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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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Virtual Phone Virus ‘Mimics’ the Spread of Covid-19
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) In an effort to assist the evolving science of contact tracing, researchers have created a…
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The Best Toilet Brands in 2021
Photo: Amazon I won’t lie: When I asked our readers what the best toilet brands were, I was worried. Whenever…
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Meet Lia, a Flushable, Biodegradable Pregnancy Test
Image: Lia Pregnancy tests are in dire need of a redesign. And while we’ve seen some real progress on this…
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What’s the Best Toilet Brand? Yes, Seriously.
Here at The Inventory, we keep a running list of topics that we think would be great to get our…
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Survivors of Severe Covid-19 Should Get Their Eyes Checked, Study Suggests
Photo: William Thomas Cain (Getty Images) Doctors are warning that covid-19 may be capable of causing lingering eye problems. A…
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The Best Non Electric Bidets in 2021
Image: Kohler Top Pick: Brondell Swash Ecoseat | $120 | Amazon If you haven’t had someone in your life loudly proclaim…
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Tech
Those Most Likely to Get Covid Are Last in Line for Vaccines
We’re already seeing the consequences of these decisions. In Washington, DC, residents over 65 were encouraged to sign up for…
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An Algorithm Is Helping a Community Detect Lead Pipes
More than six years after residents of Flint, Michigan, suffered widespread lead poisoning from their drinking water, hundreds of millions…
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The First Americans Are Being Vaccinated. Now, the Hard Part
The next few weeks will also be a trial run for the computer systems states plan to use to track…
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