The Number That Was Never Meant to Diagnose Anyone
BMI was built in the 1830s to describe the average man across a population, not to…
Category: Science & Health
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New Zealand Licensed MDMA for PTSD, and the Number of Prescribers Is Two
New Zealand authorized MDMA for severe PTSD this month. Two named psychiatrists may prescribe it, alongside…
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An mRNA Flu Vaccine Was Approved, and the Vaccine Is Not the Interesting Part
The FDA approved an mRNA flu vaccine for adults over fifty. The advance is not immunological.…
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The Eclipse Is Predicted to the Second. Whether You See It Is Not Predicted at All.
Tonight’s total eclipse has been computed to the second for every point on its track. Whether…
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Two Telescopes, and the Planet Was Found by the One Not Built for It
Two teams announced Beta Pictoris d on the same day using opposite methods. It was found…
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The Second Opinion Machine: AI Quietly Reshapes Medicine
Artificial intelligence is already reading scans, drafting notes, and flagging the patient who will crash at…
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The Rule Changed Today. The Number Attached to It Runs to 2071.
Ontario now screens for colorectal cancer from 45. The figure used to justify it, 15,070 fewer…
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It Was Already Bigger Than West Africa Was When West Africa Was Announced
At confirmation this outbreak was about five times the size the West Africa outbreak was when…
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It Stops Making the Vaccine and Keeps Half the Money
BioNTech is closing its vaccine plants and keeping roughly half the revenue from every dose. The…
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The Trial Asked a Narrower Question Than the Headline
Approved for adults whose HIV is already controlled, on stable treatment, without prior failure or resistance.…