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Feds Investigating Telehealth Charges in Upsurge
With telehealth restrictions eased during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to limit potential exposure to the virus, virtual care has become more common and the…
Canada’s new science budget gets lukewarm reception from researchers
The relatively modest research investments outlined in Canada’s new federal budget could make it difficult for the nation to recruit and retain scientific talent, Canadian science…
Eviction Bans Reduced Viral Transmission. And Other Science Journal Findings
Suicides fell at the beginning of the pandemic, the importance of airborne transmission, and eviction bans protect entire communities in this week’s roundup of pandemic science…
How Your Brain Tracks Moving Sounds
Researchers identify two neural circuits used to track the location and motion of a sound. When an object moves across your field of view, your eyes…
New Findings on Kids and Infectiousness. And More from Science Journals
Kids are less infectious but more of them are infected than thought, students didn’t learn much from home, and the silver linings to lockdown in New…
Prioritizing Essential Workers for Vaccines Controls Spread. And More Science News
Why essential workers should be prioritized for vaccination, school closures have only a small effect on virus transmission, how the pandemic affected long-term care in Canada,…