Mosquitoes are a common nuisance throughout the summer in many states across America, prompting widespread concern whenever there’s news of a virus spread by mosquitoes. The Zika virus is one such virus. Spread by the Aedes genus of mosquitoes, specifically … Continue reading
The Department of Veterans Affairs had set a goal to get through their claims backlog by the end of 2015, but they missed the deadline by about 70,000 cases. But should that number actually be even higher? Continue reading
Parkinson’s is a chronic disease that gets worse as time goes on, impacting the way people move and their balance. It plagues about one million Americans. New and innovative treatment options are coming to light that can make it easier to handle the disease. Continue reading
The modular cities of the future could be adapted and expanded upon at any time to make room for whatever purpose they were needed for. Here are five concepts, some of which have been constructed already on a small scale. Continue reading
No place in West Africa was hit harder with Ebola than Sierra Leone. This was due in part to lack of infrastructure and the unavailability of simple diagnostic equipment used to test for the virus. Now declared Ebola-free, the country is still far from returning to normalcy. Continue reading
Construction happens all over the world on a daily basis, so it’s simply a matter of odds that we’ll uncover some unexpected — and sometimes downright bizarre — findings along the way. Here are six of the strangest examples I could … Continue reading
The future is here. Last week, Google debuted its self-driving car in front of a host of journalists. Citing the fact that 33 thousand folks are killed on U.S. roads each year, Google expressed its optimism for a future where the … Continue reading
Scottish undergraduate students from Abertay University and scientists from the University of St. Andrews have teamed up to develop a video game that could put the cure to tuberculosis at your fingertips. Their recently developed game, Project Sanitarium, invites its … Continue reading
The operating room of a health care facility is a place where miracles happen every day. Cancer is eradicated, life-saving organ transplants are performed and joint replacements that restore the activities of daily life are completed. Yet, sometimes operating rooms … Continue reading