Globetrotting might have made pandemics less likelyZhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images By Clare Wilson It’s what keeps microbiologists awake at night: when the next deadly disease breaks out, modern air travel means it will be halfway round the world before we even notice. Or does it? Mass air travel might instead mean some bad outbreaks… Read More: Why air travel makes deadly disease pandemics less likely »
Note: Bill of the Month feature is a crowdsourced collaboration between Kaiser Health News and NPR that dissects and explains medical bills. It is being republished with permission. Janet Winston had a rash that wouldn’t go away. The English professor from Eureka, California, always had been sensitive to ingredients in skin creams and cosmetics. This… Read More: Professor's allergy test leads to $48329 bill. Here's how she… »
When the average gardener spots a bug lurking among precious plants, he or she might panic. What is this bug? Can it hurt me? Can it hurt my plants? When was the last time I checked the leaves on my tomato plants? Aphids, spider mites, hornworms, and caterpillars can have some devastating impacts on a… Read More: What Insects Can Actually Help Your Garden Flourish? »
The National Institutes of Health is making new investments into the BRAIN Initiative, which will include new studies of opioids. New funds of $ 220 million to support 200 new research awards have been awarded, bringing total 2018 program support to more than $ 400 million, which is 50 percent more than the amount spent… Read More: NIH boosts BRAIN Initiative funding to expand study into opioids »