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Disruptive School Closings Raise Questions of Equity

Scott Brown, police officer, Streetsboro, OH. William Schaffner, MD, professor of infectious diseases, Vanderbilt University. Valerie Lehmann, junior, University of Maryland, College Park. Daniel A. Domenech, PhD, executive director, the School Superintendents Association. Caitlin Rivers, PhD, senior scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Streetsboro City Schools: “School Is Closed for All Students Effective 3/13/2020-4/3/2020… Read More »

Antidepressants Might Raise Odds for Serious Pregnancy Complication

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2019 — Treating depression during pregnancy can be vital to the health of both mother and child, but new research suggests that taking antidepressants may make a woman more vulnerable to gestational diabetes. Specifically, the drugs venlafaxine (Effexor) and amitriptyline (Endep) were associated with the highest risk, especially when taken for a… Read More »

Artificial Embryos Made from Stem Cells Raise Ethical Issues

Stem cells (so-called “master cells”) are unique and important in the body because they can do almost anything, and scientists have only begun to discover their potential. That’s why researchers’ use of them has created controversy, attracting the attention of scientists, policymakers, and bioethicists across the globe. Stem cells can transform into any of the… Read More »

CBD in marijuana may worsen glaucoma, raise eye pressure

One of the most commonly proposed uses of medical marijuana is to treat glaucoma. But a study from researchers at Indiana University has found that a major chemical component in the substance appears to worsen the primary underpinning of the disease: a rise in pressure inside the eye. The chemical that causes this rise in… Read More »