Nation Sep 24 Weakened Ophelia poses flood risk in parts of Northeast as new storm brews in the Atlantic After being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia on Sunday still threatened parts of the Northeast with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said.
Health Jul 03 U.S. maternal deaths more than doubled over 20 years. Here’s who fared the worst A new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers.
Nation Jun 21 In first, U.S. regulators approve sale of chicken made from animal cells in a lab The companies that cultivate the meat aim to eliminate harm to animals and drastically reduce the environmental impacts of raising them. It will initially be sold only at upscale restaurants.
Health Feb 28 3 years into COVID-19 pandemic, disease origins remain a mystery Did the coronavirus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Governments and health agencies around the world have been trying to answer that question since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Science Jan 24 New gene therapy delivers treatment directly to brain About 30 U.S. studies testing gene therapy to the brain for various disorders are ongoing, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Health Jan 05 As COVID-19 surges in China, U.S. begins testing more travelers As COVID-19 surges in China, the U.S. is expanding its traveler surveillance program, an early warning system for detecting new variants.
Health Nov 25 After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges amid holiday season The omicron variant is driving U.S. COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just in time for the holiday season.
Health Oct 02 WATCH: Swedish scientist wins Nobel Prize in medicine for human evolution discoveries Svante Paabo spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Health Jul 26 2 new studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild Two new studies provide more evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, bolstering the theory that the virus emerged from the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.
Health Apr 15 Once again, U.S. faces another COVID-19 surge as cases rise nationally The U.S. may be heading into another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.