July 17, 2019
(Nature) – Thin, soft electronic systems that stick onto skin are beginning to transform health care. Millions of early versions of sensors, computers and transmitters woven into flexible films, patches, bandages or tattoos are being deployed in dozens of trials … Read More
July 17, 2019
(STAT News) – Scientists say they nearly eliminated disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new technique. The downside: It may not be practical for larger areas and may cost a lot of money. In the experiment, researchers … Read More
July 17, 2019
(Reuters) – U.S. overdose deaths dropped last year for the first time in nearly two decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday, in a sign that a nationwide epidemic of drug-related deaths is abating. About 68,500 … Read More
July 17, 2019
(Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely used global alarm after the virus threatened to spread to a major city and into neighbouring countries. Despite a highly effective … Read More
July 17, 2019
(The Atlantic) – You would think suffragists, those corset-clad beacons of girl power, would support women’s right to have sex for pleasure. You’d be, for the most part, wrong. Mainstream early suffragists did not advocate for contraception the way we … Read More
July 17, 2019
(Science) – Imagine having your foot pinned between a moving van and a motorcycle and subsequently undergoing five surgeries to restore function to your mangled limb over a 1-month period. In order to endure the debilitating pain, you are prescribed … Read More
July 16, 2019
(Reuters) – The leader of reproductive services provider Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its political arm said on Tuesday that she was leaving both organizations over philosophical differences in their approaches to abortion rights. Dr. Leana Wen, the first … Read More
July 16, 2019
(The Atlantic) – Malta is the only European country that outright bans abortion, even in cases of rape, incest, or in some cases, where the woman’s health is at risk. It has some of the strictest abortion laws in the … Read More
July 16, 2019
(Quartz) – Neurotypical humans could see these kinds of cyborg-esque technologies as giving these kids unfair advantages. But it was also an introduction to the messy complexity of what makes a “better” life. As a naive hearing person, it never occurred … Read More
July 16, 2019
(The Guardian) – What’s the difference between euthanasia, assisted dying and assisted suicide? “The main difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide is who performs the final, fatal act,” said Richard Huxtable, professor of medical ethics and law at the University … Read More
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