Two new papers add to the circumstantial evidence that a common childhood virus might be involved in the rare hepatitis cases, but many questions remain.
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CRISPR, 10 Years On: Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life
The gene-editing technology has led to innovations in medicine, evolution and agriculture — and raised profound ethical questions about altering human DNA.
Origin of the Monkeypox Outbreak Becomes Clearer to Scientists
Even as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018.
Liviah’s New Liver: A Family Grapples With a Girl’s Puzzling Hepatitis
A 4-year-old in Ohio is one of hundreds of children worldwide who have developed unexplained liver problems in recent months.
Can I Stop Isolating If I’m Still Testing Positive for the Virus?
Some people may test positive for the coronavirus for 10 days or longer, but interpreting those results remains difficult, experts said.
The Michigan Mink Mystery: How Did an Interspecies Outbreak Unfold?
The puzzling coronavirus cases highlight ongoing surveillance challenges and blind spots.
Teens in Distress Are Swamping Pediatricians
Around the country, the setting for adolescent mental health care looks ever more like this doctor’s office in Kentucky, the next patient arriving every 15 minutes.
Hundreds of Suicidal Teens Sleep in Emergency Rooms. Every Night.
With inpatient psychiatric services in short supply, adolescents are spending days, even weeks, in hospital emergency departments awaiting the help they desperately need.
Covid and Omicron Variants: Lessons From Gamma, Iota and Mu
Studying the coronavirus variants that have faded away could help us prepare for what comes next, scientists say.
Does Social Media Make Teens Unhappy? It May Depend on Their Age.
A large study in Britain found two specific windows of adolescence when some teenagers are most sensitive to social media.