Medicine
Meet the Black Physicians Bringing Covid Vaccines to Hard-Hit Philadelphia Communities
The Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium is leveraging their medical expertise and connections to provide testing and vaccines where measures are most needed
The New Science of Motherhood
Through studies of fetal DNA, researchers are revealing how a child can shape a mom's heart and mind—literally
Experts Answer Eight Key Questions About Covid-19 Vaccine Reactions
Medical professionals weigh in on why some individuals have different responses to the shots and offer advice on what to expect
How Opera Singing Is Helping Long-Haul Covid-19 Patients Recover
Developed in the United Kingdom, ENO Breathe is a virtual program that rehabilitates patients through the art of song
The Next Step in Covid-19 Vaccines May Be Through the Nose
Intranasal vaccines may help prevent transmission and hinder the evolution of new viral variants
How Museum Collections Advance Knowledge of Human Health
Surprisingly, mosquitoes, leeches, parasites, birds and minerals can be important sources for research to fight cancer and prevent disease
Drones Are Delivering Covid-19 Vaccines to Underserved Communities
The company Zipline is using the technology to provide medical resources to rural areas in markets around the world
Listening to Nature Gives You a Real Rocky Mountain High
Sounds like birdsong and flowing water may alleviate stress, help lower blood pressure and lead to feelings of tranquility
How a New Digital Archive Preserves—and Protects—Indigenous Folk Medicine
UCLA's database features hundreds of thousands of entries detailing traditional healing practices
This High Schooler Invented Color-Changing Sutures to Detect Infection
After winning a state science fair and becoming a finalist in a national competition, Dasia Taylor now has her sights set on a patent
The Press Made the Polio Vaccine Trials Into a Public Spectacle
As a medical breakthrough unfolded in the early 1950s, newspapers filled pages with debates over vaccine science and anecdotes about kids receiving shots
Scientists Make Tiny Lab-Grown Tear Glands Cry
The tear-producing organoids researchers created could one day help relieve medical conditions that cause dry eyes
How Failed Quarantines Led to 20th-Century Measles Outbreaks
In 1904, measles epidemics were spiraling across the state of Connecticut
How Scientist Jennifer Doudna Is Leading the Next Technological Revolution
A new book from Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson offers an incisive portrait of the gene editing field that is changing modern medicine
First Vial Used in U.S. Covid-19 Vaccinations Joins the Smithsonian Collections
The empty vial, a vaccination card and scrubs worn by nurse Sandra Lindsay, first to be injected, will go on view in a new exhibition in 2022
How Doctors Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Battle Covid-19
Software is helping to shape treatment, but experts worry that some tools are approved too soon and others are biased
Anthony Fauci Donates His 3-D SARS-CoV-2 Model to the Smithsonian
The nation's doctor is awarded the Great Americans Medal by the National Museum of American History in virtual ceremony
How the Politics of Race Played Out During the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic
Free blacks cared for the sick even as their lives were imperiled
FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Another Valuable Tool Against Covid-19
New vaccines increase the total supply and meet the needs of different communities
Part of Being a Domestic Goddess in 17th-Century Europe Was Making Medicines
Housewives' essential role in health care is coming to light as more recipe books from the pre-Industrial Revolution era are digitized
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