Autumn brings a chill in the air – and the start of another season of respiratory illnesses, which can be especially hard for older adults. Although vaccine recommendations have been…
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Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan in early September 2025 that he intends to make Florida the first state to end vaccine mandates across all schools and in other…
Millisecond windows of time may be key to how we hear, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What happens when you listen to speech at a different speed? Neuroscientists thought that your brain may turn up its processing speed as well. But it…
How to tackle the ‘profound and lasting impact’ of COVID-19 on cardiovascular health
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Millions of people around the world are suffering from the serious cardiovascular effects of COVID infection and long COVID. A lack of clear guidance on how…
Archaeologists begin landmark study of Dzhetyasar culture settlements
Archaeologists from the Margulan Institute of Archaeology and the German Institute of Archaeology are conducting the first ever large-scale study of Dzhetyasar culture sites in Kazakhstan. The Dzhetyasar culture emerged…
Hittite seals and tablets among new finds at Kayalıpınar
Archaeologists excavating the Hittite settlement of Kayalıpınar in Türkiye’s Sivas’ Yıldızeli district have unearthed a trove of cuneiform tablets and seal impressions. The Hittites were an Anatolian people that established…
Vaccine death and side effects database relies on unverified reports – and Trump officials and right-wing media are applying it out of context
Trump officials intend to link 25 child deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, according to reporting from The Washington Post. These findings will reportedly be discussed during the Sept. 18-19, 2025, meeting…
Scientists find cell surface sugar that slows pancreatic cancer in mice—and it’s detectable in patient blood samples
Antithrombin (red) in human pancreatic cells. Credit: Salk Institute Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, and its incidence is climbing. Because it is typically asymptomatic…
Calling deaths ‘preventable’ can obscure barriers to health care access and shift blame to individuals
Each year in the U.S., tens of thousands of deaths are categorized as “preventable” — meaning, in theory, they did not need to happen. A missed cancer screening, a fatal…
