President Richard Nixon famously declared the war on cancer in 1971. For a long time, the United States was losing, but the tide has finally turned. The American Cancer Society recently reported the largest single-year reduction in cancer mortality ever—a 2.2 percent drop. Prevention—especially big declines in smoking—and advanced treatments targeting late stage cancers have […]
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The Trump administration has cut funding for U.S. nonprofit research into coronaviruses in bats. The renowned EcoHealth Alliance saw its $3.7 grant revoked … source
President Donald Trump unexpectedly ended the White House coronavirus task force briefing without answering questions, a day after he asked medical … source
0:00 Australia has its biggest one day jump in coronavirus cases for quite some time with a relatively high figure in Victoria. NSW was a stark contrast this … source
After Madonna revealed she tested positive for having COVID-19 antibodies, Carlos Bustamante and Graeme O’Neil react during “ET Canada Live”. source
President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggest that the virus began in a lab in Wuhan, an assessment not currently shared by U.S. intelligence … source
We recognize our friends’ faces. And we’re not alone. Many social animals can identify individuals of their own species by their facial features. That’s important, because they need to be able to adjust their behavior depending on who they encounter. And research has shown that some species of monkeys, birds, and domesticated animals can even […]
Rachel Maddow points out that since the federal government is not doing anything to help prevent the loss of lives at nursing homes and long-term care facilities … source
Patients with advanced Covid-19 who received the experimental drug remdesivir recovered faster than similar patients who received placebo, according to … source