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Science & Technology

Does the COVID-19 vaccine also help combat cancer?

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by Tanner Stening
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Society & Culture

When the risk rose, party lines disappeared

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by Kate Rix
A stack of boxed Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
Health

What are mRNA vaccines? What is a universal vaccine — and how close are we to developing one? 

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Health

5 things to know about the summer COVID surge — including ‘razor blade throat’

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Science & Technology

A Northeastern immersive art project visualizes how COVID misinformation spread on social media

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by Cyrus Moulton
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Health

Who is eligible for a COVID-19 shot this fall? Trump administration announces big change in policy

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Health

US government to require placebo testing of all new vaccines. How will it affect updated COVID shots?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Science & Technology

From politics to sports, Reddit conversations narrow and intensify before major events, new research finds

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by Patrick Daly
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Science & Technology

Northeastern network scientists are developing AI tools to predict — and prevent — the next epidemic

by Noah Lloyd
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Health

How accurate are the new at-home flu tests? Northeastern experts explain

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Science & Technology

How monitoring wastewater from international flights can serve as an early warning system for the next pandemic

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Science & Technology

What is ‘gain of function’? Why scientists are divided about the risk and benefits of experimenting with deadly viruses

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert