February 24, 2021
(Scientific American) – In the case of CRISPR, those choices are complex. CRISPR has many functions; one of these is that it can be used to treat disease. Yet the far-reaching, more fraught promise of this technology—one about which scientists … Read More
February 24, 2021
(BMJ) – I am a medical registrar in the NHS, caring daily for many patients with covid-19 in hospital. It is one of the most traumatic times in my professional life, made much worse by watching patients suffer and die … Read More
February 18, 2021
(Scientific American) CRISPR has many functions; one of these is that it can be used to treat disease. Yet the far-reaching, more fraught promise of this technology—one about which scientists seem at once excited and cautious—lies in its ability to … Read More
February 12, 2021
(STAT News) – Positive news about a potential Covid-19 treatment — a drug that blocks the receptor for the inflammatory protein interleukin-6 (IL-6) — highlight the hazards of sharing research findings via Twitter and other social media. Researchers with the … Read More
February 12, 2021
(The Conversation) – The pandemic has contributed to chronic loneliness. Digital tools like video chat and social media help connect people who live or quarantine far apart. But when those friends or family members are not readily available, artificial intelligence … Read More
February 9, 2021
(The Conversation) – Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The average monthly cost of internet access, about US$70, can be out of reach for those … Read More
January 21, 2021
(STAT News) – Given the low risk for reinfection and the limited supply of vaccine doses, it would be a mistake not to make previous infection a more central consideration in our vaccine prioritization. With an estimated 75 million Americans … Read More
January 18, 2021
(STAT News) – Data from large clinical trials, which generally include tens of thousands of volunteers, aim to demonstrate a vaccine’s effectiveness and probe its potential side effects. This is important information to have in hand before giving injections to … Read More
January 18, 2021
(The Conversation) – While Galton is primarily remembered today, 110 years after his death, as the father of the shameful pseudoscience of eugenics, during his life he was considered one of the most influential thinkers of his day. He made … Read More
January 12, 2021
(STAT News) – It’s a difficult time to be a nurse. It’s an even more difficult time to be a home visiting nurse. This large group of health care providers, who are largely invisible in the media, are poorly paid … Read More
