Although there are hundreds of species of ticks found throughout the world, fewer than 60 are known to bite and spread disease to humans. Here are some of the more common human-biting ticks in the United States and the parts ...
Apr 30, 2021
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It has been adopted by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiger Woods and Andy Murray as a colorful way to help them play through pain, but research from the University of Dundee has found kinesiology tape to be ineffective ...
Apr 23, 2021
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Older people have borne a higher burden of illness and death from COVID-19, with people 65 and older experiencing higher rates of hospitalization and death. That's only part of the sad story, however. In many instances, older ...
Apr 6, 2021
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More than one-third of nonelderly U.S. adults report they are unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a report released by the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Mar 3, 2021
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If you've put off or skipped needed medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic, you've got plenty of company.
Feb 17, 2021
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Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are now known to negatively control plasmid replication, according to Thomas Wood, Biotechnology Endowed Chair and professor of chemical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering.
Feb 1, 2021
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Two new datasets published to LawAtlas.org today offer a comprehensive look at state laws that address earned sick leave and Ban the Box. The datasets provide a snapshot of how these employment-focused laws differ between ...
Jan 29, 2021
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As the coronavirus swept across the globe last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sank into the shadows, undermined by some of its own mistakes and stifled by an administration bent on downplaying the nation's ...
Jan 20, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Many Americans most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic don't believe that racism is associated with poorer health, a nationwide poll shows.
Jan 14, 2021
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Drug resistant superbugs are expected to overwhelm the healthcare system, reverse a century's worth of medical progress and claim more lives than cancer by 2050 unless efforts are accelerated to stop antibiotic resistant ...
