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Holiday hell: 3 in 5 Americans BANNING unvaccinated relatives from family gatherings!

Nov 14, 2021

Nearly two-thirds of vaccinated Americans are banning unvaccinated family members from their holiday gatherings this year. According to the results, two in three respondents feel they cannot go home for...

COVID-19 hot spots offer sign of what could be ahead for US

Nov 13, 2021

COVID-19 hot spots offer sign of what could be ahead for USFILE - Graham Roark, 8, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years from Lurie Children's...

Vermont has the highest vaccination rate in the country. So why are cases surging?

Nov 13, 2021

At the same time, it has the 12th-highest rate of new COVID-19 cases over the last week, state data released Tuesday shows. The seven-day average for COVID-19 cases rose 42%...

Here's why groceries keep getting more expensive

Nov 13, 2021

Eggs were 11.6% more expensive in October than a year ago, chicken cost 8.8% more, cereal was 5% more expensive, and baby food prices grew 7.9% annually. The producer-price index,...

Students who self-identify as multilingual perform better at GCSE

Nov 13, 2021

Correspondingly, these pupils did not necessarily perform better (or worse) as a group at GCSE than their non-EAL peers. This new study was the first, however, to examine the relationship...

Ebola vaccine to begin human trials

Nov 13, 2021

The study will assess the immune response and safety of the new vaccine against the Zaire and Sudan species of Ebola. The vaccine is based on the ChAdOx1 virus, a...

The global ocean out of balance

Nov 13, 2021

The idea, known as the Sheldon size spectrum theory, was first advanced in the 1970s, but has never been tested for a wide range of marine species and on a...

COVID-19 lockdowns deepened struggle for work-family balance

Nov 13, 2021

Around the world increasing mental health inequalities between women and men following the COVID-19 pandemic represent a major public health concern. According to a new study, the lockdown measures due...

Biased referral patterns show male physicians refer more patients to male surgeons than female surgeons

Nov 12, 2021

Research findings suggest male physicians hold biases that disadvantage female surgeons. Australian and Canadian researchers have shown that male physicians disproportionately refer patients to male surgeons over similarly qualified and...

Mangrove restoration has ecological and economic benefits

Nov 12, 2021

Funding to restore mangrove forests is money well spent, according to a new meta-analysis by ecological economists at the University of Tokyo. The range reflects different economic projections of how...