Astronomers Get ‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What They Thought
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Astronomers Get ‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What They Thought

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An international team of astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the most compelling evidence to date that dark energy — a mysterious phenomenon pushing our universe to expand ever faster — is not a constant force of nature but one that ebbs and flows through…

Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments
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Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Struggling to contain a raging measles epidemic in West Texas, public health officials increasingly worry that residents are relying on unproven remedies endorsed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and postponing doctor visits until the illness has worsened. Hospitals and officials…

White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director
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White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The White House has decided to withdraw the nomination of its pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Dave Weldon, a Republican former congressman, just hours before he was to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing, according to a…

Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
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Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments. He issued a…

For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves
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For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than 100,000 Americans are on waiting lists for donor organs, most needing a kidney. Only 25,000 human donor kidneys become available each year. Twelve Americans on the kidney list die every day on average. Scientists first transplanted genetically engineered pig organs into…

How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks
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How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders. The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out…

U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
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U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is likely to cause enormous human suffering, according to estimates by the agency itself. Among them: up to 18 million additional cases of malaria per year, and…

Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say
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Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an infectious disease emergency, its top health official has shied away from one of the government’s most important tools, experts said on Sunday: loudly and directly encouraging parents to get their…

Scientists Describe Rare Syndrome Following Covid Vaccinations
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Scientists Describe Rare Syndrome Following Covid Vaccinations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Covid-19 vaccines were powerfully protective, preventing millions of deaths. But in a small number of people, the shots may have led to a constellation of side effects that includes fatigue, exercise intolerance, brain fog, tinnitus and dizziness, together referred to as “post-vaccination…

Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia
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Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized, has bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The term simply means pneumonia in both lungs, said Dr. James Musser, director of the center for infectious diseases at the Houston Methodist Research Institute. He added that, without examining…