Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Health
02/16/2022
By altering the blood type of lungs, researchers raise the possibility of universal organs for transplants
Her blood type, B positive, wasn’t a match for many donor organs, and a mismatched transplant would be catastrophic and deadly. But new research suggests this barrier could disappear if donor organs were treated with special enzymes that make them compatible with recipients of any blood type.
02/15/2022
A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment
She’s the third person ever to be cured. Researchers announced that the new approach holds the potential for curing more people of racially diverse backgrounds.
02/08/2022
Nature is healing: Doctors in B.C., other provinces can prescribe Parks Canada passes to patients
Doctors and other licensed health-care professionals in four provinces can now prescribe a free pass to Canada's national parks.
02/14/2022
North Carolina no longer requires a doctor’s prescription for birth control.
The state joined more than a dozen other states in allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives, but access still depends in part on whether insurance companies will cover the cost.
02/09/2022
Immunity-boosting breast cancer drug could save thousands, finds UK research
Keytruda treatment found to cut risk of aggressive cancer returning after surgery by more than a third.
02/10/2022
Preventing spillover of viruses from animals to humans would only cost 5% of the losses they cause, claims report
An investment of €18 billion a year would prevent 1.5 million deaths worldwide, according to a study that highlights the importance of hiring more veterinarians as ‘watchmen’ for new pathogens.
02/17/2022
What Could Go Right? The paralyzed, walking again
Covid-19 antibodies from infection last for years, Tanzania ends their ban on pregnant girls attending school, and more
02/07/2022
States Move to Protect Hospital Patients from Heavy Medical Debt
Laws passed in at least 10 states require financial assistance for low-income patients or limit aggressive debt-collection practices.
02/07/2022
Paralyzed man with severed spine walks thanks to implant
A paralyzed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers.
02/02/2022
Malaria-preventing bed nets save children’s lives—with impacts that can last for decades
Babies and infants who slept under bed nets still have a survival advantage 20 years later.
02/02/2022
Medical dressing works like duct tape to seal internal wounds
Wounds in the gut can cause dangerous infections, but a sticky medical dressing can patch them up and allow them to heal.
02/05/2022