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Controlling adhesions in the abdomen
Scars inside the abdomen, known as adhesions, form after inflammation or surgery. They can cause chronic pain and digestive problems,…
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After old age, intellectual disability is greatest risk factor for death from COVID-19, study finds
Intellectual disability puts individuals at higher risk of dying earlier in life than the general population, for a variety of…
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California’s Vaccine Appointment Website Has Glitches. No Surprise?
Miranda Green This story also ran on San Diego Union Tribune. It can be republished for free. California rolled out…
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19 Gifts for Your Friend Who Can’t Stop Buying Plants
Plant lovers are very special people: Not only do they have a knack for caring for living things, but they…
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Uncovering hidden forever chemicals: New tool finds and fingerprints previously undetected PFAS compounds in watersheds on Cape Cod
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) found large quantities of previously undetectable…
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FTC was investigating merger of Atrium Navicent, Houston Healthcare before collapse of deal
The Federal Trade Commission was investigating a proposed merger between Atrium Health Navicent and Houston Healthcare System, which was called…
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New potential for functional recovery after spinal cord injury
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into…
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Apervita, Diameter Health partner to boost clinical data quality, interoperability
Apervita, a growth-stage healthcare collaboration startup, and Diameter Health, a provider of software for health information exchanges (HIEs), announced a…
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The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
Studies of the microbiome in the human gut focus mainly on bacteria. Other microbes that are also present in the…
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Bravo Raw Dog Food Recalled for Salmonella Risk to Pets—and Humans
Bravo Packing Inc. is recalling two types of frozen raw dog food due to possible salmonella and listeria contamination, which…
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Withings launches new cellular connected devices to take the pain points out of at-home health monitoring
Connected devices like smart scales that help patients monitor their health at home often come with a weight setup. Device…
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Beauty is in the brain: AI reads brain data, generates personally attractive images
Researchers have succeeded in making an AI understand our subjective notions of what makes faces attractive. The device demonstrated this…
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Now Making Electric Bikes: Car and Motorcycle Companies
The transportation industry has seen the future, and the future is 1895. That was the year Ogden Bolton Jr. of…
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Walking pace among cancer survivors may be important for survival: Surveillance methods and interventions to improve cancer survivors’ walking pace should be investigated
A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has…
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The Promises to Coal Country Are Familiar, but Can Biden Deliver?
“I made the choice to be a coal miner,” he said. “I could have probably gone to college and pursued…
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When Your Child Needs Surgery: Essential Tips for Parents
If your child has to have surgery, it can feel overwhelming. In fact, you might be more anxious about your…
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Study finds no link between gender and physics course performance
A new data-driven study from Texas A&M University casts serious doubt on the stereotype that male students perform better than…
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In Amy Coney Barrett’s first signed majority opinion, Supreme Court sides with government over environmentalists
Barrett’s 7-to-2 opinion said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not have to provide the Sierra Club the guidance…
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Think You’re Allergic to Penicillin? Why You May Be Mistaken
When your doctor asks if you’re allergic to penicillin, do you say yes? Lots of people do. Cleveland Clinic is…
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Team of bioethicists and scientists suggests revisiting 14-day limit on human embryo
An international team of bioethicists and scientists, led by a researcher at Case Western Reserve University, contends it may be…
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How FedEx plans to become carbon neutral by 2040
If you get a FedEx delivery in some Californian cities later this year, it might show up in a new…
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Chutes & Ladders—Hinge Health nabs former Livongo, Google execs
Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or…
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Sutter Health starts major financial review after posting $321M loss in 2020
Northern California-based hospital system Sutter Health posted a $321 million operating loss for 2020, the second year in a row…
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This Workout for Back Pain Only Takes 15 Minutes
It’s probably a safe bet that at some point in your adult life, you’ve experienced back pain or discomfort. Whether…
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LISTEN: Kristina Marusic discusses the “Fractured” investigation
Environmental Health News reporter Kristina Marusic gives the story behind “Fractured,” an investigation of fracking pollution in western Pennsylvania. The…
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Should You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine If You Have Allergies?
