The US supreme court has preserved nationwide access to mail-order abortion pills – for now. As Carter Sherman explains, the fight to protect this medication is far from over, as a nationwide, near-total abortion ban could be on the horizon. Carter speaks with Dr Angel Foster, co-founder of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, who…
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the two vice chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) — John Wong, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and Esa Davis, MD, MPH, of the University of Maryland in Baltimore. According to the letters sent to Wong and Davis, which were dated May 11…
The Carbfix facility in Iceland Oksana Baliukeviciene/Alamy We desperately need clean hydrogen for processes that cannot be powered by renewable electricity – and it might be possible to generate vast quantities from rocks deep underground while locking away carbon dioxide at the same time. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have shown that…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has faced the deadly threat of Ebola 16 times since the virus was discovered there in 1976, with a 2018-20 outbreak killing almost 2,300 people. On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared the 17th outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern. So far, 139 suspected deaths…
Low-risk pancreatic cystic lesions were found to be associated with a long-term risk of pancreatic cancer in a retrospective cohort study. The incidence rate of pancreatic cancer among patients with pancreatic cystic lesions was higher than that of the general population (1.89 vs 0.14 per 1,000 person-years). Over a quarter of patients were diagnosed with…
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Food Safety Quiz: Do You Know How Long These Foods Last? You may know how to whip up the tastiest pasta in 15 minutes, but do you know when your ingredients go bad? Being a great cook is not just about knowing recipes and spices, but also recognizing when something has gone bad and when…
My brother-in-law, John Hancock, who has died aged 83, was a runner, climber, cyclist, socialist, naturalist and much loved village doctor. His most challenging adventure came in 1987 when he was expedition doctor on a UK attempt to climb Latok 2 in the Karakoram mountains in the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region. The expedition photos show John…
A vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is likely months away from human trials, and there is no guarantee it would work, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. There are…
