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Kennedy asks for feedback on new vaccine recommendation categories, how shots are tested.
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SpaceX launched yet another Starlink mission today (Aug. 21), sending 29 more of the broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.
A new NASA-backed study has pinpointed why astronauts often experience constipation in space and how that might affect their health on long-haul missions to Mars and beyond.
A few months ago, I was queuing for free tacos at my coworking space in London. And because nothing unites people like free food, half the building had shown up. This gave me the opportunity to shamel...
Roche's Genentech will invest $750 million to double the size of its existing production facility in Oregon
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We'll soon get a chance to see a giant curved shadow in space move slowly across the moon during a very deep partial lunar eclipse. There are few more awesome or enlightening sights.
New 3D-printed corneal implants could help make up for the shortage of donor corneas available for transplant procedures, say Precise Bio co-founders Aryeh Batt and Dr. Anthony Atala.
Urologic oncologists who treat prostate cancer are split over the benefits of focal therapy compared to traditional surgery or radiation.
We continue to romanticize the symptoms of mental health problems, especially when we talk about achievement.
Long-term survivors deserve to see a cure, not fear the losses it might bring.
One of the greatest achievements of the past 100 years is learning our place in the Universe: where it came from, how it got to be the way it is today, and what its ultimate fate will be. A century ag...
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On the court, the WNBA is thriving. After 30 years, its players are receiving a historic payout, along with a massive TV distribution deal that will mean more games, and hopefully even more fans. But ...
Extreme heat will become more common as the climate continues to warm. That will affect almost every facet of our health.
On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets.
A Regeneron drug for an ultra-rare disease that causes bone to grow where it shouldn't won U.S. regulatory approval, capping a three-decade effort
A mysterious burial in an underground water channel may help archaeologists understand a pre-Inca ritual in Peru.
Several large health systems are rolling out AI chatbots to query patient records, because they can save time and increase diagnostic accuracy.