Ecology
Warm waters draw sharks off Israel's Mediterranean coast
Dozens of sharks gathered Tuesday in warm waters of the Mediterranean near an Israeli power plant, drawing sightseers in what has become an annual occurence.
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Health
Back pain shows association with increased mortality risk in women
New research from Boston Medical Center identifies elevated mortality risk for women with back pain when compared to women without back pain. Back pain was not associated with mortality among men indicating long-term consequences ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How lessons from past emergencies could improve the pandemic response
The lack of accountability, poor communication and insufficient planning plaguing the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic—especially in its early months—have roots in how the nation responded to 9/11, Hurricane ...
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Surgery
Hand surgeon performs first surgery with FDA-cleared wrist replacement implant he designed
Sixty-nine-year-old Mark Eisen says he waited seven years for a surgery he hopes will change his life. Last week, he had the first total wrist replacement with KinematX, a new implant co-designed by Scott Wolfe, MD, chief ...
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Earth Sciences
Earthquakes continued after COVID-19-related oil and gas recovery shutdown
When hydraulic fracturing operations ground to a halt last spring in the Kiskatinaw area of British Columbia, researchers expected seismic quiescence in the region. Instead, hundreds of small earthquakes occurred for months ...
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Business
Venmo launching crypto feature to buy and sell Bitcoin, other digital currency
A new feature coming to Venmo is making it easier for users to claim a stake in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
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Vaccination
Clot questions over AstraZeneca and J&J vaccine
The Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines have come under suspicion of causing very rare but serious blood clots in a handful of cases among the millions vaccinated in the drive to bring the pandemic under control.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths
Ambulances filled with breathless patients lined up in Brazil as nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections. The disease surged even in some countries that have kept ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Balancing act: Dutch PM eases lockdown amid infection rise
Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a significant easing in his country's months-long coronavirus lockdown Tuesday, calling it a delicate balancing act as infections remain stubbornly high.
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Other
VICIS has top 3 helmets in survey including lineman model
VICIS has the top three performing helmets in the NFL/NFLPA's seventh annual study, with a position-specific helmet tested for the first time and ranking second overall.
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