Rob Vember with his father, Ralph. The father of former KFM presenter Rob Vember has died of Covid-19.Vember, who lives in the US, is back in the country to be with his family.He, too, has now tested positive for Covid-19, and is in self-isolation.Vember says it was heart-breaking that he wasn't able to say goodbye.Former…
By Jonathan O’Callaghan A composite image of the ASKAP radio telescope gives an idea of how fast radio burst signals are spread outICRAR and CSIRO/Alex Cherney One space mystery has helped solve another, with the discovery that strange space radio signals can help pin down the universe’s missing matter. While dark matter often grabs the…
By Leah Crane The CHIME radio telescope in British Columbia, CanadaCHIME We may finally know where fast radio bursts (FRBs) come from. These mysterious flashes of radio waves from space have now been spotted in our galaxy and appear to be connected to neutron stars called magnetars that have powerful magnetic fields. FRBs are powerful…
3 min read This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. ANTONIO TORRES, A 24-year-old from Denver, used to spend six hours each day bathing and meticulously wrapping the red, raw skin along his shoulders and spine. “My wounds take up a large percentage of
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Affordable Care Act subsidies on Crooked Media’s What a Day on Dec. 10 and on Slate’s What Next on Dec. 9. Click here to hear Rovner on What a Day. Click here to hear Rovner on What Next. KFF Health News Washington health policy reporter Amanda