The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Razer to issue over $1.1 million in full refunds for its Razer Zephyr facemasks after alleging the PC gaming accessory company falsely billed its futuristic “wearable air purifier” as equivalent to N95-grade respirators. In ...
Read More »Substance use disorder may be connected to a specific brain circuit
Treating substance use disorders is incredibly challenging. One reason is that the brain scans showing abnormalities in those with addiction often include a lot of varying results and lack of connections. Now, a study published September 25 in the journal ...
Read More »6 tick-borne diseases you really don’t want to get
Tick season is not only starting sooner—it’s becoming a year-round event. While April through September are usually the most active months, the pesky eight-legged parasites are biting people and animals much earlier in the year than expected. The increasing tick ...
Read More »Neglected sewage systems are a public health risk for low-income communities
This article originally published on The Conversation. Intestinal infections take a heavy toll on impoverished Black communities that have out-of-date sewage systems. These infections often spread through contaminated soil and water and are among the most common diseases worldwide. Approximately ...
Read More »Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed
Humans are born with instincts for crying and smiling, but not for kissing. Sometime in the past, our ancestors had the idea to smack their mouths together and call it romantic. And though we may not know who gave the ...
Read More »AI isn’t ready to act as a doctors’ assistant
This article was originally featured on KFF Health News. What use could health care have for someone who makes things up, can’t keep a secret, doesn’t really know anything, and, when speaking, simply fills in the next word based on what’s ...
Read More »A once-forgotten antibiotic could be a new weapon against drug-resistant infections
Doctors may have a new tool to protect patients against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections. But the new defense against increasingly difficult-to-treat bacteria isn’t a brand new development—it is an 80 year-old antibiotic. A study published May 16 in the open ...
Read More »Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future
COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency in the US. The Biden administration’s deadline follows the World Health Organization’s announcement last week that removed COVID’s status as a global health crisis. Infectious disease experts tell Popular Science that it’s ...
Read More »The health impacts of incarceration don’t end after release
This article was originally featured on KFF Health News. After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain his freedom. ...
Read More »A scientific exploration of big juicy butts
BUMS. HEINIES. FANNIES. DERRIERES. Few muscles in the human body carry as much cultural clout as the gluteus maximus. “Butts are a bellwether,” writes journalist Heather Radke in her 2022 book Butts: A Backstory. Radke goes on to explain that ...
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