When Hospitals and Insurers Fight, Patients Get Caught in the Middle
Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her local hospital system, to make
Why is France’s government on the brink of collapse, again?
PM Francois Bayrou faces an uphill battle in securing support for his unpopular plans to shore up France’s finances.
‘I felt helpless’: Ethiopian doctors held, harassed for seeking better pay
Among lowest-paid medics in East Africa, Ethiopia’s doctors face state crackdown in strike for better working conditions
Gender-row Olympic boxer Lin won’t compete at world championships
Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Khelif both set to miss boxing’s world championships amid ongoing gender row.
Chloe Malle to become top editor at American Vogue
The 39-year-old’s appointment marks a new era for one of the most influential and glamorous fashion publications.
Germany’s far-right AfD suffers series of candidate deaths ahead of local vote
Police say there is no evidence of foul play, ahead of local elections in western Germany.
Gold price hits record high as investors seek safety
Experts say uncertainty resulting from US policy is making investors seek safer investments such as gold.
Trial of Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro enters final phase
The former president is accused of plotting a coup to remain in power after he lost the 2022 election.
Half of PCs still run Windows 10 despite looming end of support, PC makers say
Windows 10 support ends in just over a month, but close to 50% of PC installations are still running the old OS, according to PC
Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy cluster Abell 209.
Aptamer signs therapeutic development agreement with Invizius
Aptamer Group plc, the developer of next-generation synthetic binders for the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce that it has signed a new therapeutic
AI model predicts flu vaccine strains more accurately than WHO
AI-based models like VaxSeer outperform traditional methods in flu vaccine strain selection, enhancing effectiveness and addressing global influenza challenges.
Depressive symptoms may interfere with learning to actively avoid unpleasant events
Depression alters how people pursue rewards, but, conversely, whether depressive symptoms influence how people learn to avoid nonrewarding, unpleasant events is less clear.
Brain pulsations driving glymphatic function differ in narcolepsy patients and healthy individuals
A hormone produced by the brain, orexin, may play a central role in the functioning of the brain’s glymphatic system, which clears waste, according to