Women who are blind play a critical role in breast cancer exams
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Eddie Holmes, University of Sydney, Australia
Since the early days of the pandemic, people have pondered the origins of the virus SARS-CoV-2. Did it spill over from an infected exotic animal at the wet market in Wuhan, the city in China where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified? Or was it triggered by a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which studies ... coronaviruses?
A newly published study looks at genetic samples from the market and found that humans, raccoon dogs (which are susceptible to the virus) and variants of SARS-CoV-2 were all present in one corner of the facility. Proponents of the lab leak theory question the validity of the data.
How do you help young Afghan refugees heal? A new program in Maine offers a way Research shows that a toxic mix of past traumas and the stresses of resettlement puts refugee kids at significantly higher risk of long term mental health challenges. A new effort aims to mitigate those risks by supporting parents and children in refugee families.
breast cancer
Smita Sharma for NPR
Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers Dr. Frank Hoffman was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed. Then he had an idea: What if "we were to specially train others to do it." He decided to focus on training people who were blind; studies that have shown that the brains of blind people can develop a heightened sense of touch.
In an article titled "The Freedom to Move," Africaisacountry tells how "Hiking as Kenyans in Kenya is pathbreaking, both literally and metaphorically."
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