Category: Editors’ Pick

Trump Faces Another Blow In Tuesday’s Missouri Medicaid Expansion Vote

Missouri voters Tuesday will decide whether to expand Medicaid via ballot initiative in what could be yet another blow to the Trump administration and its anti-Obamacare health policy.

How To Clean Your N95 Mask Or Face Covering With Covid-19 Coronavirus

Face coverings and masks that can serve as filters should be handled differently.

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Red Onions, 396 People Ill In 34 States

Looks like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found the root cause of the latest Salmonella Newport outbreak. And it’s not alien DNA.

Science Is Inching Closer To Modifying Our Memories – Are We Ready For The Mind Eraser?

New research shows how a readily available technology can alter how memories are formed.

How Apple Watch 6 Could Help Detect Covid-19 And Monitor Its Symptoms

There’s supporting code in iOS14 and a recent Apple patent …

The Government’s ‘Shark Tank’-Style Coronavirus Testing Challenge Awards $250M To 7 Companies

The National Institutes of Health negotiated contracts with companies including Mammoth Biosciences and Ginkgo Bioworks to help scale up their Covid-19 testing technologies.

Why Is Covid-19 More Deadly Than Ebola? An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains

Dr. Mark Kortepeter, a physician and biodefense expert who formerly worked at the U.S. Army “hot zone” research lab, explains the math behind how Covid-19 death tolls are overtaking deadlier viruses.

As Hurricane Isaias Targets The U.S., Surging Coronavirus Cases Should Change Storm Preparations

Hurricane Isaias threatens the Coronavirus-ravaged U.S. What you need to know now.

The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Not The End Of Humanity, But It’s Putting Us To The Test

Dr. Mark Smolinski, President of the organization Ending Pandemics, discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has brought out the best—and worst—of human nature.

FDA Chief: We’ll Consider Emergency Use Authorization For Covid-19 Vaccines

The head of the U. S Food and Drug Administration said he would consider an “emergency use authorization” to expedite getting a vaccine against the Coronavirus strain Covid-19 to Americans.