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FDA OKs 1st drug to treat smallpox, in case of terror attack

Friday, 17 August 2018, 08:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

U.S. regulators Friday approved the first treatment for smallpox — a deadly disease that was wiped out four decades ago — in case the virus is used in a terror attack. Smallpox, which...

Science Says: How family separation may affect kids' brains

Thursday, 9 August 2018, 12:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Doctors have long known that separating families and other traumatic events can damage children's well-being. More recent research has shed some light on how that may happen: Severe early adversity...

Melding mind and machine: How close are we?

Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 12:00 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

Just as ancient Greeks fantasized about soaring flight, today’s imaginations dream of melding minds and machines as a remedy to the pesky problem of human mortality. Can the mind connect...

How to build a better, safer, more welcoming hospital

Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 11:58 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

We spend much of our time in buildings, and they can have a profound effect on our well-being, for better or for worse. As long ago as 1943, Winston Churchill told Britain’s House of Commons...

Insider Q&A: Kidbox designs its own fashions

Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 11:45 Last update: about 9 years ago

Kidbox, the online styling service for children, is growing up. The 2-year-old company, which ships a box of seven items to customers and charges only for what they keep, will soon start...

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