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US children are much more likely to die than kids in similar countries, study finds | CNN American children’s health has declined profoundly over the past few decades, a new study shows, and the issues are so serious that children in the US are dying at a much higher rate than those in sim...

American children's health has declined profoundly over the past few decades, a new study shows, and the issues are so serious that children in the US are dying at a much higher rate than those in similar high-income countries.

Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice

BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public.
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#FossilFriday Kabwe 1 (Zambia, perhaps H. heidelbergensis) and Forbes’ Quarry (Gibraltar) (H. neanderthalensis) are both in our Human Evolution exhibition

The Most Americans Are On Unemployment—Nearly 2 Milllion—Since Pandemic Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.

Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.

Slide text- Terms for female patients women or person young women aged 17 and under girls girls of childbearing age/potential young girls women or girls woman or pregnant person mother women and people receiving medical management of miscarriage women or girls of childbearing potential Termsfor male patients Person/People Transgender men x1 men

The #GenderBias continues with a plethora of terms codifying women by bodily functions (including the teeth-grindingly awful 'girls of childbearing age/potential') vs just 3 for men, none of which mention men's reproductive age/potential. C'mon @nicecomms.bsky.social , sort it out. 😵‍💫
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Christina in front of slide tabulating the frequency of gendered terms in NICE guidelines. An example of repeated gratuitous use of 'woman' is given- "For women labouring in water, monitor the temperature of the woman and the water hourly to ensure that the woman is comfortable and not becoming pyrexial". Explanatory text- Risks: Habituation, semantic satiation and/or worsening already existing bias

Extraordinary presentation at #asme2025 by @geekydr.bsky.social looking at the language in NICE guidelines. Why *is* it that 'women' needs to be mentioned 377 times in guidelines about intra-partum care but 'men' only 3 times in guidelines about prostatism? #GenderBias #MedEd 1/3

Fascinating! Also I refuse to use “childbearing age” 🤮

Despite Elon Musk's bold predictions, the Cybertruck is, officially, a flop.

Tesla is deliberately opaque about its sales numbers on specific models, so you have to squint to get a sense of just how badly the company's unique pickup truck is performing in the real world. | Analysis cnn.it/4nyCKrO

Lisa Murkowski Slammed After Criticizing Massive Budget Bill She Just Voted For A coward and sell out.

Both a coward and sell out.

Trump Scores Win With Senate Passage Of His 'Big, Beautiful Bill': Live Updates Follow along for the latest updates on Donald Trump's presidency.

Wait. What?

Trump has no idea this bill strips 17 million people of healthcare?

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Even after the #MeToo reckoning, people still don’t understand power and consent. We need a new paradigm for trying these cases because this isn’t justice. It’s betrayal.

How thoughtlessly improvements can be unravelled.

How hard it is to try to reweave the ragged threads.

How easy to destroy.

How difficult to build.

How fiendish to try to maintain any achievement across multiple generations.

Alexei Navalny’s Prison Diaries The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world.

Pursued relentlessly by the government of Vladimir Putin, the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. He left behind an account of his final years—and an admonition to his country and the world.

Maybe you are right. It would be very unusual for a Muslim to hold such a prominent office in the US, I think. But he has run a campaign focussing on making New York affordable for disadvantaged people - that is what has earned him the win according to this article.

JUST IN: Tesla reports another drop in quarterly sales amid fallout from Elon Musk's political activities and increased competition. cnn.it/44bLYTn

Opinion | 10 Ways of Making Sense of Zohran Mamdani’s Win

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A bee hovers in front of a Ring camera

“Who’s at the door?”
“Bee.”
“Fine, who be at the door?”

USAID cuts threaten 14mn extra deaths by 2030, warns study Slashed US aid agency’s funding is expected to harm the fight against diseases including malaria and HIV/Aids

Elon Musk has lost not a *second* of sleep over what he did. Nor have any of his worshippers.

He is a sociopath. And they are in thrall to a sociopath.

A #SilentSunday on the shores of Coniston Water.

#Photography #Landscape #Cumbria.

Canada will rescind a digital services tax to restart US trade talks | CNN Business Canada will rescind a digital services tax – a way of taxing online companies – its government said on Sunday, in a bid to restart trade negotiations with the United States.

Canada will rescind a digital services tax – a way of taxing online companies – its government said, in a bid to restart trade negotiations with the US.

Trump on Friday canceled trade talks between the two countries, blaming the tax that he called “a direct and blatant attack on our Country.”

The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.

Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.

Private jets polluted more than all flights from Heathrow, study finds A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

Extreme heat is becoming more common, and it’s especially dangerous during pregnancy. Just one day of high heat can raise the risk of serious complications. If you’re pregnant, stay cool and hydrated, avoid strenuous activity, and talk to your ob-gyn about heat safety. Learn more: bit.ly/3G5YLxd

Firearms were used in nearly one in 12 deaths during and after pregnancy from 2018 to 2022, per JAMA Network Open. This #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth, learn how to help protect your patients by screening for intimate partner and domestic violence: bit.ly/45yNP5K

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by our economy? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.

This is why we must fix the system.

Radha Maurya, a 10-month-old living in the village of Nausahara, Nepal, is being treated for severe wasting.

The United States reneged on its foreign aid commitments. Nepal’s malnourished children and their families are paying the price.

Learn more in this week's issue of Science: scim.ag/46cnJFO

© HAARETZ 'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid IDF officers and soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, prompting the military prosecution to call for a review into possible war crimes Nir Hasson, Yaniv Kubovich and Bar Peleg Jun 27, 2025 6:03 am IDT

IDF officers and soldiers tell Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present.

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Lab-grown seafood is hitting restaurant menus. Would you eat it? Wildtype’s cell-cultivated salmon is the first seafood to earn FDA approval, marking a significant milestone for the alternative protein industry.

A salmon made from from cells grown in tanks became the first cell-cultured seafood to receive safety approval from the FDA.

Kann, a Haitian restaurant in Portland, is the first restaurant to offer it to diners.

I would have thought this goes without saying, but no one in the media is saying it: the lesson of Mamdani's election is that leftist policies are actually popular and you can run on them without this weaselly pandering to the center.