Preventive care is free by law, but many Americans get incorrectly billed − especially if you’re poor, a person of color or don’t have a college degree

Even though preventive care is supposed to be free by law for millions of Americans thanks to the Affordable Care Act, many don’t receive recommended preventive services, especially racial and…

SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut launch delayed to Sept. 25

The next space station astronaut mission will delay one day to Sept. 25. The delay in the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is “to complete prelaunch…

EU court trims Qualcomm fine to 238.7 mn euros

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An EU court on Wednesday largely upheld an antitrust fine against US chipmaking giant Qualcomm but reduced the penalty slightly to 238.7 million euros ($265 million).…

Vaccine alliance secures deal for 500,000 mpox jabs for Africa

Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at…

Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring—like Saturn

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The rings of Saturn are among the most famous and spectacular features in the solar system. Earth may once have had something similar. In a paper…

Studies indicate no major concerns about risks to offspring for would-be dads taking epilepsy meds

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Would-be dads taking drugs to stop their epilepsy seizures—and valproate in particular—should be largely reassured that the available evidence on the developmental risks to their offspring…

Study finds that thousands of browser extensions compromise user data

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Browser extensions, the software add-ons that help users customize and enhance their web browsers, are wildly popular. Some of the most-used extensions find shopping deals, fix…

Traces of ancient city that revolted against Rome uncovered

Archaeologists have excavated the remains of Fregellae, an ancient city in central Italy that revolted against the Roman Republic. Fregellae was founded during the 4th century BC near the present-day…

Seeking help for crypto wallet problems on social media can attract scammers

Researchers identify potential new strategy to slow the development of liver fibrosis

Credit: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117303. A study led by Manuel Vázquez Carrera, group leader at the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Center (CIBERDEM) at the…