The Coronavirus Outbreak liveLatest Updates Maps and Cases Risk Near You Who Can Get Vaccinated? Vaccine Rollout Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report People over 65 are more likely to experience a second bout with the virus, according to a large… Read More: Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report »
Print this page THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 2019 — They are among the rarest types of human beings — so-called “semi-identical” twins. Now, doctors in Australia say they’ve identified the world’s second known set of these twins, born from an egg fertilized by two sperm. Semi-identical twins (sesquizygotic) are classed as a third type of twin,… Read More: Rare Set of 'Semi-Identical' Twins Identified in Australia »
Former President Bill Clinton famously said he wanted to keep abortion “ safe, legal, and rare.” But after the passage of the Reproductive Health Act in New York last week, which allows for abortions to be performed right up to the moment of birth, and with Democrats in Virginia pushing for the same, it is… Read More: From ‘safe, legal, and rare’ to ‘dangerous, imposed, and frequent’ »
A rapid, non-invasive eye exam that uses innovative imaging technology effectively measures the severity of disease in patients with a rare neurodegenerative disease called Friedrich ataxia, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers. The results suggest that the exam, known as corneal confocal microscopy (CCM), could be a… Read More: Innovative Imaging Technology Effectively Measures Disease Severity in Rare Neurodegenerative… »