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COVID-19 pandemic provides rare opportunity to learn about human-nature interactions
The COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it have changed many of the interactions that humans have with nature, in both positive and negative ways. A perspective article published in People and Nature considers these changes, discusses the potential long-term consequences, and provides recommendations for further research. The authors…
Timeline: Australia's COVID-19 vaccine plan mired in European back-and-forth
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Wednesday the European Union asked it to withdraw export permit applications for exports of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, and its denial that it blocked shipments were simply “semantics”.FILE PHOTO: A vial with the AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is pictured in Berlin, Germany, March 16,…
Prince Harry And Meghan’s First Netflix Show Is Here
Since stepping away from Royal duties, the world has waited with eager anticipation to see just what direction Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take their global stardom and careers. Now, it appears we’re getting our first taste of what’s to come from their creative collaboration, with the pair having…
An interactive visual database for American Sign Language reveals how signs are organized in the mind
“Desire” and “still” don’t rhyme in English, but they do rhyme in American Sign Language. Just as poets can evoke emotions and meaning by choosing words that echo one another in English, actress and Tony nominee Lauren Ridloff chooses signs that visually echo one another in her ASL adaptation of…
Clear Link Between AZ Vaccine and Rare Blood Clots in Brain, EMA Official Tells Paper
ROME (Reuters) – There is a link between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots in the brain but the possible causes are still unknown, a senior official for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in an interview published on Tuesday. However, the EMA later said in a statement…
Ask the Pediatrician: Shouldn’t my 1-year-old baby be talking by now?
My baby is turning 1 this month. Should she be talking by now? Not necessarily. Infants and children grow and develop on their own, individual timelines. This means that they reach major milestones like talking through gradual progress from a series of smaller achievements. Speech development in infants starts right…
Study Suggests No Added Risk of Blood Clots in COVID Outpatients
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19 was not significantly different from patients without the infectious disease, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. National Institutes of Health guidelines recommend…
See Drake and Sophie Brussaux's Son Adonis' Baby Album
Curly-haired cutie! Drake and Sophie Brussaux’s son, Adonis, arrived in October 2017 and made his social media debut more than two years later. The rapper posted pictures of himself and the toddler in March 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, writing, “I love and miss my beautiful family and friends and…
The Pandemic is Making Periods Unbearable for Some Women
Following a recent article in The Guardian, the internet erupted with tales of periods gone awry. The stress and loss of normalcy over the last year appears to have altered cycles and amplified the premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms many women experience. And after the piece published, many responded on social…