by Giles Brown | Jan 20, 2021 | Health
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the world, particularly in the US and Western Europe. Medical science has come up with some ingenious solutions to common heart problems, like pacemakers (which correct abnormal heart rhythms), stents (to hold...
by Giles Brown | Jan 14, 2021 | Health
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has a bit of a problem on its hands: Letting two fighters bludgeon each other in a ring tends to lead to serious brain injuries — not unlike boxing and football. Now the UFC is partnering with Johns Hopkins University’s...
by Giles Brown | Jan 13, 2021 | Health
Scientists in Ohio have found two new strains of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The new strains, which were first identified by a team at The Ohio State University, show new mutations that appear to make them more infectious, Gizmodo reports. That means that they may...
by Giles Brown | Jan 13, 2021 | Health
The US may face a rapidly closing window to bring a suspected extra-contagious variant of covid-19 under control. If the variant strain, first spotted in the United Kingdom, is as infectious as some suspect, it could dominate US case numbers by March, send covid-19...
by Giles Brown | Jan 12, 2021 | Health
The cannabis activist group DC Marijuana Justice (DCMJ) says it’s going to hand out free bags of weed to people who get their coronavirus vaccine at some locations in Washington, D.C. Both the medical and recreational use of marijuana is perfectly legal in D.C., so...
by Giles Brown | Jan 12, 2021 | Health
The iconic Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California will transform into a “super site” for COVID-19 vaccinations in the surrounding Orange County later this week, CNN reports, opening up its doors to thousands of residents per day to receive the shot. “The Disneyland...
