Health

Over 56,000 Covid-19 antigen rapid tests have been recalled in the US due to likely false results, and consumers are being advised to immediately stop using the product and return it to the distributor.

Thirty percent of female high school students have seriously considered suicide in the past year, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Data Summary and Trends Report published on Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

What is the role of science?

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) defended the city’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for city workers that is being rescinded.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said during an interview Friday that communist China is conducting warfare against the United States by intentionally flooding the U.S. with fentanyl.

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adds COVID-19 vaccines to its routine immunization schedule for children and adults, at least 20 states have passed legislation or issued rules barring vaccine mandates to attend school.

The changes were recommended by the CDC's vaccine advisors and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Responses to the variant XBB.1.5 were reduced 20x.

Attractive people being less likely to wear masks and those who don't view themselves as attractive believing masks enhance their appearance.

Molnupiravir, the oral pill for COVID-19, may actually be driving the emergence of new, potentially harmful, variants of the virus, according to a Wellcome Trust-funded study at the pre-print stage.