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Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors

Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors

U.S.-based scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of the receptors that allow humans to feel temperature and touch.
by The Associated Press

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Runner who lost her vision finishes Twin Cities Marathon with guides by her side

Runner who lost her vision finishes Twin Cities Marathon with guides by her side

After months of training, Laura Sosalla, who was declared legally blind earlier this year after a battle with COVID-19, ran the last mile of the Twin Cities Marathon alongside the women who helped her train and guided her along the way — exactly how Sosalla wanted her marathon experience to end.
by Lindsay Guentzel and Evan Frost

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Alaska allows hospitals to ration care amid COVID spike

Alaska allows hospitals to ration care amid COVID spike

Alaska on Saturday activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 medical facilities to ration care if needed as the state recorded the nation’s worst COVID-19 diagnosis rates in recent days, straining the state’s limited health care system.
by The Associated Press

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Health workers know what good care is. Pandemic burnout is getting in the way

Health workers know what good care is. Pandemic burnout is getting in the way

The pandemic has intensified burnout among health care workers, and they say it's eroding their passion for the job and the quality of patient care. Some health care systems are finding solutions in the small details of the work.
by Yuki Noguchi

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California to require COVID-19 vaccines for schoolchildren

California to require COVID-19 vaccines for schoolchildren

California will become the first U.S. state to require COVID-19 vaccinations for children to attend public and private schools in person, in a mandate that could effect millions of students.
by The Associated Press

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Abortion rights hang in the balance, as advocates rally across the country

Abortion rights hang in the balance, as advocates rally across the country

Abortion-rights advocates are protesting in cities across the U.S. on Saturday, in the wake of Texas' restrictive abortion law. A march to the Supreme Court is planned in Washington, D.C.; a march in Minneapolis is among other events taking place across the country.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths; case counts now falling in some areas

U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths; case counts now falling in some areas

The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 just as the surge from the delta variant is starting to slow down in some states and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief.
by The Associated Press

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