JACKSON, MISS. — A company that failed to adequately inform women of dangerous side effects related to permanent pelvic mesh devices will be required to pay US$60 million, according to a settlement... Read more »
WINNIPEG — A recall has been issued for a mouthwash that is distributed from Dauphin, Man., that could affect people with weakened immune systems. The recall is for Norwex Lysere Advanced Antioxidant... Read more »
Detergents, shampoos, soaps and other everyday items sometimes contain a group of chemicals called phthalates, which are often used to enhance products and add flexibility to plastics. However, mounting research has shown... Read more »
Laboratory tests of surgical and N95 masks by researchers at the University of California, Davis, show that they do cut down the amount of aerosolized particles emitted during breathing, talking and coughing.... Read more »
With the advent of the coronavirus pandemic and remote work on the rise, the sheer volume of email exchanges has skyrocketed. Electronic communication is efficient, but it’s also distant and detached, and... Read more »
A new study into the causes of sensorimotor impairments prevalent among autistic people could pave the way for better treatment and management in the future, say psychologists. Publishing findings in the leading... Read more »
Infectious viruses come in many shapes and sizes and use slightly different attack mechanisms to make humans and animals sick. But all viruses share something in common: They can only do damage... Read more »
In the United States, individual state laws barring 18- to 20-year-olds from buying or possessing a handgun make little difference in the rate of homicides involving a gun by people in that... Read more »
In her ongoing research about Americans’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Arizona University anthropology professor Lisa Hardy and her collaborators have talked to dozens of people. A couple of them stand... Read more »
3D-printed nasal swabs work as well as commercial swabs for COVID-19 diagnostic testing, study finds
As COVID-19 quickly spread worldwide this spring, shortages of supplies, including the nasopharyngeal (nasal) swabs used to collect viral samples, limited diagnostic testing. Now, a multisite clinical trial led by the University... Read more »