In Washington, Juul Vows to Curb Youth Vaping. Its Lobbying ...
Juul has told the F.D.A. it will do all it can to stop youth vaping. But in state […]
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Lego Is Making Braille Bricks. They May Give Blind Literacy ...
In the United States, just 10 percent of blind children learn Braille, which is tied to success in […]
Ageism: A ‘Prevalent and Insidious’ Health Threat by PAULA SPAN
The World Health Organization has begun four studies intended to define ageism and identify ways to combat it. […]
Religious Objections to the Measles Vaccine? Get the Shots, Faith ...
Devout parents who are worried about vaccines often object to ingredients from pigs or fetuses. But the leaders […]
Measles Outbreak Infects 695, Highest Number Since 2000 by DONALD ...
The outbreak, linked to skepticism about vaccines, has led to extraordinary measures, including $1,000 fines and bans on […]
W.H.O. Says Limited or No Screen Time for Children Under ...
Infants under 1 year old should not be exposed to electronic screens, and children between the ages of […]
Widespread Testing Begins on Malaria Vaccine That is Only Partly ...
Despite the vaccine’s drawbacks, the W.H.O. endorsed testing on 360,000 children, in an effort to lower death rates […]
Scientists Create Speech From Brain Signals by BENEDICT CAREY
A prosthetic voice decodes what the brain intends to say and generates (mostly) understandable speech, no muscle movement […]
Wary of Chinese Espionage, Houston Cancer Center Chose to Fire ...
The director of the National Institutes of Health said that 55 similar investigations into possible foreign exploitation of […]
The Giants at the Heart of the Opioid Crisis by ...
Civil suits filed by three states accuse pharmaceutical distributors of flooding the country with opioids while devising systems […]