your COVID booster shot questions, answered

By Sara Chodosh

The best treatments we currently have for COVID-19

Breakthrough cases won’t stop vaccines from ending the pandemic

Breakthrough cases won’t stop vaccines from ending the pandemic

By Kate Baggaley

Will Pfizer’s FDA approval spell an uptick in COVID vaccination?

Will Pfizer’s FDA approval spell an uptick in COVID vaccination?

By Kate Baggaley

Here’s where all the COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently stand

By Kate Baggaley

A hand in a blue glove holds a small vial labeled "Comirnaty," the new name for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.

The FDA officially approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

By Claire Maldarelli

4 important question about COVID booster shots, answered

4 important question about COVID booster shots, answered

By Kate Baggaley

A woman gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a young person while both wear masks

COVID booster shots will be available to all Americans this fall

By Rachel Feltman, Sara Chodosh

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The first mRNA-based HIV vaccine is about to start human trials

By Sara Chodosh

COVID hospitalizations for kids and younger adults are at record highs

COVID hospitalizations for kids and younger adults are at record highs

By Claire Maldarelli

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The COVID-19 delta variant is almost as contagious as chickenpox

By Sara Chodosh

A hand holds a black sticker against a green background. The sticker has a red bandage on it and says 'I got my COVID-19 vaccine.'

People who had COVID should still get vaccinated, according to the CDC

By Erin Fennessy

Two women sit cross-legged, facing each other on a beige sofa. They are each holding a white mug and look absorbed in conversation.

How to talk to your vaccine-hesitant friends and family

By Lauren Leffer

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Kids make up 19 percent of new US COVID-19 cases now

What you need to know about variants, vaccines, and breakthrough COVID cases

What you need to know about variants, vaccines, and breakthrough COVID cases

By Philip Kiefer

A man wearing a grey suit and glasses has a white surgical mask partially covering his mouth and chin. He is walking down a cobblestone street facing towards the camera while others walk facing the other way. It is nighttime and a building and street vendor are in the background.

As Olympics continue, Japan struggles with its largest COVID spike yet

By Lauren Leffer

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How long will we keep wearing masks?

By Eleanor Cummins

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CDC: Vaccinated people in two-thirds of the US should mask up

By Sara Chodosh and Claire Maldarelli

A dark haired person wearing a black and white patterned mask with a red backpack stands in a grocery store aisle, holding up a smartphone in one hand and running their other hand through their hair. They are looking intently at an array of colorful packaged foods.

What the CDC’s new mask guidance means for you

By Lauren Leffer

CRISPR breaks ground as a one-shot treatment for a rare disease

CRISPR breaks ground as a one-shot treatment for a rare disease

By Rebecca Sohn

Several glass vials of the COVID-19 vaccine sit on a table top.

Despite surging Delta variant, a national vaccine mandate is unlikely

By Erin Fennessy

A healthcare professional administers a shot in an arm to a person in a brown shirt.

The J&J vaccine may be less effective against the Delta variant than we hoped

COVID cases are plaguing the Olympics even before they’ve begun

By Lauren Leffer

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Scientists predicted the current measles outbreaks a year ago

By Sara Chodosh

A blue-gloved hand holds a vial of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.

Why the FDA issued a new warning about the J&J vaccine

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What you should know about COVID booster shots so far

By Philip Kiefer

A person wearing a surgical hair net, face mask, face shield and protective surgical gown pulls on surgical gloves while standing in a health clinic.

Under-vaccinated hotspots fuel 60 percent increase in US COVID-19 cases

By Erin Fennessy

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What umbilical cord tests can and can’t tell us about stillbirths

By Claire Marie Porter/Undark

Does Teeth Whitening Work? And Is It Safe?

Does Teeth Whitening Work? And Is It Safe?

By Breanna Draxler

A doctor with a mask on hold a COVID vaccine vial

All three US COVID vaccines protect against the Delta variant

By Lauren Leffer

How to make sure your leech bite doesn’t kill you

How to make sure your leech bite doesn’t kill you

By Kate Baggaley

This Is What The Zika Virus Looks Like In Near-Atomic Detail

This Is What The Zika Virus Looks Like In Near-Atomic Detail

By Claire Maldarelli

One Year Later, Face Transplant Recipient Just A Normal Guy

One Year Later, Face Transplant Recipient Just A Normal Guy

By Alexandra Ossola

A sticker placed on the pocket of a brown tee shirt, which reads: I got my COVID-19 vaccine.

Immunity from mRNA vaccines could last for years

By Erin Fennessy

A female nurse examines a male patient's chest for heart problems.

What you need to know about heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines

A doctor prepares a COVID-19 shot

A booster shot trial is underway using Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

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Viagra could have been a groundbreaking cure for period cramps

By Popular Science Team

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Novavax’s COVID vaccine might be key for vaccinating the world

By Lauren Leffer

Indigenous languages hold the keys to medicinal forest libraries

Indigenous languages hold the keys to medicinal forest libraries

By Virginia Gewin

DEKA arm, a prosthetic limb designed by the inventor of the segway

Segway Inventor’s Advanced Prosthetic Arm Will Go On Sale This Year

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

An Artist Is Growing A Skeleton Human Hand In A Lab

An Artist Is Growing A Skeleton Human Hand In A Lab

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

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Inside the controversial new surgery to transplant human wombs

Four Keys to Containment

Instant Expert: the Return of Swine Flu

By Melinda Wenner Moyer

A doctor puts a bandage on a woman's arm.

Why Belgium is limiting the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine to adults over 40

Learning From the Dead

By Melinda Dodd

A visual detection test.

Green algae genes helped a blind man see for the first time in 40 years

A senior gets a shot.

A new Pfizer trial combines a COVID booster and pneumonia vaccine for seniors