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Divided Ground: How a Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline in Rural North Carolina Exposes the Clash Between Rapid Growth and Historic Communities
The rustic landscape of Chatham County, North Carolina, has long been defined by a harmonious coexistence of dense woodlands, winding…
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NIH funding uncertainty thwarts U.S. researchers, Argenx stumbles, and more biotech news
The landscape of American scientific research and the biotechnology sector faces a period of heightened volatility, driven by a confluence…
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The KFF Health News Minute Weekly Roundup: A Comprehensive Look at Public Health Trends, Policy Shifts, and Healthcare Costs
The American healthcare landscape has undergone significant scrutiny, policy shifts, and structural changes over recent months, as captured in the…
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Nobel-recognized technology is being explored for safety and clinical potential
The recent awarding of the Nobel Prize to the pioneers of optogenetics has thrust this revolutionary biological technique into the…
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Federal Policy Shifts and Bureaucratic Hurdles Collide as Millions Lose Food Assistance Across America
More than a year after the passage and signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the landscape of federal…
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Pilot program known as GLOBE is intended to test most-favored nation policy
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the powerful trade association representing the nation’s leading biopharmaceutical research companies, has…
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Botched Lethal Injection Leaves Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Hospitalized in Critical Condition and Halts State Executions
The execution of Christa Pike at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on September 30 resulted in an unprecedented…
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Navigating the Uncertainty of an Unexplained Laboratory Death in Siberia
The recent death of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia has triggered a cascade of international concern, highlighting the fragile…
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Dementia, Drugs, and Disputing Care: The Tragic Final Weeks of Marjorie Tingley
The high-stakes friction between long-term care facilities and families over the use of psychotropic medications for dementia patients is a…
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The Hidden Dangers of Polypharmacy: Why Older Adults Are Overusing Common Medications and How to Safely Streamline Your Prescriptions
As individuals age, the management of healthcare often transforms into an increasingly complex logistical puzzle. What begins as a single…
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