Bulletin of Mathematical Biology - Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In 2023, it returned to being the leading cause of death from an...

An influential study relies too heavily on news media reporting—which has only recently acknowledged the social media manipulation problem at all.

Jay Bhattacharya insists he wants to restore trust in the National Institutes of Health. Current and former agency employees say he’s doing the opposite.

Checks at pharmacies for people aged 40 to 84 are aimed at identifying those at risk of heart attack or stroke The NHS in England is to offer free finger-prick blood tests for cholesterol on the high street for the first time under plans to reduce heart disease and stroke deaths by a quarter within the next decade. The seven-minute tests will be available at participating pharmacies as part of a national rollout to spot “ticking timebombs” earlier. Continue reading...

Ex-Breitbart editor has vocally supported immediate deportations for anyone who can’t prove US residency Far-right British media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US after being detained on Thursday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New Orleans in connection with what the agency said was expired authorization to be in the country and a deportation order. Yiannopoulos’s deportation occurred on Friday, said a statement on Saturday from a spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. Continue reading...

A notice of intent names Akima Infrastructure Protection as the only company that can build a 100-bed "temporary detention structure" at the Buffalo Service Processing Center.

Donald Trump just announced he is sucking Americans deeper and deeper into the corrupt Venezuelan swamp.

Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’

Dolly Parton's “My Place in History” won’t get released until 2046, on what would have been her 100th birthday.

Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication The current shingles vaccine appears to significantly lower the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to scientists who say it could help prevent thousands of deaths each year. The research, based on records of 70,000 people in the US, found that those who had received Shingrix had a 12% lower risk of a cardiovascular diagnosis in the following three and a half years. If confirmed, this benefit would be comparable to taking a daily blood pressure-lowering medication, the scientists said. Continue reading...

Prevailing understanding of poliovirus pathogenesis posits that virus, following infection, gains access to central nervous system.

The social media giant is being sued by four states who allege it designed Facebook and Instagram to hook kids — and lied to the public about the risks.

The Justice Department resolved a lawsuit that accused the social media company of illegally gathering children’s information.

As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms society, understanding factors that influence AI receptivity is increasingly important. The current research investig...

The infamous surveillance company paid $22.7 million in global corporate taxes while raking in $1.6 billion in profits.

His family said it was "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son" after the academic was found dead in London on Friday.