Top health officials are determining whether to shorten the recommended quarantine time for those who've been exposed to COVID-19 but test negative. Dr. Brett Giroir,…
Survival protein may prevent collateral damage during cancer therapy
WEHI researchers have identified a protein that could protect the kidneys from ‘bystander’ damage caused by cancer therapies. The “cell survival protein,” called BCL-XL, was…
AHA News: While Vacationing on an Isolated Island, She Had a Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Lawnae Hunter was ecstatic to escape snowy Oregon and her hectic schedule for a 10-day Christmas…
Tackling pandemic threats proactively
The marathon of COVID-19 vaccine development has reached the final sprint. Two leading vaccines have proven to protect 95% of vaccinated people from the disease.…
Meghan Trainor Details How She and Husband Daryl Sabara Were Hoping to Have a Christmas Baby
Meghan Trainor was hoping for one very special gift this upcoming Christmas. While calling in to Boston’s Morning Magic radio show earlier this week, the 26-year-old…
Keto diet therapy recommendations set for adults with epilepsy, other neurologic diseases
Within the past two decades, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and others have shown that ketogenic diet therapies—high-fat, low-carbohydrate and adequate protein diets that metabolize fat…
Amazon’s Best-Selling Forehead Thermometer Has Nearly 50,000 Five-Star Ratings — and It’s 60% Off Right Now
In case you missed it, Amazon has already dropped thousands of early Black Friday deals. And among all the big-ticket items like AirPods, Roomba vacuums,…
Inside the hidden campaign to forcibly sterilize thousands of inmates in California women’s prisons
Between 1997 and 2014, over 1,000 women were forcibly sterilized in California prisons, most of them Black. "Belly of the Beast," a documentary that examines…
Scotland becomes first country to offer free period products
Scotland on Tuesday voted to offer free universal access to period products, becoming the first country in the world to do so. The Scottish Parliament…
Camila McConaughey 'Was in Labor for 3 Days' with Son Levi Before 'Emergency C-Section'
After her first labor-and-delivery experience, Camila McConaughey learned to go with the flow — but her son Levi's birth story is certainly one for the…