A frightening breach of security resulted in the loss of hundreds of vials containing deadly viruses from an Australian laboratory. Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls announced that 323 samples of live viruses including Hendra virus, lyssavirus and hantavirus, which… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of […]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has directed private insurers providing Medicare Advantage plans to cover Biogen’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug Qalsody after finding instances of coverage denial. Qalsody received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute […]

Adding strong evidence in support of ‘walkable’ neighborhoods, a large national study found that the built environment can indeed increase how much people walk. The study showed a strong connection between place and activity by studying about 11,000 twins, which helps control for family influences and genetic factors. The researchers found that each 1% increase […]