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- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderOct 13 ’21
6 analog astronauts are camping out in the Israeli desert for a month to simulate life on Mars
In Israel, six analog astronauts are living and working in a small structure to simulate life on Mars. The month-long mission aims to help scientists learn how to avoid mistakes that would endanger real astronauts. Scientists are monitoring the group…
- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderOct 12 ’21
The FDA could authorize the first COVID-19 pill before year’s end – here’s who may be eligible to take it
Merck asked the FDA on Monday to authorize its COVID-19 pill for adults with mild to moderate COVID-19. The drug could help prevent vulnerable people from requiring hospitalization or dying. Here's how the pill works, who's eligible to receive it, an…
- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderOct 07 ’21
Anthony Fauci cries while revealing that he has PTSD from the HIV/AIDS crisis in a new documentary
In a new documentary, Dr. Anthony Fauci reveals he has PTSD from the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Fauci helped treat AIDS patients and oversaw HIV/AIDS research in the 1980s and 90s. Some Americans saw him as the enemy back then, the way others do now. See mor…
- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderOct 07 ’21
One of Colorado’s largest health systems is denying organ transplants to most unvaccinated people
Colorado's UCHealth system is denying organ transplants to most unvaccinated people. Transplant centers often prioritize patients who are more likely to survive after surgery. Vaccinated people fall into that category, since they're well protected ag…
- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderOct 05 ’21
Mississippi and South Carolina – 2 states with lax pandemic rules – saw anxiety and depression rise most last year, the CDC found
US adults reported increasing levels of anxiety and depression from August to December 2020. The increases were correlated with rising COVID-19 cases, a new CDC report found. Mississippi and South Carolina saw the highest increases of anxiety and dep…
- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderOct 01 ’21
California could pay drug users to stay sober. New data suggests the strategy leads to long-term recovery.
A California bill proposes giving drug users financial incentives to stay sober. The strategy, called contingency management, aims to address the state's escalating meth crisis. Data suggests it leads to long-term recovery, but critics argue it rewar…
- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderSep 30 ’21
How a group with right-wing ties duped tens of thousands of Americans into buying COVID-19 drugs that don’t work
America's Frontline Doctors, a group with right-wing ties, has been promoting fake COVID-19 treatments. It has referred people to a telemedicine site to procure those treatments for a fee. Its patients may have spent $6.7 million for medical advice a…
- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderSep 28 ’21
New clues hint that young boys who get serious viral infections might be more likely to develop autism
Scientists may have found a link between serious childhood infections and autism later in life. They prompted young male mice to mount an immune response, then found the mice later had trouble recognizing familiar faces. A study of more than 3.6 mill…
- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderSep 25 ’21
The US could see a brighter fall and winter as COVID-19 cases and deaths decline, a new model shows
A new model suggests the US's COVID-19 cases and deaths aren't likely to climb higher between now and March. That means the US could expect a much rosier national picture this fall and winter. But hospitals might still be strained in states with cold…
- Aria Bendix for Business InsiderSep 24 ’21
Schools that require masks see fewer COVID-19 outbreaks, 2 new CDC studies show
Schools that require face masks see fewer COVID-19 outbreaks, two new CDC studies found. In two Arizona counties, the odds of an outbreak were 3.5 times higher in schools that didn't require masks than in schools that did. Counties with school mask m…
