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Storms, floods, forest fires - and to a lesser extent conflict - uprooted 40.5 million people worldwide in 2020. That was the largest number in more than a decade. That comes from figures released Thursday by the Internal Displacement…

In May 1979, Los Angeles pathologists accused the death of Jerry Eugene Wright Jr., a 20-year-old black man who police officers had mistaken for a drug user, of "massive intravascular sickness." In fact, he was the victim of a violent…

Dr. Peter Hotez argued that the real reason some Americans don't get vaccinated is because of their political ideology."They unfortunately tie their political loyalty to the political right. And we see this in the bottom ten states in…

People jog on Venice Beach on April 28, 2021 in Venice, California. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has issued new guidelines stating that fully vaccinated people should not wear masks outdoors except in crowded…

Dr. Lewis said that due to news media coverage of the George Floyd case and other high profile police shootings, some blacks experienced some form of "shared trauma" that sometimes led to heightened anxiety or nervousness.“We are…

The promoter of a Grand Canyon Adventure described it as an opportunity to hike along the South Rim, "one of the greatest hikes in the world".By September, at least 100 people from 12 different states had signed up for the one-day hike on…

Even if some people are reluctant to reveal such data, research shows that clinicians overestimate how many patients would refuse to self-report. A 2017 study found that around 80 percent of doctors felt that patients would be reluctant to…

Robin Harper, an administrative assistant at a Martha's Vineyard preschool, grew up taking a shower every day."It's what you did," she said. But when the coronavirus pandemic kept her indoors and out of the public eye, she started…

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press conference at the White House in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on January 21, 2021 in Washington,…

Von den vielen Frustrationen über eine schwere motorische Beeinträchtigung, die Schwierigkeit der Kommunikation muss sicherlich zu den schlimmsten gehören. Die Tech-Welt hat denjenigen, die von Dingen wie Locked-In-Syndrom, ALS und…