A person in Mexico died after contracting a strain of bird flu that hasn’t been confirmed in humans before, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The virus was detected in…
Day: June 5, 2024
Your Community's Superhero: Urgent Care!
A conversation with with Dr. Roger Hicks, Dignity Health Medical Group — Sierra Nevada Roger Hicks, MD is the medical director of Dignity Health Medical Group — Sierra Nevada’s urgent…
FDA Advisors Recommend Against Using MDMA for PTSD Treatment
A panel of experts advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted against adopting MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on Tuesday. Members of the FDA’s…
What Animal Studies Are Revealing About Their Minds—and Ours
Never underestimate the mind of a crow. Members of a family of birds that includes ravens, rooks, magpies, and jays, crows have been known to bend wire into hooks to…
How to Properly Cool Your Home With a Fan
Hot weather is a major threat to health, and this summer is on track to be even hotter than usual. Air conditioning is a lifesaver in these conditions, but a…
As sprawl threatens farmland, proposed Maine rules single out just one competing land use: solar
Solar developers will pay a premium to build projects on prime farmland under new rules in the works in Maine. The state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is drafting…
Who Needs Humans, Anyway?
By KIM BELLARD Imagine my excitement when I saw the headline: “Robot doctors at world’s first AI hospital can treat 3,000 a day.” Finally, I thought – now we’re getting…
‘Hell no, Albo!’: Sea creatures rally on Bondi Beach to stop deep sea mining
SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE — This morning on World Environment Day, ocean-lovers dressed as sea creatures have taken to iconic Bondi Beach, calling on Prime Minister Albanese to join the…