The COVID-19 vaccines are finally here. And while they signify hope for so many people, others aren’t so enthusiastic about…
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Granholm: DOE’s big clean energy spending to come with strings attached
The Energy Department’s budget funds the nation’s network of 17 national research labs and helps companies develop and commercialize new…
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‘I…really struggled through this one’: A Republican senator chose history over oil and gas
The committee vote could easily have been a tie that would have complicated Haaland’s nomination. Her opposition to new leases…
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Firefighters — ‘Health Care Providers on a Truck’ — Signal Pandemic Burnout
Tim Dupin thought — or at least hoped — that Missouri firefighters, paramedics and other emergency medical services personnel would…
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Butterflies are vanishing out West. Scientists say climate change is to blame.
The loss of butterflies across Western forests and prairies, like the similar drop in bumblebees nationwide due to rising temperatures,…
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Delta to spend $30 million to offset most of its 2020 impact on climate
By Tracy Rucinski, Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it would spend more than $30 million…
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Prison policy, COVID death count change after NCHN/Vice probe – BizNewsPost
To ensure accurate counts in the future, NC will now check prison death reporting alongside official death documents. It could…
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Nunavut court grants mining company injunction against blockade protesters
Protesters who blockaded the Mary River mine in February are banned by the Nunavut court from returning to obstruct the…
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Alberta’s Carbon Revolution – Alberta Views – The Magazine for Engaged Citizens
Alex Walk was captivated. He had flown to Edmonton because he had heard that Alberta researchers might have found the…
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‘Smoke and mirrors’: Indigenous groups, conservationists challenge report claiming B.C. mines have no impact on Alaska waters | The Narwhal
Frederick Olsen Junior does not mince words when describing a joint B.C.-Alaska government report on water quality in rivers that…
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Scientists Discover an 81-Year-Old Snapper | Hakai Magazine
Article body copy Over the past century, scientists have learned a great deal about the thousands of fish species…
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The Murder Hornets Nature Doc Disguised as a True-Crime Show
To be perfectly clear: Insects aren’t evil. They don’t have morals or ethical guidelines. They cannot act with malice. They…
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Indonesian governor’s arrest in road project points to more tainted contracts
Indonesian anti-graft investigators last week arrested Nurdin Abdullah, the governor of South Sulawesi province, for alleged corruption in an upcoming…
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The San Francisco Bay Once Teemed With Oysters. What Happened? | KQED
“We know that native oysters existed in San Francisco Bay in the 1840s and they still exist today,” he said.…
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The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Last Stand in California Oil Country
Jesus Alonso still recalls the terrible rotten egg smell he’d whiff on his way to school in Lamont, California, immediately…
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Higher income predicts feelings such as pride and confidence: Findings similar from 162 countries, study finds
People with higher incomes tend to feel prouder, more confident and less afraid than people with lower incomes, but not…
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Conservation would be more effective with more Indigenous leadership, says Patrick Gonzales-Rogers
In the past year there’s been a lot more talk about stakeholder inclusivity in the conservation sector. But how would…
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Retracing the history of the mutation that gave rise to cancer decades later
There is no stronger risk factor for cancer than age. At the time of diagnosis, the median age of patients…
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Lonely? These odd rituals can help: Personal rituals around everyday tasks ease loneliness
If you dunk a tea bag repeatedly into your mug or open a cream-filled cookie to lick the filling, you…
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The Tribal Coalition Fighting to Save Monarch Butterflies
“This was still very early, just trying to get support for a big grant and really forming the team,” she said.…
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When peeking in your brain may help with mental illness
In recent years, researchers have begun using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) not just for better understanding the neural bases…
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This Popular Retinol-Infused Oil Is on Major Sale Today
Around the time I turned 30, I started noticing a crease below my left eye that would not go away…
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China wanted to buy airport in Lapland for North Pole climate research flights
It is the regional branch of Finland’s state broadcaster, YLE Lappi, that tells the story previously being kept off public…
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Blue Cross MN files price gouging suit against ‘pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli, Vyera
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has filed suit against Vyera Pharmaceuticals, alleging that the drugmaker engaged in illegal…
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Less inflammation with a traditional Tanzanian diet than with a Western diet: Study shows differences between western and traditional diet
Urban Tanzanians have a more activated immune system compared to their rural counterparts. The difference in diet appears to explain…
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