Sam Miller

Canada proposes POET mission to hunt Earth-sized planets

Exoplanet science and the search for life beyond Earth continue to advance at break-neck speeds, with the number of confirmed exoplanets by NASA rapidly approaching 6,300, with 223 of those exoplanets being designated as terrestrial (rocky) exoplanets. With the promise of discovering an increasing number of Earth-sized exoplanets increasing every day, new telescopes from across…

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Telemedicine Visits Tied to Fewer Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections

Telemedicine Visits Tied to Fewer Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections

Kids seen by primary care clinicians for acute respiratory tract infections were prescribed antibiotics less often during telemedicine visits versus in-person visits in a cross-sectional study. The difference was driven by more telemedicine diagnoses of viral infections and sinusitis versus more in-person diagnoses of acute otitis media and streptococcal pharyngitis. There were no significant differences…

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