When Hospital Ventilation Backfires: The Unseen Spread of Airborne Viruses
Air cleaners and ventilation systems, meant to reduce airborne infections in hospitals, may have unexpected effects, ...
Why California keeps putting homes where fires burn
CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.
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Earth’s warming is weakening the polar vortex. Here’s what that means for extreme cold.
Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...
7 Skills to Develop Before Medical School
Here are seven important skills to bring to med school, experts say. Undergrad study habits may not lead to success in med school. Be willing to shift gears quickly to other learning modalities, ...
Opinion
A permanent Medicare telehealth expansion is an easy bipartisan victory
There’s no better model of efficiency — the very platform of the Trump administration — than telehealth, which has proven to be a cost-effective solution.
Whiskey Brand Founder Later Learns Of His Bootlegging Heritage
An offhand led a former wine importer to start a whiskey brand, but the Covid pandemic allowed him to establish his brand.
CT housing market has 7% vacancy rate; tightest in U.S., report says
A presentation showing CT has the nation's most constrained housing market was done in response to a law mandating a fair ...
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As wildfires disrupt Los Angeles schools, experts begin to study mental health effects on students
Wildfires have forced the closure of Los Angeles schools, displacing over 700,000 students and staff. Experts warn of lasting ...
FDA approves new type of nonopioid painkiller for acute pain
The drug, Journavx, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, reduced pain after surgery in clinical trials. Experts hope it can lead to fewer opioid prescriptions.
FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years
A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will ...
Democratic senators grill Donald Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel on vision for the agency
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, is facing a contentious confirmation hearing ...
More trouble than it is worth? Employers should think twice about what surveillance they use on workers
Just because employee surveillance software may be legal, it may not always be ethical or even productive. “Oftentimes, when people realize everything they do is being monitored, it creates a break in ...