A recently approved rapid saliva test for COVID-19 is already being used on college campuses across the United States. Also called spit tests, they produce results in less than 24 hours, …
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Peru to Host Clinical Trials for Coronavirus Vaccine
China’s Sinopharm Laboratory will begin human clinical trials for a possible vaccine against COVID-19 in Peru on Monday.Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra announced Thursday that 6,000 volunteers will participate in the …
your ads here!Florida Keys to Release Modified Mosquitoes to Fight Illness
Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus.The plan …
your ads here!Earth Gets Glancing Blow From Solar Flare
U.S. space weather forecasters say the Earth on Thursday received a glancing blow from a “coronal mass ejection” (CME) – effectively, a solar eruption – first detected on the surface …
your ads here!SpaceX Sends More Communications Satellites Into Space
The man-made mega constellation orbiting Earth grew again this week after another history-making commercial launch. Satellite images document a quarter century of melting ice on Earth, plus images of our home planet from space …
your ads here!WHO Begins Discussions on Russia Vaccine
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Europe office said it has begun discussions with Russia regarding the COVID-19 vaccine that the nation approved last week without the advanced trials normally required …
your ads here!Med Students Lose Empathy After Second Year, Study Finds
While medical school students gain key healing skills as their education progresses, one important quality seems to wane: empathy.According to a study from FILE – Medical students hug during a …
your ads here!Fires Ravage Brazil’s Pantanal, World’s Largest Wetland
Firefighters in Brazil say strong winds and hot dry weather are making it difficult to battle thousands of blazes burning in the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland. Brazil’s National Institute for …
your ads here!Mauritius Arrests Captain of Japanese Ship Responsible for Oil Spill
Police on Mauritius have arrested the captain of the Japanese carrier that ran aground off the coast last month, spilling 1,000 metric tonnes of oil and causing possible irreparable damage …
your ads here!New Study Pinpoints Which US Metropolitan Areas Will Be Hottest
A new study predicts major U.S. population areas will be seeing the most extreme increases in heat in the coming decades, some of which could experience 30 times more extreme …
your ads here!Washington State Ag Department Traps Male ‘Murder Hornet’
The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced it has trapped a male Asian giant hornet – the first male of the invasive species to be detected in the United States.At …
your ads here!WHO Chief Warns of ‘Vaccine Nationalism’
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general Tuesday issued another warning against “vaccine nationalism,” — countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to secure supplies of a possible …
your ads here!World Temperature Record Set in California’s Death Valley
One of the hottest air temperatures recorded anywhere on the planet in at least a century, and possibly ever, was reached on Sunday afternoon at Death Valley in California’s Mojave …
your ads here!US Company to Begin Second Phase of Human Trials in South Africa for COVID-19 Vaccine
A U.S. based vaccine development company is set to begin the second phase of human testing for its COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa, which is in the midst of a surge in coronavirus cases. Novavax …
your ads here!Mauritius Copes With Split Japanese Ship That Spilled Oil
Work began Monday to remove the two pieces of a grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil into the protected coast of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius …
your ads here!NASA Scientists Monitor Changes in ‘Dent’ in Earth’s Magnetic Field
NASA scientists say a small but significant “dent” in Earth’s magnetic field is expanding and splitting and continuing to weaken intensity, which could impact low-orbit satellites circling the globe.According to …
your ads here!Politics Slows Flow of US Virus Funds to Local Public Health
As the novel coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her budget to find funds to combat the crisis. Money for test kits. …
your ads here!Recovered COVID Patients May Have 6-12 Months Immunity, US Expert Says
A U.S. disease expert says COVID-19 survivors may expect to be immune from another case for as long as one year. Former Food and Drug Administration official Dr. Scott Gottleib appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday to talk about new findings by the …
your ads here!Sons Use E-books to Help Virus-Stricken Dad, Other Patients
Geoff Woolf gave his sons a love for literature. When he got sick with COVID-19, they turned to books to help him — and others. The 73-year-old retired lawyer …
your ads here!US Expert: Recovered COVID Patients Could Be Immune for a Year
A U.S. disease expert says COVID-19 survivors may expect to be immune from another case for as long as one year. Former Food and Drug Administration official Dr. Scott Gottleib appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday to talk about new findings by the …
your ads here!Canada Says US Border to Remain Closed to Nonessential Travel
Canada announced Friday that the border it shares with the U.S. will remain closed to nonessential travel for another month as the U.S. continues to lead the world in COVID-19 …
your ads here!Canada Says US Border to Remain Closed to Non-Essential Travel
Canada announced Friday that the border it shares with the U.S. will remain closed to non-essential travel for another month as the U.S. continues to lead the world in COVID-19 …
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