Cardiologist who empowered paramedics and the general public to restart hearts and save lives If you had a cardiac arrest before the 1970s, an ambulance might arrive quickly, but almost all its crew could do was transport you to hospital, where your treatment would begin – if indeed you survived...
Patients with ultra-rare diseases worry new FDA rules will leave them without treatment
Testing is difficult for drugs for rare diseases, and new rules may make it harder for sufferers to obtain life-saving drugs US drug regulators have increasingly signaled a focus on faster approvals and rare diseases, but patients with ultra-rare ailments fear they are falling through the cracks, especially given challenges...
Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows
Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows. The ingredient, diquat, is widely...
‘You know it when you see it’: experts size up scientists’ attempt to define cool
Sought-after status moves in mysterious ways that elude rules and norms, say the initiated It has puzzled philosophers, scholars and those aspiring to be cool for generations: what is it that makes someone cool? Now it appears that the alchemical code has finally been cracked. There are six specific attributes...
Lab-grown sperm and eggs just a few years away, scientists say
Quest to create viable human sex cells in lab progressing rapidly, with huge implications for reproduction Scientists are just a few years from creating viable human sex cells in the lab, according to an internationally renowned pioneer of the field, who says the advance could open up biology-defying possibilities for...
Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing
As the floodwaters recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remains for the families of the children who died and those who went missing when flash floods tore through central Texas earlier this week
Tropical Storm Chantal forms off the coast of the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the southeast U.S. coast
A look at some of the deadliest floods in the U.S. in the last 25 years
Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the U.S. over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer
OPEC+ to boost oil production by 548,000 barrels per day in August
Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries say they will boost production by 548,000 barrels per day in August in a move that could further reduce gas prices
How weather conditions set the stage for the deadly Texas flash floods
Meteorologists say incredible amounts of moisture in the air fueled a storm that moved slowly over central Texas, creating conditions for fatal flash floods