The Biggest Health and Biology Breakthroughs of 2022

Photo caption: A healthcare worker administers COVID-19 booster shots at a vaccination clinic in April 2022 in San Rafael, California. Photo credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images. Article by Tanya Lewis. Scientific American – December 20, 2022.

It’s been a rough year, especially on the health beat. The COVID pandemic continued to bulldoze its way through the population, causing surges in cases and related deaths. Somewhat forgotten viruses such as mpox, flu and RSV reared their head unexpectedly. And the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nearly 50-year-old right to reproductive freedom established by Roe v. Wade. But it wasn’t all bad news in 2022. […]

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