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Study: Fentanyl smuggling plummeted under Biden, but success remains largely unheralded
WASHINGTON – Fentanyl smuggling and overdose deaths in the United States have plummeted under the Biden administration, according to a new study published in the journal *Science*.…
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NASA conducts first medical evacuation from International Space Station in 25 years
NASA announced it will conduct the first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut developed an undisclosed but "serious" health condition.…
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US Debates Cooling the Planet: Climate Savior or Dangerous Intervention
WASHINGTON — A policy debate is intensifying in the United States over whether to fund and study climate intervention technologies, a field often referred to as geoengineering.…
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FDA Approves First Pill Version of Wegovy Weight-Loss Medication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced.…
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Royal Society president re-elected amid controversy over academy’s ‘Elon Musk problem’
LONDON – Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse has been appointed to a second term as president of the Royal Society, an unprecedented move for the centuries-old British scientific academy.…
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Canadian lake mysteriously vanishes overnight, leaving behind a muddy bed
WASWANIPI, Quebec — A 3-square-kilometer natural lake in northern Quebec abruptly drained in May, leaving behind a massive mudflat after its waters surged nearly 10 kilometers overland into a larger basin.…
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UK expands sugar tax to target bottled coffee and milkshakes
LONDON — The United Kingdom will expand its sugar tax to include dairy-based drinks and milk alternatives starting in 2028, part of a renewed government effort to curb rising obesity rates.…
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NASA weighs early return of crew to Earth citing medical concerns
NASA is weighing an early return for the International Space Station’s Crew-11 mission following an unspecified medical issue involving an unidentified astronaut.…
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New CERN chief to shut down world’s largest particle accelerator for major upgrades
GENEVA — Professor Mark Thomson will take over as director-general of CERN on Jan. 1, assuming leadership of the world's premier particle physics laboratory as it prepares to shut down the largest scientific machine ever…
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Stanford AI analyzes sleep data to predict more than 100 serious diseases
STANFORD, Calif. — Scientists at Stanford Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence system capable of estimating a person’s risk for more than 100 different diseases by analyzing biological signals from a single…
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New research on ‘rejuvenating’ eggs could revolutionize the IVF industry
EDINBURGH – German researchers have identified a way to potentially reverse age-related defects in human eggs, a breakthrough that could significantly improve IVF success rates for older women.…
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Global cancer cases projected to surge 61% by 2050, hitting poor nations hardest
Global cancer cases have more than doubled since 1990, reaching 18.5 million new diagnoses in 2023, according to a new study. Annual cancer deaths also surged 74% during the same period, claiming 10.4 million lives.…
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UK launches nationwide rollout of free chickenpox vaccines for children
LONDON — The National Health Service (NHS) has begun offering free chickenpox vaccinations to all young children across the United Kingdom, ending a system where parents previously paid hundreds of pounds for the shot.…