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Nicole Karlis is an award-winning staff writer at Salon, specializing in health and science. She is also the author of the book “Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community During Times of Crisis.”

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A CVS pharmacist gives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim, CA (Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

The FDA approves a second booster for those older than 50. Are they preparing for another wave?

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This illustration depicts NASA's Perseverance rover operating on the surface of Mars. Perseverance will land at the Red Planet's Jezero Crater (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

NASA now wants to send two landers to bring Mars rocks back to Earth — here’s why

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Jada Pinkett Smith attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

What is alopecia, and why might someone (or their spouse) be sensitive about it?

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Doctors and nurses taking care of patients in ICU at hospital during COVID-19 (Getty Images)

As the pandemic winds down for everyone else, long COVID survivors feel left behind

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Sperm surrounding egg, illustration (Getty Images/KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Male contraceptive pill could be ready for humans in five years

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Amazon Prime Air Boeing 737 aircraft (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nearly 2,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled from an Amazon aircraft in Kentucky

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Close-up at the syringe and vial of Moderna vaccine with the Moderna inscription. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Do we all need a fourth vaccine dose? Why doctors are not convinced — yet

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A group demonstrators hold signs as they protest against mandated vaccines outside of the Michigan State Capitol on August 6, 2021 in Lansing, Michigan. There were 44 counties in Michigan at high or substantial levels of community coronavirus transmission, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions case and test positivity criteria as of August 5, 2021. (Emily Elconin/Getty Images)

“They followed my family”: Public health officials face increased harassment during pandemic

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Stressed business woman working from home on laptop looking worried, tired and overwhelmed. (Getty Images/Nevena1987)

Did you lose touch with a pre-pandemic acquaintance? You’re not alone

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Coronavirus crisis volunteer Rhiannon Navin greets local residents arriving to a food distribution center at the WestCop community center on March 18, 2020 in New Rochelle, New York. New Rochelle has been a hot spot for the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Millions will “suffer” if Congress doesn’t approve COVID-19 funding, experts say

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Young woman practicing yoga on the beach. (Kristina Jovanovic / Getty Images)

Would permanent daylight saving time actually improve our sleep? Here’s what experts say

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A nurse places a blanket over a patient that had just been admitted to the emergency room at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The true COVID-19 death toll may be 12 million higher than official numbers state: study

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A man arrives at a drive-thru testing station on his bike. Covid-19 cases are drastically rising across New Zealand. The BA2 variant of Omicron has been detected around with Delta during a genomically sequenced test. (Adam Bradley/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

An omicron sub-variant is spreading rapidly in the UK. The US may be next

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In this photo illustration, a man looks at his supplies for type-1 diabetes management, including tubed insulin pump, insulin vial, syringe, needle, insulin cartridge, and infusion site applicator. (Matt Harbicht/Getty Images for Tandem Diabetes Care)

In a new stem cell study, a cure for Type 1 diabetes appears tantalizingly close

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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis addresses attendees on day one of the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Pediatricians on Florida’s recommendation against vaccinating children: “Don’t listen to it”

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Mental Health concept (Getty Images/Carol Yepes)

How to cope with war anxiety

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Scared young man in casual style with surgical medical mask (Getty Images/Khosrork)

As mask mandates are loosened, Americans who opt to continue wearing face masks face harassment

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Brain scans (Getty Images/Andrew Brookes)

Even a mild COVID-19 infection can shrink your brain, study finds

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Child getting vaccinated (Getty Images/vgajic)

Experts say vaccine effectiveness for young children isn’t waning, despite some reports

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Three generations of NIke air defense missiles showing, L-R Ajax (1953), Hercules (1958), and Zeus (1960), late 1960s or early 1970s. The Hercules & Zeus had nuclear warhead carrying capabilities. (Adam Glickman/Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

Why scientists still can’t figure out how to intercept nuclear missiles

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A patient infected by the covid-19 caused by the novel coronavirus receives treatment at the intensive care unit of a hospital in the southwestern Tunisian town of Gabes on August 26, 2020, as cases of infection surge there. (FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Why a life-saving, last-resort treatment for COVID-19 is so hard to access

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Participants display Qanon flags at an event marking the 7th anniversary of the Pegida movement. The flag features the head of Russian President Putin, the Q for "Qanon" and the letter abbreviation WWG1WGA ("Where we go one we go all"). Meaning "Where one of us goes, we all go", or "One for all, all for one". With this, the Qanon followers evoke the cohesion of their community. (Matthias Rietschel/picture alliance via Getty Images)

QAnon followers are casting Putin in a positive light

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James Webb Space Telescope looking at galaxies (Photo illustration by NASA)

Why scientists think we could find extraterrestrial intelligence by searching for pollutants

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Senior man with dogs and cat on his lap on bench (Getty Images/Jevtic)

Having a dog or cat can slow cognitive decline in seniors, new study finds

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