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Consultant who sent racist messages to black woman is suspended for 10 months
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Trends in long term vaping among adults in England, 2013-23: population based study
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STAT+: Broad Institute, facing end of Microsoft cloud contract, shuffles data science leadership
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Opinion: IRBs fail to assess trials’ scientific merit, putting participants at risk
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STAT+: Novartis hedges on when it might submit myelofibrosis drug for approval
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Haiti: Displaced women face ‘unprecedented’ level of insecurity and sexual violence
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Maternal preconceptional and prenatal exposure to El Niño Southern Oscillation levels and child mortality: a multi-country study – Nature.com
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Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate
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UN News Today July 17
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An International, Cross-Sectional Survey of Psychiatry Researchers and Clinicians: Perceptions of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine – Frontiers
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As violent protests continued at university campuses in Bangladesh on Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner…
Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’
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Sea ice’s cooling power is waning faster than its area of extent
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Evidence for butchery of giant armadillo-like mammals in Argentina 21,000 years ago
Cut marks on fossils could be evidence of humans exploiting large mammals in Argentina more…
Gender inequality across US states revealed by new tool
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Mental health training for line managers linked to better business performance in England
In a study of several thousand companies in England, mental health training for line managers…
Ant insights lead to robot navigation breakthrough
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Ancient viruses fuel modern-day cancers
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Vaccination slashes risk of long Covid, says large study tracing cases through Delta and Omicron variants
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South Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO
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Bone marrow donors needn’t be perfect match, study says, paving way for more equitable access
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STAT+: Elevance tumbles as health insurer warns Medicaid members are using more care
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Research tracks 66 million years of mammalian diversity
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Want to spot a deepfake? Look for the stars in their eyes
In an era when the creation of artificial intelligence (AI) images is at the fingertips…
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Cuttlefish can form false memories, too
During an event, details like what you saw, smelled, and felt aren’t stored as a…
King’s speech: Health leaders laud commitments on public and mental health as “game changing”
NHS and public health leaders have welcomed potentially “game changing” commitments in the king’s speech…
GPs in Wales need “urgent rescue package” after 100 practices close, says BMA
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Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare in Occupied Palestinian Territory since October
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STAT+: With resignations of top leaders, Cassava Sciences exposes a dark, ugly corner of the Alzheimer’s disease world
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STAT+: Gilead’s chief medical officer to leave as R&D efforts stall
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