Science

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• Politics

Report: Indiana trusts schools too much to catch funding fraud

August 10, 2020 Editorial Board

by Stephanie Wang, Chalkbeat Indiana Report: Indiana trusts schools too much to catch funding fraud was originally published by Chalkbeat,...

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• Opinion
• Science

A Rift Over Carl Linnaeus Shows We Shouldn’t Idolize Scientists

August 10, 2020 Editorial Board

by Brian Lovett, Undark   The traditions we carry into the future, including who we choose to honor, should be...

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• Covid-19
• Health

Test Sites Quickly Attract Thousands for COVID-19 Vaccine Study

August 10, 2020 Editorial Board

Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News and JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Dr. Eric Coe jumped at the chance to help...

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• Covid-19
• Health

Rogue immune system reactions hint at an early treatment for COVID-19

August 10, 2020 Editorial Board

By Tina Hesman Saey, Science News Giving drugs called interferons early in the disease may help prevent later immune overreactions...

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• Covid-19
• Health

Public Health Experts Fear a Hasty FDA Signoff on Vaccine

August 7, 2020 Arthur Allen

by Arthur Allen, California Healthline   The vaccine trial that Vice President Mike Pence kicked off in Miami on Monday...

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• Energy

Cheaper, lighter and more energy-dense: The promise of lithium-sulphur batteries

August 7, 2020 Rex Merrifield

by Rex Merrifield, Horizon   Lithium-sulphur batteries, which are lighter and cheaper than today’s models, may be the next generation...

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• Covid-19
• Health

America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine

August 7, 2020 Sarah Varney

by Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News For a world crippled by the coronavirus, salvation hinges on a vaccine. But in...

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• Covid-19
• Health

Close relatives of the coronavirus may have been in bats for decades

August 7, 2020 Erin Garcia de Jesus

By Erin Garcia de Jesus, Science News    Similar viruses with the potential to infect humans could be circulating in the...

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• Health

Patients sue over claims of botched knee operations at BMI hospital

August 6, 2020 Melanie Newman

by Melanie Newman, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism | February 14, 2017 Patients sue over claims of botched knee operations...

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• Health

Hospital Merger in Washington State Stokes Fears About Catholic Limits on Care

August 6, 2020 Harris Meyer

Harris Meyer, California Healthline | August 3, 2020 The proposed merger of a well-regarded secular hospital system and a larger...