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Viruses may be 'watching' you – some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them the signal to start multiplying and kill them

After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might picture a virus as a nasty spiked ball – a mindless killer that gets into a cell and hijacks its machinery to create a gazillion copies of itself before bursting out. For many viruses, including the coronavirus that causes…

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022

Editorial: Court was wrong to oppose HIV drug mandate because of employer’s religion

Religious liberty and pluralism are democratic principles that sometimes clash and that our nation must balance. We think that a federal district court in Fort Worth got that balance wrong and imperiled health care access with its recent ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra. In that case, the court found…

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022

Noah Feldman: A Texas judge just took religious ‘freedom’ too far

The long march of religious liberty exemptions is gaining speed. The people who brought you contraceptive care exemptions and COVID rule and vaccine exemptions have now moved on to insurance for anti-HIV drugs. Last week, a federal district court held that a Christian employer is entitled to an exemption from…

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022

So you haven't caught COVID yet. Does that mean you're a superdodger?

A new study suggests that. yes, there are superdodgers. But explaining why they've been able to avoid the virus is a bit complicated.

WEKU · Sep 12, 2022

Q&A: Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that?

A federal judge’s ruling in Texas has thrown into question whether millions of insured Americans will continue to receive some preventive medical services, such as cancer screenings and drugs that protect people from HIV infection, without making a copayment.

Tribune News Service · Sep 12, 2022

The top White House monkeypox doc takes stock of the outbreak — and what's next

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis is steering the U.S. monkeypox response. A month into the job, he sees signs of success, but there's still more to be done.

WEKU · Sep 12, 2022

Whatever happened to the 'No Sex for Fish' women after the flood? Hint: It's 'amazing'

That's what a charity worker said of their latest plan. The Kenyan fishmongers got their own boats to escape pressure to trade sex for fish to sell. Then floods wiped them out. Now there's new hope.

WEKU · Sep 11, 2022

Texas judge's medical ruling, explained

A federal judge’s ruling in Texas could affect preventative care costs for millions of Americans

Salon · Sep 10, 2022

Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that?

A federal judge’s ruling in Texas has thrown into question whether millions of insured Americans will continue to receive some preventive medical services, such as cancer screenings and drugs that protect people from HIV infection, without making a copayment.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

‘A sense of relief’: the Nigerian project helping babies to be born free of HIV

Lafiyan Yara is reducing transmission by training women to spot underlying issues and carry out tests

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022