Oct 05 Watch 6:54 As GLP-1s reshape America, questions and new uses emerge By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz Hailed by some as miracle drugs, GLP-1s have surged in popularity in the past few years. An estimated one out of every eight Americans is now on some version of them and scientists continue to research new potential uses. But… Continue watching
Oct 05 What we know so far about a Russian lab worker's death and pneumonic plague By Maria Ramirez Uribe Conflicting reports and a lack of transparency around the death have fueled concerns. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Francis Halzen for demystifying neutrinos By Kostya Manenkov, Adithi Ramakrishnan, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Born in Belgium, the 82-year-old scientist is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the U.S. Halzen helped pull the curtain back on a rare gang of tiny cosmic particles that scientists say hold clues about the development of the… Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Trump administration issues final rule on transparency in healthcare coverage By Associated Press At a news conference, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the new rule provides a “clear view of what healthcare actually costs.”… Continue reading
Oct 05 Florida's dengue outbreak is largest in continental U.S. in decades By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Experts warn that local dengue outbreaks could become more frequent due to persistent mosquito populations and climate conditions. Continue reading
Oct 05 A Russian report says a worker at a Siberian plague research institute fell ill and died of an unknown cause By Associated Press Although unconfirmed reports suggest pneumonic plague, officials have not publicly identified the infection. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: 3 scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for studying mysteries of the brain By Kostya Manenkov, Lauran Neergaard, Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. Continue reading
Oct 03 Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak By Constant Same Bagalwa, Eve Brennan, Associated Press The drug is targeted at Bundibugyo virus, which is responsible for the fast-moving outbreak and is without an approved vaccine or treatment. The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another… Continue reading
Oct 03 What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water… Continue reading
Oct 02 Could the International Space Station win a Nobel Peace Prize? Here's what to know By Mark Lewis, Associated Press Not-so-outlandish, prognosticators say: The Nobel Peace Prize this year could go galactic, with an award to the International Space Station. Continue reading