David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were honored for their discoveries about how heat, cold and touch can initiate signals in the nervous system.
Tag: Medicine and Health
As Need in Afghanistan Grows Dire, Aid Groups Plead for Help
Health clinics are closing. Temperatures are dipping. Prices are rising. Food and money are scarce. A calamity looms, humanitarian groups warn.
Health Care in Afghanistan Is Crumbling, Aid Groups Warn
After the Taliban’s takeover, international donors withdrew funds that hospitals and clinics depended on. Now a fourth wave of Covid looms.
The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty
As the pandemic takes an unexpected direction, Americans again must reckon with twists in scientific understanding of the virus.
How The US is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty Due to the Pandemic
As the pandemic takes an unexpected direction, Americans again must reckon with twists in scientific understanding of the virus.
Dr. Gino Strada, Who Brought Health Care to the Desperate, Dies at 73
He was a force behind Emergency, which operates clinics, hospitals, trauma centers and other institutions throughout the world.
Overwhelmed by Coronavirus, Cuba’s Vaunted Health System Is Reeling
“The funeral homes can’t cope, the hospitals can’t cope, the clinics can’t cope,” said a Cuban doctor who was fired for publicly lamenting the distressed state of medical care.
Even the Pope Has Prayed to Venezuela’s Beloved ‘Doctor of the Poor’
In a deeply polarized country, suffering an extreme health crisis, one of the few uniting beliefs is the admiration across the political spectrum for a doctor recently beatified by the Vatican.
Covid-Sniffing Dogs Are Accurate, But Wide Use Faces Hurdles
Logistics, cost and official standards are needed for the dogs to fulfill their potential in medical fields.
India to Take Over Vaccine Program From States Amid Criticism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said shots would be free for all those over 18.