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Three new studies show corticosteroids can reduce deaths in critically ill COVID-19 patients. But what about other patients?
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The tradition of a bride garbed in white weaves through two thousand years of history, influenced by the Romans – and…
A team of experts argues that after taking care of essential workers, COVID-19 vaccinations should be given to the greatest…
Researchers are figuring out how plants respond to the presence of human cadavers. The findings could prove important for…
The immune system is trained to destroy viruses, even when they carry therapeutic cargo as is the case in gene therapy.…
The CDC's sweeping eviction moratorium leaves more questions than answers – as well as concerns that it merely pushes…
A researcher explains what it will take to make sure children are reasonably safe from catching the coronavirus aboard school…
Ice cores can preserve evidence of 'black swan' events like pandemics and droughts, but the glaciers from which…
A researcher examines how consumers use a federal list of the most and least affordable colleges in the US.
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Oregon's experience shows that mail-in voting can be safe and secure, providing accurate and reliable results the public…
Indian Americans constitute a mere 1.5% of the population, but their impact on American politics can be disproportionate,…
COVID-19 plagues an overtaxed opioid addiction treatment system.
US ideas about conservation center on walling off land from use. That approach often means expelling Indigenous and other…
The video game community on Twitch has taken a massive interest in chess. The young, irreverent gamers and the ancient world…
Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, los padres pasan más tiempo de lo habitual con sus hijos, por lo que necesitan más que…