The chaotic beginnings of the tool that made heart surgery possible
Over the past century, heart operations that once were unthinkable have become commonplace. Thousands of times a day, ...
Researchers reveal the long, silent history of sports concussion
University of Queensland researchers have uncovered the hidden history of concussion in sport, finding the brain-trauma ...
Study finds pandemic contribution from voluntary sector is 'under-valued'
A study has found that the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector played a "crucial" role ...
How a proposed federal heat rule might have saved these workers' lives
On a sweltering afternoon in July 2020, Belinda Ramones got a call that her brother was in the hospital. The call was from a ...
'Foam cells' that accelerate tumor growth in glioblastoma can be inhibited, researchers discover
A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a certain type of cell—foam cells—in patients with the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma. It has been shown how these cells accelerate the ...
Black Americans still suffer worse health: Why there's so little progress
One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients.
Experts suggest Michelangelo depicted breast cancer in the Sistine Chapel fresco
Led by forensic pathologist Andreas G. Nerlich of Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, a team of international experts propose that Michelangelo's fresco "The Flood" in the Sistine Chapel portrays ...