FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado RuvicBEIJING (Reuters)…
University of Kansas earns funding to improve the use of technology in special education
The University of Kansas has earned funding to launch a center dedicated to connecting researchers, educators and higher education faculty across the country to improve…
Study: Quantum mechanics plays a role in biological processes and causes mutations in DNA
Quantum biology is an emerging field of science, established in the 1920s, which looks at whether the subatomic world of quantum mechanics plays a role…
Lung cancer: Wheezing or breathlessness are two warning signs of the deadly condition
Lung cancer: Signs and symptoms to look out for When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll…
Developing potent antivirals targeting COVID-19 'direction of the future,' Fauci says
Dr. Saphier: Americans want ‘firm recommendations’ on normal life resuming Amid emerging coronavirus variants, the “direction of the future” will be in developing “potent antivirals”…
Teachers may play a central role in spreading COVID-19 in schools, CDC says
Teachers may play a bigger role in COVID-19 transmission in schools than young students do, a small new study from the Centers for Disease Control…
US COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop to November Levels
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. has dropped to…
Experimental treatment appears to subdue type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice
An experimental treatment can essentially reverse type 1 diabetes in certain types of laboratory mice, according to a series of studies led by University of…
Wellstar Health hires Hank Capps as new CIO
Marietta, Georgia-based Wellstar Health System announced on Friday that it has hired Dr. R. Henry “Hank” Capps, as executive vice president and chief information and…
Portugal rolls back virus surge that made it world’s worst
Portugal’s official daily number of new COVID-19 cases on Monday dropped below 1,000 for the first time since early October, amid a national lockdown and…