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Australian Open: Players Can Compete Even If They Have Covid—A Year After Government Deported Unvaccinated Djokovic
Athletes competing in the Grand Slam will not need to test and can play even if they test positive, tournament director Craig Tiley said, a stark departure from last year’s policy.
Cancer Vaccine Trials—Using Same mRNA Tech Behind Covid Shots—Could Launch In U.K. This September
BioNTech, which worked with Pfizer to build an mRNA Covid vaccine, has partnered with the U.K. to turn the technology towards cancer and plans to treat 10,000 people by 2030.
Where Are All The Scientific Breakthroughs? Forget AI, Nuclear Fusion And mRNA Vaccines, Advances In Science And Tech Have Slowed, Major Study Says
Despite explosive growth in recent decades, scientific developments have become more incremental and less disruptive, with technological progress stalling, researchers found.
Sharp Rise In Kids Accidentally Eating Edibles Amid Legalization—Including Nearly A Quarter Hospitalized For Cannabis Poisoning
More than 7,000 children under 6 were exposed to cannabis after eating an edible between 2017 and 2021, nearly a quarter of whom were hospitalized, a small but fast-growing subset of poisonings among young kids.
White House Restarts Free Covid Testing As Cases And Deaths Rise — Here’s How To Order Free Rapid Tests
The White House, which paused the free testing program in September, said it repurposed existing funding to pay for the initiative as Congress has yet to approve additional funds for the pandemic response.
Getting More Exercise—‘The More Exercise The Better’—Cuts Risk Of Severe Covid, Study Finds
People getting more physical activity were less likely to die or be hospitalized with Covid-19, researchers found, with benefits observed regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sex and chronic health conditions.
Global Covid Death Toll May Be Nearly Three Times Higher—15 Million—Than Official Records, WHO Says
Covid killed 15 million people in 2020 and 2021, WHO researchers estimated.
Racism And Discrimination Are A Key Public Health Threat—But Overlooked And Dismissed Using Poor Science, Researchers Warn
Arguments which suggest genetic differences can explain health inequalities between different groups show “eugenic thinking lives on” today, researchers said.
China’s Zero-Covid Policy Succeeded—Until It Didn’t. Here’s What Went Wrong And What Experts Think Could Happen Next.
Experts told Forbes China’s zero-Covid policy is unsustainable with newer variants and a departure was “inevitable,” but said it was an “extremely successful” strategy during the early stages of the pandemic.
Can You Catch A Cold From Being Cold? Scientists Say Yes, And It Turns Out The Answer Was Right Under Our Noses
The nose plays a key role in responding to viral threats and researchers think cold temperatures hamper its ability to react.
