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Merry Tuesday. Links for you. Science: Intensive care unit (ICU) infections can lengthen hospital stays Hospital workers fired for refusing vaccinations The science boys' club strikes again Yet another nail in the coffin of the myth that the MMR vaccine causes autism Solar Cell 40% Efficiency…
For the final post of the series, I want to discuss yet another outbreak, this one a bit closer to home: that of monkeypox in the United States in 2003. First, I should note that "monkeypox" is a bit of a misnomer. Though the virus--a relative of smallpox and cowpox--can infect monkeys (and…
It's nice out, but if you're stuck inside, here are some links for you. Science: This Hauser thing is getting hard to watch Creation Museum Creates Discomfort For Some Visitors (didn't know that guard dogs are what 'teaching the controversy' meant. Also, creationists 'debunk' evolution in real…
When it comes to substance abuse disorders, public health and the public at-large are hardly on the same page — in fact, they’re not even reading the same book. And that’s a serious problem for sustaining and strengthening efforts to treat addiction and advancing effective public health policy. “We…