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Stop Shaming Vaccinated People for Socializing
A sign directing people to a covid-19 vaccination clinic held at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles this past January.Photo: Damian…
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40,000 Kids in the US Have Lost a Parent to Covid-19: Study
A street in Queens, New York, May 2020.Photo: Johannes Eisele/AFP (Getty Images) A new study provides a heartbreaking reminder of…
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Deaths in US Surged in 2020, Well Beyond Official Covid-19 Toll
Volunteers working on an outdoor public art installation in Washington DC. created by Suzanne Firstenberg, December 2020. The white flags…
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In 2020, Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Skipped Out on Medical Treatment Due to Cost
Photo: STRINGER / AFP (Getty Images) A new survey released this week suggests that more than 46 million American adults…
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Doctors Excited to Find ‘Rare’ Forked Uvula in Florida Man
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Doctors in Florida made an odd discovery in a 20-year-old patient: a bifurcated uvula, perhaps better known…
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There’s an Ancient Connection Between Our Saliva and Snake Venom
The Taiwan habu has venom glands that are rooted in a distant genetic past.Image: OIST/Steven Aird Humans and other mammals…
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It’s Open Season on Covid-19 Vaccines
A sign in English and Spanish directs patients to check-in for covid-19 vaccination appointments at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers…
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Stanford Scientists Post mRNA Sequence for Moderna Vaccine on Github
A doctor preparing a dose of Moderna vaccine in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in January 2021.Photo: Radek Mica/AFP (Getty Images) A…
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A Mystery Brain Condition Is Making Bears Friendly, Then Killing Them
A black bearPhoto: Robert F. Bukaty (AP) An unknown neurological condition is sickening and often killing young black bears in…
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How to Get Your Vaccine Card Laminated for Free
Photo: M21Perfect (Shutterstock) Staples must have seen all the attention Krispy Kreme is getting for handing out free doughnuts to…
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