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Can Vaccinated People Gather in Small Groups Without Face Masks?
Q: If I’m fully vaccinated, can I gather with friends and family who are also already fully vaccinated? A: Yes,…
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New inhibitor found to combat drug-resistant cancer cells
A new substance could improve the treatment of persistent cancers. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University…
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Maine paper mill hit with class-action lawsuit over ‘forever chemical’ contamination
A Fairfield man alleges that a Skowhegan paper mill is the source of “forever chemicals” that have contaminated numerous area…
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Scientists discover structural changes in adult mice brains as seen in young animals
Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying brain “plasticity”(how the brain can learn, develop and reorganise itself) is crucial for…
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Cigna spotlights growth ambitions during investor day
If there was one key word to come out of Cigna’s investor day on Monday, it would be “growth.” The…
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New CAR T-Cell therapy extends remission in heavily relapsed multiple myeloma patients
A new type of CAR T-cell therapy more than triples the expected length of remission for multiple myeloma patients who…
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Study finds two servings of fish per week can help prevent recurrent heart disease
An analysis of several large studies involving participants from more than 60 countries, spearheaded by researchers from McMaster University, has…
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HotSpots H2O: Canadian Government Misses Target to End Water Insecurity for First Nations Communities – Circle of Blue
A boil-water advisory sign issued by the Tl’azl’en Nation in British Colombia. © Macdonald-Laurier Institute Many First Nations in Canada…
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Industry Voices—Is healthcare going to the drones? What hospitals can learn from Amazon and big tech
The healthcare industry is lagging behind others when it comes to customer experience; it’s a common sentiment shared among many…
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Oil Giants Prepare to Put Carbon Back in the Ground
During more than three decades in the oil and gas business, Andy Lane has managed the construction of enormous facilities…
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Senate narrowly passes COVID-19 package that includes ACA subsidy boost, rural hospital money
The Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that includes new funding for rural hospitals but not as…
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10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power’s greatest challenge
Ten years ago, on March 11, 2011, the biggest recorded earthquake in Japanese history hit the country’s northeast coast. It…
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CMS delays start of financial performance year for Kidney Care Choices until 2022
The Biden administration delayed the start date of the first performance year for the Kidney Care Choices model by a year…
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Vaccinated? Here’s the Safest Way to See Your Family and Friends Again.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now given emergency use authorization to three COVID-19 vaccines. Two of them—the one…
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How Coronavirus Has Changed New York City Transit, in One Chart
At 8:30 on weekday mornings, there is now enough space in the Main Concourse at Grand Central Terminal for…
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Paw hygiene no reason to ban assistance dogs from hospitals: Assistance dogs’ paws are cleaner than their users’ shoe soles, Utrecht University researchers discover
Over 10,000 people in Europe use an assistance dog; think of guide dogs for people with a visual impairment, hearing…
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Alaska’s Remote Villages Race Against Time and History
BIRCH CREEK, Alaska — As the turboprop plane rumbled to a halt at the edge of a frozen landing strip,…
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Research foresees an end to deregulated competitive public transport
Research from the University of Kent predicts an end to deregulated competitive pubic transport in the UK as a consequence…
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Scientists underestimated the coronavirus — and are racing to keep up with evolution
He just didn’t know it would happen quite this fast. For much of 2020, most people — including most experts…
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Strict environmental laws ‘push’ firms to pollute elsewhere: Study highlights need for global cooperation on policies
Multinational companies headquartered in countries with tougher environmental policies tend to locate their polluting factories in countries with more lax…
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Diphtheria risks becoming major global threat again as it evolves antimicrobial resistance
Diphtheria — a relatively easily-preventable infection — is evolving to become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics and…
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Reduced heat leakage improves wearable health device
North Carolina State University engineers continue to improve the efficiency of a flexible device worn on the wrist that harvests…
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Groups Want Fracking Waste Included in Health Study – The Allegheny Front
Environmental and public health advocates want the Pennsylvania Department of Health to expand the scope of a pair of studies…
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Insights on how night shift work increases cancer risk
New clues as to why night shift workers are at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer are presented…
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Coal, Gas Given Center Stage by Pa. Lawmakers, Even Democrats – The Allegheny Front
Natural gas and coal boosters across Pennsylvania logged on to video meetings last Wednesday and told Democrats and Republicans in…
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Immune cells in cerebrospinal fluid predict response to immunotherapy: The analysis of immune cells infiltrating cerebrospinal fluid enables the characterization of the tumor microenvironment in brain metastases
Results from a study led by Joan Seoane, Director of Preclinical and Translational Research co-program at VHIO and ICREA Professor,…
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Recipe: Sauteed Veggies with Avocado & Poached Eggs
Easiest way to upgrade a plate of greens? Put an egg on top! This tasty and comforting dish is filled…
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Push Is On for States to Ban Organ Transplant Discrimination
Griffin Dalrymple is an energetic 7-year-old who loves going to school in Eureka, Montana. But two years ago, the boy…
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The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction
Although most of Swan’s analyses focus on Western countries, she has uncovered similar trends in South America, Asia and Africa.…
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Group Finds Microplastics in Every Pa. Waterway Tested – The Allegheny Front
A new survey finds plastic pollution in every Pennsylvania waterway that was tested across the state. The nonprofit PennEnvironment Research…
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Diplomats Warned of a Coronavirus Danger in Wuhan—2 Years Before the Outbreak
In the spring of 2020, inside the U.S. government, some officials began to see and collect evidence of a different,…
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Biden’s FDA takes baby steps toward limiting toxic heavy metals in commercial baby foods
The FDA statement also said the agency will increase inspections and testing of baby and toddler foods for heavy metals…
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On Vacci-Dating: Singles Seem Enamored of Sharing Vaccination Status Online. Is That Wise?
