Latest articles by Rachael Rettner
Boy gets burned by wet cement in rare case
A 7-year-old boy who accidentally got wet cement all over his head and torso ended up in the emergency room after the cement mixture burned his skin, according to a new report.
Is the COVID-19 vaccine causing rare myocarditis cases?
Researchers in Israel say they've found a possible link between the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and cases of heart inflammation called myocarditis in young men.
2 types of flu viruses may have gone extinct
If true, officials could have an easier time picking the strains of flu viruses included in the seasonal flu shot.
11 children diagnosed with new form of ALS
The researchers have pinpointed a gene that seems to cause this form of the disease.
Cancer-causing chemical found in 78 sunscreen products
The FDA should better define limits for benzene in sunscreen, the company said.
ER visits declined during pandemic. But that wasn't a bad thing, study suggests.
The new findings suggest that people may have been overusing the ER before the pandemic.
Most kids with inflammatory COVID-19 syndrome are recovered by 6 months
The study is the first to follow children with the syndrome, called MIS-C, for as long as six months.
New coronavirus found, and it jumped from dogs to people
The researchers detected the new virus in a sample obtained from a child diagnosed with pneumonia in 2018.
Jane Goodall says humanity's 'disrespect of the natural world' brought on the pandemic
Goodall made the comments after winning the prestigious 2021 Templeton Prize.
Too much TV may be bad for your long-term brain health
The researchers used TV viewing as a proxy for sedentary behavior.
Deep-sea fish with lightbulb on its head mysteriously washes ashore in California
The bizarre creature is normally found at ocean depths of around 3,000 feet.
Prominent scientists call for more investigation into origins of coronavirus
The origins of SARS-CoV-2 have been hotly debated.
Woman gets 6 doses of COVID-19 vaccine at once
She did not experience any serious side effects from the vaccine overdose.
Giant sequoia tree still smoldering 9 months after devastating California wildfires
A giant sequoia tree in California's Sequoia National Park is still smoldering months after devastating wildfires hit the region last summer.
US birth rate plunged in 2020
Last year's birth rate was another record low for the country.
Novel coronavirus really is seasonal, study suggests
Findings don't mean that summer weather will eliminate COVID-19; but it may give people a leg up against the disease.
Woman swallows fish bone, it migrates into her neck
The woman was eating wolf herring when she experienced "excruciating pain over the throat."
Woman mistakes nail glue for eye drops, glues eye shut
She kept both bottles together in her purse.
UK researchers will deliberately reinfect people with COVID-19 in new 'challenge study'
All of the participants will be quarantined and monitored closely.
Man's energy drink habit lands him in the hospital with heart failure
The findings add to a growing body of evidence linking energy drink consumption with heart problems.
'Magic mushroom' compound may work just as well as antidepressants, small study finds
The study adds to a growing body of research on the potential benefits of psilocybin for people with depression.
UK coronavirus variant not more deadly, just spreads more easily, studies find
The findings contradict some early research from U.K. health officials.
Pfizer requests FDA authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in kids 12 to 15
The company hopes to make the vaccine available to the age group before the start of the fall school year.
