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Ilhan Omar slams lawmakers like AOC for getting Covid vaccine first

Dec 21, 2020

Rep. Ilhan Omar called it 'disturbing' that her fellow lawmakers, including her 31-year-old 'squad'-mate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before frontline workers and the...

Biden receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine publicly

Dec 21, 2020

Tabe Masa, a nurse practitioner at ChristianaCare hospital in Delaware, administered the first dose of the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNtech to Biden. “I am doing this to demonstrate...

AP-NORC poll: Virus-weary Americans less festive this year

Dec 21, 2020

Just 22% of Americans say they feel very or extremely festive this year, down from 49% one year ago. ADVERTISEMENTOverall, half of Americans say they’re at least somewhat lonely this...

Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines

Dec 21, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden announces his climate and energy nominees and appointees at The Queen Theater in Wilmington Del., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden...

Finnish Biomedical Imaging Node Accepted to the Euro-BioImaging Research Infrastructure

Dec 21, 2020

Euro-BioImaging is European Research Infrastructure Consortium for the top imaging communities in Europe, with 16 member countries and 25 Nodes. Through FiBI, they are now accessible to an even greater...

One in three adults drank more alcohol during first lockdown

Dec 21, 2020

A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has explored whether the stress of the pandemic and lockdown measures affected people’s alcohol consumption. The survey revealed that while the...

Sixfold increase in risk

Dec 21, 2020

Their results show that the risk of developing cervical cancer is six times higher in women who are infected with HIV. According to WHO statistics, cervical cancer is the fourth...

Four astronauts with ties to MIT named to NASA’s Artemis team

Dec 20, 2020

On Dec. 9, NASA announced a group of 18 astronauts to form the newly-established Artemis team, including three alumni from the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a former...

Suburban hospital pauses COVID vaccinations after 4 workers experience adverse reactions

Dec 19, 2020

A north suburban hospital is temporarily pausing coronavirus vaccinations after four workers reported feeling adverse reactions. Since Thursday, four team members at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville experienced reactions...

COVID-19 exposes and amplifies inequalities for refugees and migrants

Dec 19, 2020

18 December 2020COVID-19 exposes and amplifies inequalities for refugees and migrantsCoronavirus The COVID-19 crisis has affected the entire world. Three out of four refugees and migrants report that COVID-19 has...