Editorial, February 2024, Journal
By Rich Lowry The public-health officials are getting around to admitting the fallibility of public-health officials. The former head of the National Institutes of Health during the pandemic and current science advisor to President Joe Biden, Francis Collins, has...
February 2024, General, Journal
NATION — A recent study has brought to light a sobering reality: the Western United States is experiencing a ‘hot drought,’ a phenomenon marked by the combination of limited rainfall and high temperatures, which is now considered the worst in over 500 years. This...
February 2024, Health, Journal
Alzheimer’s disease is a clinical diagnosis, and there is, as of yet, no single, simple diagnostic test. Developing a simple, early diagnostic test could help to target the use of new Alzheimer’s drugs to people in the early stages of the condition. An international...
February 2024, Health, Journal
NATION — The rise in the use of tianeptine, a drug widely known as “gas station heroin,” has sparked a growing health concern across the United States. Marketed under various brand names such as Neptune’s Fix, Za Za Red, and Tianaa, this substance, which was...
February 2024, General, Journal
NATION — In a remarkable turn of events, 2024 will witness a rare natural spectacle in North America — the simultaneous emergence of two cicada broods, Brood XIII and Brood XIX. This occurrence, the first of its kind since the early days of Thomas Jefferson’s...
