A new policy by the federal government will remove about $600 million from the health budgets of California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota. The money had been given by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help state health departments and nonprofits. The administration says the
The state is testing a new way to finish college faster. In March, the Board of Higher Education allowed schools to offer a three‑year bachelor’s degree. The move comes as people worry about rising tuition and long student debt. The idea is simple: cut the number of required credits so students
The day will feel cooler than the numbers suggest, with a high that tops out at 31 degrees but feels closer to 21. Overnight temperatures will dip to about 22. Winds from the west‑northwest gust at around 15 miles per hour, and a few light flurries are expected. AccuWeather says less than an inch of
Researchers followed 200, 000 health workers for three decades to see how different eating patterns affect heart disease. The study shows that simply cutting carbs or fats does not guarantee protection. If people ate a low‑carb diet filled with refined sugars and processed foods, their risk of heart
A woman on Vancouver Island, battling late‑stage cancer, found relief from pain and fear after a single dose of psilocybin. The experience sparked a shift among doctors, who now see psychedelics as tools to address the deep‑seated anxiety and dread that traditional medicine often misses. In Canad
In the northern part of Portugal, heavy showers hit rural areas that were already battered by a string of storms. The new rain has threatened the levees around Coimbra, a city famous for its medieval walls and university. Because of this danger, local officials moved about 3, 000 residents to safer
The latest study looks at how well a new drug, pemigatinib, works for patients with a rare liver cancer called intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Researchers evaluated whether the drug’s benefits are worth its price compared to other treatments. The analysis starts by measuring how many months patien
A box on the kitchen table holds about two hundred letters and cards that have come into a Denver family’s home since their son, Alex Pretti, was shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis. The messages come from doctors, veterans and strangers who remember Alex as a caring nurse at the Veterans A
Abridge, a company that turns doctor‑patient conversations into written records using artificial intelligence, has grown fast. The idea began when Zachary Lipton left Amazon three years ago to work on this new technology. He believed the market was ready for a smarter way to document medical visi
Michael McElroy grew up in Belfast and earned a Ph. D. in applied mathematics from Queen’s University, where he famously solved ten test problems instead of the required three. His curiosity pushed him from planetary studies during the space race to deep investigations of Earth’s atmosphere. At Kit
