The War on Drugs Has Come to the Maternity Ward

The war on drugs has not meaningfully deterred Americans from using drugs. Now, unassuming mothers and their newborns are ...

The power of genetic testing: new screening methods are catching rare diseases before symptoms start

Genetic testing is helping doctors identify rare diseases earlier, opening the door to treatment options before symptoms appear.
The Tico Times

Costa Rica Pelicans Test Negative for Avian Flu as Mystery Continues

Pelicans found weak, disoriented or behaving unusually along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast have tested negative for avian influenza, but authorities still do not know what is affecting the birds. The ...
STAT

CDC leadership continues to try to manufacture a scientific debate on vaccines where none exists

What happens if public health agencies stopped trusting their own tools, scientists, and surveillance networks for measuring whether vaccines work? We end up less able to monitor the performance of ...
Reuters

Zambia says two suspected Ebola cases test negative, steps up screening

May 30 (Reuters) - Zambia has investigated and cleared two suspected cases of Ebola as it steps up screening and surveillance for the deadly viral disease following an ‌outbreak in neighbouring ...
Forbes

Jay Bhattacharya Called Test-Negative Study Design ‘Crap.’ Here’s How We Know Whether Vaccines Measured With It Are Effective

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 5: Jayanta Bhattacharya, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks at his confirmation hearing before the Senate ...
Today

Flight Attendant, 3 Others on a Plane Test Negative for Hantavirus

A flight attendant who was hospitalized in the Netherlands after being in contact with a person who died from a hantavirus infection has tested negative for the virus, the World Health Organization ...
Reuters

Two Singaporean residents test negative for hantavirus after deadly cruise outbreak

May 8 (Reuters) - Two Singaporean residents who were onboard a cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus ‌outbreak have tested negative for the virus, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on ...
USA Today

How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will

One of the most distinctive and funny politicians, Senator John Kennedy (the one from Louisiana)--hailed by Politico as "America's most quotable Senator"--offers his perceptive (and hilarious) takes ...
Rolling Out

Non-reactive HIV test might not mean what you think

Sample blood collection tube with HIV test label on HIV infection screening test form. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Room's Studio) A non-reactive HIV test result generally means good news – you ...
People

Elon Musk Shares Clean Drug Test After Bombshell Report About Substance Use. The Lab Suggests He Had Time to Flush His System

The tech billionaire took a rapid drug test nearly two weeks after he was accused of heavy ketamine use, though urine tests only reliably detects drugs ingested within 2-10 days Kevin Dietsch/Getty ...