Zika Virus

Using X-Rays To Zap The Zika Virus

Massachussetts Considers Mandatory Health Insurance

The Zika virus is a growing public health crisis. We don’t yet have a vaccine or drug treatment to combat the spreading problem, but a team of researchers just got a big step closer. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Purdue University used powerful X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source atArgonne National Laboratory. Argonne,… Keep reading →

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  The global public health emergency involving deformed babies emerged in 2015, the hottest year in the historical record, with an outbreak in Brazil of a disease transmitted by heat-loving mosquitoes has given credence to the negative impacts of global warming. [The NY Times] U.S. stocks tallied their third straight session of gains on Wednesday,… Keep reading →