Universal Health Care Could Have Saved More Than 330,000 U.S. Lives during COVID

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June 13, 2022

Health Care Universal Health Care Could Have Saved More Than 330,000 U.S. Lives during COVID The numbers of lives lost and dollars spent would have been significantly lower if coverage had been extended to everyone, a new study says By Rachel Nuwer

Health Care Utah Kept Them from Learning about Consent, So These Teens Found a Place to Have 'the Talk' Together A group of teenagers in rural Utah are training to become sex educators so that they can teach their peers what they do not learn in the classroom By Jesse Ryan

Animals Wiggling Whiskers Help Hungry Seals Hunt in the Dark A new seals'-eye view shows these specialized hairs in motion at sea By Sasha Warren

Evolution Heated Debate Persists over the Origins of Complex Cells Were mitochondria a driving evolutionary force or just a late addition? By Viviane Callier,Knowable Magazine

Vaccines COVID Death Rates Explained, Dismal Booster Stats, and New Vaccines On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we clear up some data misconceptions, get to the bottom of the booster uptake issue, and talk Novavax. By Josh Fischman,Tanya Lewis,Jeffery DelViscio,Tulika Bose | 07:50

Genetics How Parachute Frogs Took to the Sky Broad-webbed feet help them glide through rain-forest canopies By Jack Tamisiea

Public Health On Three Different Continents, Rural Health Strains under the Weight of the Coronavirus In remote communities in the U.S., Ecuador, and Zimbabwe, these health care workers are fighting much more than the virus By Lungelo Ndhlovu,Kata Karath,Michael Forster Rothbart

Neuroscience Why You Can't Remember Being Born: A Look at 'Infantile Amnesia' Infants can form memories, just not the kind that recalls specific experiences By Vanessa LoBue,The Conversation US

Artificial Intelligence AI Can Predict Potential Nutrient Deficiencies from Space New work maps a region's nutrient landscape By Rachel Berkowitz

FROM THE STORE Hacking the Immune System The immune system is a marvel, but sometimes those defenses need help. In this eBook, we examine various ways the immune system is being manipulated to fight disease, starting with the science behind the research into COVID vaccines and treatments. We also examine cutting-edge interventions for infectious diseases beyond COVID such as a universal flu vaccine, immunotherapies for cancer and more.

FROM THE ARCHIVE A Better Way to Pay for Health Care Fee-for-service models, such as that of the U.S., and single-payer models, such as those of the U.K. and Canada, both have significant flaws—but Singapore may have found a workable compromise By James Breiding | June 2021

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