Even short trips to space appear to carry the risk of increased DNA mutations, researchers at Mount Sinai found, as several companies vie to turn spaceflight into a tourist venture.
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CDC Advisory Panel Recommends New Covid Booster Shots Targeting Omicron—Here’s What You Need To Know
The retooled vaccines could be available for all Americans 12 and older as soon as Labor Day weekend.
Two Years Of Covid Caused The Steepest Drop In U.S. Life Expectancy In Nearly 100 Years, CDC Data Reveals
Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for the second consecutive year as Covid-19 claimed nearly 500,000 lives in 2021.
Covid Has Reached Every Corner Of The World—But These Three Places Claim To Be Virus-Free
Omicron managed to break through the defenses of the last remaining Covid-free states, leaving just one country and a handful of territories still claiming to be Covid-free, though experts doubt some have managed to evade the virus for more than two ye…
Skipped Health Care Visits May Have Caused More Than 100,000 Maternal And Child Deaths In Vulnerable Countries During Pandemic, Study Finds
In the study, published in PLOS Medicine, researchers found fewer women and children received outpatient health services across 18 low- and middle-income countries during the pandemic.
U.S. Reports First Death In ‘Severely Immunocompromised’ Monkeypox Patient In Texas
To date, multiple people have died of the virus in several other countries that have not previously experienced monkeypox outbreaks, including Spain, Brazil and India.
Monkeypox Cases In Europe May Have Peaked, World Health Organization Says
Data from numerous countries including France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and the U.K. suggest the monkeypox outbreak may have peaked and that elimination is possible, the WHO said.
180,000 Residents Without Clean Running Water In Jackson As Governor Declares Emergency
Schools have shifted to virtual learning because of the lack of running water.
North Korea Confirms Kim Jong Un Had Covid—After Pushing Claims It Defeated The Virus
The report, which says Kim contracted the disease from an infected pharmacy worker while working to contain the country’s first acknowledged outbreak, confirms hints from his sister earlier this month.
Abortion Watch: More Bans Take Effect—And Biden Administration Has Mixed Results In Court Challenging Them
A look at this week’s news on abortion rights and the continued fallout from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
