Health & Safety

Health & Safety

What would it take for the bird flu virus to spark a pandemic? New study has clues

5:58pm December 05, 2024

by Will Stone

Scientists have an idea of how bird flu would have to evolve in order to spread more easily among humans: A mutation in one protein on the virus' surface could help it bind better human cells.

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Health & Safety

Cancer survivorship: Navigating the disruptions to schooling

5:14pm December 05, 2024

by Yuki Noguchi

Two people who were diagnosed with cancer during childhood describe how the experience interrupted their educations -- and eventually led them to vocations in the medical field as adults.

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NASA delays Artemis II human moon mission once again as it wraps up heat shield investigation

4:32pm December 05, 2024

The mission to take four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back, previously targeting a launch at the end of 2025, has been delayed until at least April, 2026.

How worried should we be about Disease X?

4:26pm December 05, 2024

An unidentified illness has claimed lives in DRC. Investigators are on the scene to determine what it is — and how much of a threat it poses locally and globally.

Hypochondriac, addiction to drugs and pills

Stay away from Dr. Google, and other lessons learned about hypochondria

11:59am December 05, 2024

Caroline Crampton developed excessive health anxiety after being treated for cancer as a teen. In A Body Made of Glass she chronicles her experience with hypochondria and the history of the condition.

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Anthem reverses plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage

11:33am December 05, 2024

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was under scrutiny for planning to put time limits on anesthesia care. On Thursday, the large health insurer said it had decided not to proceed with the policy change.

Pediatrics oncology sector, child undergoing cancer

For a kid with cancer, where they live has a huge impact on whether they'll survive

8:07am December 05, 2024

In wealthy countries, a child diagnosed with cancer often has an excellent chance of survival. But in lower resource countries, survival rates are dramatically lower. What's going on?

The right (and wrong) things to say to a grieving friend

5:00am December 05, 2024

It can be hard to find the right words to say to a friend whose loved one has died. Experts share the dos and don'ts of expressing condolences.

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How a staffing shortage can make special education jobs more dangerous

5:00am December 05, 2024

Special educators are more likely to experience violence or aggression from students. That can make hiring a challenge, at a time when schools nationwide are struggling to fill these positions.

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Most spiders wait for prey to fly into their webs — not slingshot spiders

4:45am December 05, 2024

by Ari Daniel

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders.

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