1st COVID-19 vaccine vial used in the US headed to museum By Rachael Rettner The historic shot was administered to New York nurse Sandra Lindsay on Dec. 14.
Your brain warps your memories so you can remember them better By Stephanie Pappas The brain exaggerates the differences between similar memories in order to recall them more effectively.
Man accidentally gets 2 COVID-19 shots in one day, goes into shock By Rachael Rettner There was a mix-up between patients at his rehabilitation center.
If you got the COVID-19 vaccine, here’s what the CDC says you can do By Yasemin Saplakoglu Fully vaccinated people in the U.S. can visit indoors and mask-less with other fully vaccinated people.
Why is China giving travelers anal tests for COVID-19? By Rachael Rettner Travelers to some Chinese cities have been required to take anal swab tests for COVID-19.
Sherlock Holmes' famous memory trick really works By Yasemin Saplakoglu An ancient technique can boost your memory to the level of memory champions.
Orangutans and bonobos at US zoo get experimental COVID-19 vaccine By Rachael Rettner Four orangutans and five bonobos have been vaccinated.
Mysterious odor caused by BB pellet stuck in teen's nose for 8 years By Rachael Rettner The teen been shot in the nose with a pellet gun years earlier.
Why type A blood may increase COVID-19 risk By Nicoletta Lanese The study is an early first step to understanding the link between blood type and COVID-19.
Woman's foul-smelling 'turkey ear' caused by decades-long infection By Nicoletta Lanese The condition was caused by a tuberculosis infection of the skin.
Microdosing with 'shrooms or LSD no better than placebo, study finds By Rachael Rettner The study had a unique design in which participants were "self blinded."
Link found between cannabis and rebound headaches after migraine By Nicoletta Lanese The early data suggest a link, but cannot say whether cannabis causes the rebound headaches.
Gwyneth Paltrow's wacky COVID-19 treatments have no medical justification By Ashley P. Taylor Experts said there was no evidence that any of Paltrow's remedies could help with prolonged symptoms of COVID-19.
FDA clears Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use By Nicoletta Lanese The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Saturday (Feb. 27), making it the third shot cleared for use in the country.
New coronavirus variant in NYC has vaccine-evading mutation By Rachael Rettner It has a mutation that may help the coronavirus partially evade COVID-19 vaccines.
Why COVID-19 spreads more easily than SARS By Rachael Rettner The study researchers focused on the spike protein, the structure that allows coronaviruses to bind to and enter human cells.
70,000 never-before-seen viruses found in the human gut By Yasemin Saplakoglu Hundreds of thousands of viruses can lurk in our guts — but how they impact our bodies is a mystery.
Flu shot facts & side effects By Rachael Rettner The seasonal flu shot is a yearly vaccine administered to protect against the flu, or influenza. In the United States, flu shots are recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older.
'Homegrown' California coronavirus variant is more contagious and possibly deadlier By Rachael Rettner Lab studies found that the variant was 40% better at infecting human cells compared with earlier strains.
Woman contracts COVID-19 from lung transplant in a first By Rachael Rettner A lifesaving operation turned tragic when a Michigan woman contracted COVID-19 from her double lung transplant last year and died soon after.