As cold weather descended upon Washington, D.C., last fall, I deleted my dating apps. I had tried a few video-chat…
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Big Step Forward for $50 Billion Plan to Save Louisiana Coast
The next phase of a $50 billion plan to protect the Louisiana coast from erosion and rising sea levels has…
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Biden’s Criticism of Trump Team’s Vaccine Contracts Is a Stretch
Victoria Knight “When I came into office, the prior administration had contracted for not nearly enough vaccine to cover adults…
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Another 75,000 tonnes of toxic waste revealed to be stored at Tiwai Point
The Bluff aluminium smelter has revealed it has another 75,000 tonnes of highly toxic hazardous waste stored in buildings at…
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Chicago activists end hunger strike against recycling plant but vow to continue fight
On the 30th and last day of their hunger strike, activists from Chicago’s Southeast Side held a vigil. Mourning the…
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Biden’s wooing both labor and environmentalists on climate change. Oil pipelines may drive them apart.
The two-hour meeting in the Oval Office last month was otherwise cordial. But the exchange highlighted the tension between Biden’s…
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Perspective | How nature can help solve our infrastructure crisis amid extreme weather, climate change
As climate change brings more frequent and intense weather events, our infrastructure will continue to face challenges it was not…
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Delhi ranks third among states with most contaminated sites, shows pollution board data
Delhi ranked third among all states and Union territories with most contaminated sites, according to data released by the Central…
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Air France jet painted green in eco-stunt
Denis Meyer/AP The plane was painted as part of an eco-protest. Nine Greenpeace activists have been arrested for vandalising an…
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Lake Huron is getting warmer: What that means for Georgian Bay
Environmental experts in the Georgian Bay area say the warming of Lake Huron can have significant effects on the weather, environment…
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Big Banks Make a Dangerous Bet on the World’s Growing Demand for Food – Inside Climate News
As global banking giants and investment firms vow to divest from polluting energy companies, they’re continuing to bankroll another major…
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The Civilian Climate Corps Is a Big-Government Plan That All Americans Can Embrace
It was a rare case of Presidential understatement in the unveiling of a program: the Secretary of Agriculture and the…
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Will the Pandemic Fix Hawaii?
“The pandemic was really the second disaster. The first one was the flood on Kauai,” says Alan Carpenter, assistant administrator…
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Long-term monitoring shows 7% of Minnesota venison laced with toxic lead | Duluth News Tribune
The monitoring is conducted each year by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, which X-rays all of the venison donated by…
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NFTs Are Hot. So Is Their Effect on the Earth’s Climate
The experiment attracted the attention of a friend and fellow technology artist named Memo Akten, who was concerned to see…
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Porsche to produce fuel ‘as clean’ as electric vehicles | DW | 06.03.2021
The transition to electric vehicles may be the auto industry’s main priority, but Porsche sees things a little differently despite…
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Companies join forces to help travelers go greener
The past year has changed people’s priorities in many aspects of their lives, but one of the biggest pendulum swings…
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For Planet Earth, No Tourism is a Curse and a Blessing
For the planet, the year without tourists was a curse and a blessing. With flights canceled, cruise ships mothballed and…
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