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The End of Political Hypocrisy
Political hypocrisy is usually treated as a moral failure—a sign that rulers invoke law and principle only when convenient.
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Here’s What Happens When You Stop Taking Ozempic and Wegovy
(WSJ) – “If you’re carrying 15-20 extra pounds,” it says, “medications like Wegovy can help jumpstart your progress.” For obesity doctors and researchers, this...
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After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
(New York Times) – Executives who donated to the president’s super PAC met privately with him and urged a repeal of the rule, which...
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Super Bowl-Bound Patriots and Seahawks to Avoid 49ers Training Ground Amid Ongoing Investigation on the Substation Theory
(Yahoo! Sports) – Yes, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks have deliberately chosen to practice elsewhere. Their decision has gotten people talking,...
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Memory and Speech Are Their Everyday Struggles. Then They Get to Sing.
(New York Times) – At the Singing Circle in Amsterdam, people with cognitive decline join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives....
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The first human test of a rejuvenation method will begin “shortly”
(MIT Technology Review) – In a bid to treat blindness, Life Biosciences will try out potent cellular reprogramming technology on volunteers. ER-100 turns out...
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Health Insurance Is Now More Expensive Than the Mortgage for These Americans
(WSJ) – Monthly health-insurance bills are rocketing higher for middle-income earners who rely on Obamacare Millions of Americans are starting to see their monthly...
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What the Rise of AI Scientists May Mean for Human Research
(Undark) – The goal, said Cowan, is to develop AI systems that can increase efficiency and scale up the production of science. And other...
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ProPublica Publishes Unreleased Data on the Origins of Generic Prescription Drugs
(ProPublica) – ProPublica on Friday published never-before-released data connecting generic drugs to the factories that manufactured them. The data powers Rx Inspector, our groundbreaking...
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Doctors Increasingly See AI Scribes in a Positive Light. But Hiccups Persist.
(KFF Health News) – Ambient AI scribes are being hailed by physicians as a game changer that helps free them to focus on their...
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Doctors break with CDC on vaccine guidance for children
(NBC News) – The nation’s leading group of pediatricians has issued its annual recommendations about which vaccines children should receive — marking the first...
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European countries including UK lose measles elimination status
(Reuters) – Britain and several other European countries have lost their measles elimination status, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a jump...
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Fear of ICE is driving patients away from medical care
(Axios) – The escalation of ICE activity in Minnesota is disrupting care at hospitals and clinics that already were navigating shifting legal standards on...
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Hospices could see staff quit over assisted dying bill, charity boss warns
(The Independent) – A charity boss fears some hospice staff and volunteers may resign if the assisted dying bill becomes law, as the sector...
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Lab–grown LIFE takes a major step forward – as scientists use AI to create a virus never seen before
(Daily Mail) – Lab–grown life has taken a major leap forward as scientists use AI to create a new virus that has never been...