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Increased Use of Paxlovid Could Cut Hospitalizations, Deaths and Costs
Epidemiologists found that treating even 20% of symptomatic cases would save lives and improve public health.
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UT Austin’s Top Research Stories of 2023
From a brain decoder to a supermassive black hole to a cancer drug advance, College of Natural Sciences researchers made breakthroughs this year.
Coal Power Killed Half a Million People in U.S. over Two Decades
Deaths from coal were highest in 1999, but by 2020 decreased by about 95%, as coal plants have installed scrubbers or shut down.
CDC Taps UT for National Disease Outbreak Response Network
Lauren Ancel Meyers and colleagues will help scale up decision-support tools that were successful in earlier outbreaks for use across jurisdictions.
