Pandemic resource allocation needs to address health inequity
If some regions become hot spots and hospitals reach maximum capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals have plans for how to decide who gets...
Many antibiotic substitutions for self-reported penicillin allergies likely unnecessary
Hospitalized patients who report an allergy to penicillin are often prescribed alternative antibiotics for infection that can be harmful, even though diagnostic testing or...
Nearly half of Americans lack knowledge of burn injuries and treatment
PHOENIX (June 30, 2020) - Summertime means Americans are spending more time around grills, firepits, and fireworks, increasing their risk for fire-related burn injuries....
New genomic atlas of the developing human brain
IMAGE: Director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology Katie Pollard (left), worked with John Rubenstein, Eirene Markenscoff-Papadimitriou, and Sean Whalen to map...
Study gauges how Kansans get information on COVID-19, which sources they trust
IMAGE: A graph shows the information sources survey respondents trusted. The scores range...
Is a 'cytokine storm' relevant to COVID-19?
(JAMA Network) The term "cytokine storm" and its relevance to COVID-19 are examined in this editorial.
Auditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant brain connectivity
IMAGE: Depiction of a working theory on the thalamic circuitry that is involved...
From age 8 we spontaneously link vocal to facial emotion
IMAGE: Average durations of all eye fixations in milliseconds for all 80 participants...
Malaria’s secret to surviving in the blood uncovered
New research from the Francis Crick Institute has found how the malaria parasite protects itself from toxic compounds in red blood cells.
Malaria causes around...
Study: Walking backward to get ahead
IMAGE: Oluwole Awosika, MD, assistant professor in the department of neurology and rehabilitative...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
