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The Triumph of Death, Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Health Science and Technology
April 4, 2020 | Milicent Cranor
Tags: black plague, bubonic plague, pneumonic plague

You Can Still Catch the Bubonic Plague

Reading Time: 5 minutes The plague still lives in many animals deep in the woods. What if floods and fires drive these animals into your neck of the woods? It may already be happening.

COVID-19, coronavirus, Health Workers
Health Science and Technology
March 14, 2020 | Milicent Cranor
Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19

The Coronavirus: A Grab Bag of Lesser-Known Facts

Reading Time: 6 minutes Information — interesting, useful, and sometimes critical — is not getting the publicity it deserves.

Beyond Burger
Environment, Health Science and Technology
October 23, 2019 | Michael Freeman
Tags: beef, climate change, Plant burgers

Hamburgers and Beyond: Climate Change and the Taste Test

Reading Time: 4 minutes Can a new range of plant-based burgers tempt skeptical meat-eaters?

water_glass
Health Science and Technology
February 9, 2019 | Kirsty Vitarelli
Tags: drinking water, drought, solutions

Drinking Water Out of Thin Air

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is nine times more water in the air around us than in all the oceans combined. Technology is helping us harvest it.

Bill De Blasio
Health Science and Technology
February 6, 2019 | Glenn Daigon
Tags: healthcare

Cities Are Blazing the Trail Toward Healthcare for All

Reading Time: 7 minutes Nearly every person in San Francisco has health insurance. Can the city’s program serve as a model for the rest of the country?

Leah Griffin, Senator Patty Murray
Civil Liberties, Health Science and Technology
January 14, 2019 | Vanessa Nason
Tags: DNA, Native Americans, rape kit, sexual assault

Will Congress Help Rape Victims Get Justice?

Reading Time: 8 minutes There is a recognized process for documenting the medical evidence of rape. When followed correctly, it often leads to a criminal conviction. Unfortunately not enough hospitals have nurses trained to do it. Will Congress act?

American_Gut_Project_Screenshot_ microbes
Health Science and Technology, Video
January 12, 2019 | Kirsty Vitarelli
Tags: Gut health, healthy eating, Microbiome

Want to Know What Foods Are Healthy for You? Just Ask Your Poop

Reading Time: 3 minutes Breakthrough analytical methods are proving how your microbiome — all the bacteria in your body — can hold the key to health and happiness.

brain, music
Health Science and Technology
December 15, 2018 | Kirsty Vitarelli
Tags: brain injury, music, NMT, Therapy

Music Therapy Can Rewire a Broken Brain

Reading Time: 3 minutes When the brain is damaged, patients can regain speech and movement with the aid of Neurologic Music Therapy.

UNAIDS, interview
Health Science and Technology, Video
December 1, 2018 | Kirsty Vitarelli
Tags: AIDS, healthcare, HIV, immunology

HIV — On the Rise in Eastern Europe and the Deep South

Reading Time: 2 minutes The head of the NIH claims an AIDS-free world is on the horizon. But administering drugs is the easy part — educating populations less so.

man in pain
Big Money, Health Science and Technology
August 8, 2018 | Celia Wexler
Tags: Big Pharma, opioids, OxyContin

Battle Over Opioids: Surprising Push-Back, and Not From Dealers

Reading Time: 8 minutes If you thought tighter restrictions were helping to solve the opioid crisis, think again. Some patients, pain doctors, and groups are pushing back.

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