The measles outbreak that began in west Texas in late January 2025 continues to grow, with 400 confirmed cases in Texas and more than 50 in New Mexico and Oklahoma as of March 28.
Public health experts believe the numbers are much higher,…
Category: 5. Health
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Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans − but there are ways to slow down viral evolution
Disease forecasts are like weather forecasts: We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these threats are emerging and prepare accordingly.
The viruses that cause…
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Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy
On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced plans to dramatically transform the department. HHS is the umbrella agency responsible for pandemic preparedness, biomedical research, food…
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Meta AI Has One Big Advantage Over ChatGPT And Others
Meta has a huge family of applications.
Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has made AI his foremost priority in addition to pushing the possibilities of social connection with various disruptive product suites…
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AI is helping scientists decode previously inscrutable proteins
Generative artificial intelligence has entered a new frontier of fundamental biology: helping scientists to better understand proteins, the workhorses of living cells.
Scientists have developed two new AI tools to decipher proteins…
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The War And Treaty’s Michael Trotter, Jr.’s Type 2 Diabetes Change
Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter of The War and Treaty (second and third from the left), are … More
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How The Layoff Of 10,000 Health Workers From HHS Could Affect Your Health
Washington, UNITED STATES: The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in … More
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RFK, Jr. Laying Off Entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (C) seen here during a cabinet … More
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TikTokers Claim ‘Vabbing’ Will Help Dating. Here Are The Issues
Various TikTokers have been pushing the practice of “vabbing,” which is a portmanteau of the words … More
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Researchers identify mutations that can lead to resistance to some chemotherapies
Investigators at Mass General Brigham have uncovered how resistance to chemotherapies may occur in some cancers. Researchers focused on a pathway that harnesses reactive oxygen species (ROS) to kill cancer cells. The study found that mutations to…
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