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Today, In Short
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The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?
Scientists believe that the Bundibugyo virus persists in an animal species, occasionally spilling over into humans. But they have yet to identify the species. Source link
France Identifies First Case of Ebola
The patient is a doctor who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said. Workers are racing to trace those who may have had contact. Source link
The Wearable Data Your Doctor Actually Wants
Wearables can offer rough information about a person’s health, experts say, but only some metrics are medically useful. Source link
Norm Eisen: Fighting Trump’s Threats to Voting— Plus Protest Success Stories
Norm Eisen: Fighting Trump’s Threats to Voting— Plus Protest Success Stories On this episode of Start Making Sense, the attorney who founded Democracy Defenderstalks about election protection, and John Nichols reports on this week’s Republican defeats. The post Norm Eisen: Fighting Trump’s Threats to Voting— Plus Protest Success Stories appeared first on The Nation. Source […]
Podcasts are Changing the Doctor-Patient Dynamic. Is That a Good Thing?
The dynamic in the exam room is changing as more people show up ready to talk about what they’ve heard on podcasts. Source link
Shirley Lord, Beauty Editor, Novelist and Society Fixture, Dies at 93
An early champion of the mind-body connection, she held influential positions at Vogue, wrote steamy novels and regularly appeared in the tabloids. Source link
Services Sold to Boost I.V.F. Odds Backed by Little Evidence, Study Finds
Some patients spend thousands of dollars on these extra ‘add-on’ procedures during fertility treatment. Source link
You should turn off fans when it's too hot – but how hot is too hot?
Fans can make you hotter rather than cooler, but the temperature at which you should turn them off depends on several factors, including your age and the humidity level Source link
Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones
That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder. Source link