Category: healthcare

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Is Attempting To Make Brain-Machine Interfaces To Help Individuals With Paralysis

According to the company, “The initial goal of our technology will be to help people with paralysis to regain independence through the control of computers and mobile devices.”

Republicans Oppose Democrats’ Spending Bill As Government Shutdown Looms

Congress has just nine days to pass a spending bill before the government shuts down.

Interventions Meant To Slow The Spread Of Covid-19 Have All But Stopped The Spread Of Flu

Thanks to masks, social distancing and other measures adopted since March, far fewer people in the U.S. are getting infected with the flu compared to previous years.

Cancer Disparities Continue To Impact Minority Populations In The United States

A new report from the American Association for Cancer Research shows that disparities continue to affect cancer outcomes for minority populations in the U.S. But new projects underway aim to narrow these gaps faster.

Stock Market Sell-Off: Dow Falls 900 Points Amid Resurgence In Coronavirus Cases

Fears over a second wave and more government lockdowns caused stocks to plunge.

Half Of People Are Too Embarrassed To Talk About Intimate Health, According To A Study

If conversations and resources about gynecological health aren’t accessible then the silence surrounding it will be so much louder.

CDC Quietly Revises Coronavirus Guidance Again—This Time For Aerosol Transmission

The CDC acknowledged for the first time the potential of tiny particles, called aerosols, to spread COVID-19.

FCA Publishes Guidance On Its Approach To Cannabis Companies Looking To List In The UK

On 18 September 2020 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published guidance on the listing of cannabis-based businesses onto public stock exchanges in the UK.

Evolution Of The Biotech IPO Markets From Busted To Booming

Biotech IPOs are booming today, but that certainly wasn’t always the case. The author explores two decades of structural changes to the IPO market and process.

Coronavirus Survey Shows American Life Is Far From ‘Normal’

In this new normal, where almost nothing seems entirely normal, one wonders: How far are we from the old normal? To find out, I polled more than 500 people from across the country.