Pakistan has refused to evacuate 800 citizens in Wuhan, fearing an outbreak at home. Some stuck in the hot zone…
Indonesia Has No Reported Coronavirus Cases. Is That the Whole Picture?
Experts find it astonishing that Indonesia has yet to announce a case despite hosting some 5,000 Chinese tourists a day…
Grizzly Bear Death Rates Are Climbing
Trains, cars and poaching have all contributed to a soaring number of fatalities, prompting fears for the grizzlies’ future.
In Trump’s Budget, Big Health Care Cuts but Few Details
The president’s proposal can be read as a second-term policy blueprint. On the future of the Affordable Care Act, it’s…
Effect of tuberculosis screening and retention interventions on early antiretroviral therapy mortality in Botswana: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial
Undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) remains the most common cause of HIV-related mortality. Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is being rolled out globally to…
Bruce McEwen, 81, Is Dead; Found Stress Can Alter the Brain
A neuroscientist, he showed how an unrelenting barrage of stress hormones can break down the body, leading to disease, depression,…
Bruce McEwen, 81, Is Dead; Found Stress Can Alter the Brain
A neuroscientist, he showed how an unrelenting barrage of stress hormones can break down the body, leading to disease, depression,…
Chemistry technique is ‘warp drive’ for creating better synthetic molecules for medicine
In a study with implications for the future of drug discovery, scientists showed they were able to turn simple chemicals…
To slow an epidemic, focus on handwashing
A new study estimates that improving the rates of handwashing by travelers passing through just 10 of the world’s leading…
Pangolins Are Suspected as a Potential Coronavirus Host
The world’s most trafficked mammal may be involved in the Wuhan outbreak, but the evidence is far from clear.