Efforts To End School Vaccine Mandates Hit a Wall in Florida
Every state, along with Washington, D.C., requires children to obtain certain vaccinations before they can attend school or childcare. These mandates date back decades, and
Trouble Getting Weight Loss Drugs Covered by Insurance? Here’s What To Know
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) A professional in-home caregiver lost her coverage for Zepbound. She soon realized getting it back was not straightforward. “I was like:
Euclid Sees Heart of Milky Way
This image by ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid (with color added using ground-based images) provides an earlier snapshot of a region of our galaxy that
After 80 Years, Mathematicians Give Famed ‘Erdős Method’ an Upgrade
In 1947, Paul Erdős, the itinerant Hungarian mathematician, introduced what would become one of math’s most powerful tools. He wanted to prove that a certain
AI-guided microneedle patch changes shape to heal chronic wounds
Chronic wounds remain a major healthcare challenge, especially for people with diabetes, who often experience delayed healing, persistent inflammation, and a higher risk of infection.
Single DNA injection provides long-lasting weight loss in mouse study
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have shown that a single injection of a small, circular piece of genetic instructions can produce weight loss and blood
HSS researchers link early-life immunity to adult immune function
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered a critical link between the immune system in early life and its function in adulthood.
New screening approach identifies proteins that control human gene expression
Researchers at University of California San Diego have developed a large-scale screening approach that identifies proteins controlling a fundamental step in gene expression known as
Case report details rare basal cell carcinoma on patient’s finger
Basal cell carcinoma is the most prevalent form of skin cancer, typically developing on sun-exposed areas like the face and neck.
JD Vance delivers stark warning to Iran: ‘Violence will be met with violence’
Vice President JD Vance delivered a warning to Tehran on Friday night after the United States launched a series of air strikes. The strikes came
Mike Johnson’s warning about voting blue backfires: ‘Don’t threaten us with a good time’
GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s warning about electing Democrats ended up sounding like ‘a good time’ to online critics. During a full-throated speech at the
Ford had to rehire 350 engineers after its AI got vehicle quality wrong
Ford has admitted that it had to rehire experienced engineers after its AI systems failed to deliver the quality the company expected. Charles Poon, Ford’s
TikTok is building a super app, and most of its users have not noticed yet
TikTok is no longer just a video app. The platform has spent the past year adding hotel bookings, in-app commerce, sports hubs, casual games, microdramas
US tells OpenAI to restrict access to its most powerful AI model
US authorities are getting decidedly twitchy about frontier AI models. Just a couple of weeks after ordering Anthropic to prevent foreign companies from getting hold