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She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her 11 April 2025 at 16:45

She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her

11 April 2025 at 16:45

President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.

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Denisovans Extend Their Range to Asia’s Pacific Coast 10 April 2025 at 13:00

Denisovans Extend Their Range to Asia’s Pacific Coast

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By:Carl Zimmer

10 April 2025 at 13:00

A bone discovered in Taiwan turns out to have belonged to a Denisovan, a lineage previously identified only thousands of miles away.

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The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines 13 April 2025 at 04:45

The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines

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By:Apoorva Mandavilli

13 April 2025 at 04:45

The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public health good.

Under the leadership of secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services has cut billions of dollars needed to modernize state programs for childhood immunization.

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How Lauren Sanchez Helped Design Blue Origin’s Flight Suits 12 April 2025 at 13:57

How Lauren Sanchez Helped Design Blue Origin’s Flight Suits

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By:Vanessa Friedman

12 April 2025 at 13:57

Lauren Sánchez teamed up with Monse to redesign the Blue Origin flight suits with its all-female launch in mind.

The all-woman crew for Blue Origin’s upcoming flight into space includes, clockwise from top left: Katy Perry, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, Lauren Sánchez and Amanda Nguyen.

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RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies 11 April 2025 at 20:06

RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies

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By:Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins

11 April 2025 at 20:06

The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence. But he did not address the mass layoffs that have gutted oversight of tobacco and vapes, food safety and drug reviews.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the staff of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday.

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White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled 11 April 2025 at 15:45

White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled

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By:Austyn Gaffney

11 April 2025 at 15:45

A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.

Weather analysis at NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate Prediction headquarters in College Park, Md., in December.

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Trump Administration Delays Plan to Limit Pricey Bandages 11 April 2025 at 12:19

Trump Administration Delays Plan to Limit Pricey Bandages

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By:Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas

11 April 2025 at 12:19

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” reached $10 billion last year. A leading seller made a large donation to President Trump’s election campaign.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Woodlawn, Md.

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Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So 11 April 2025 at 12:38

Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So

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By:Brad Plumer and Lisa Friedman

11 April 2025 at 12:38

The president is trying new shortcuts to eliminate energy and environmental rules, but legal experts say the efforts could face high hurdles.

President Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

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Miami-Dade Mayor Vetoes Plan to Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water 11 April 2025 at 13:53

Miami-Dade Mayor Vetoes Plan to Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water

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By:Emily Cochrane

11 April 2025 at 13:53

The veto by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, pushed back on a growing campaign against the mineral, which has been used for decades to prevent cavities.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava at a news conference last year.

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New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a Fee 11 April 2025 at 13:14

New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a Fee

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By:Somini Sengupta

11 April 2025 at 13:14

A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.

The industry produces about 3 percent of planet-warming emissions globally, on par with aviation. A cargo ship near Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Experts Doubt Kennedy’s Timetable for Finding the Cause of Autism 11 April 2025 at 12:17

Experts Doubt Kennedy’s Timetable for Finding the Cause of Autism

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By:Christina Jewett

11 April 2025 at 12:17

The nation’s health secretary announced that he planned to invite scientists to provide answers by September, but specialists consider that target date unrealistic.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his pledge to discover the reason for the increasing rates of autism during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.

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Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut 11 April 2025 at 12:45

Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut

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By:Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas

11 April 2025 at 12:45

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.

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‘The Pitt’ Captures the Real Overcrowding Crisis in Emergency Rooms 11 April 2025 at 06:23

‘The Pitt’ Captures the Real Overcrowding Crisis in Emergency Rooms

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By:Gina Kolata

11 April 2025 at 06:23

From the “chairs” to the hallway medicine, the show’s depiction of an emergency medicine system that is beyond capacity rings true for medical experts.

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RFK Jr. Offers Qualified Support for Measles Vaccination 9 April 2025 at 20:05

RFK Jr. Offers Qualified Support for Measles Vaccination

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By:Teddy Rosenbluth

9 April 2025 at 20:05

In an interview with CBS, the health secretary also suggested he wasn’t familiar with massive cuts to state funding for public health.

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Mesa, Ariz., on Tuesday.

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RFK Jr. Hits His Stride in Arizona as His Chronic Disease Tour Wraps 9 April 2025 at 20:17

RFK Jr. Hits His Stride in Arizona as His Chronic Disease Tour Wraps

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By:Emily Baumgaertner Nunn

9 April 2025 at 20:17

The health secretary seemed stoic — maybe nervous, even — at the start of his first major trip. But on a hike with Navajo Nation leaders, he was finally in his element.

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Funding for National Climate Assessment Is Cut 10 April 2025 at 13:13

Funding for National Climate Assessment Is Cut

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By:Brad Plumer

10 April 2025 at 13:13

The move raises concerns among scientists that the assessment, which is required by Congress, is now in jeopardy.

Flooding in Frankfort, Ky., this month. The next National Climate Assessment is due in 2027 or 2028.

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One-Third of Maternal Deaths Occur Long After Delivery, Study Finds 9 April 2025 at 16:31

One-Third of Maternal Deaths Occur Long After Delivery, Study Finds

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By:Roni Caryn Rabin

9 April 2025 at 16:31

Pregnancy-related mortality has risen sharply, and doctors have overlooked a particularly dangerous period: from six weeks to one year after the birth.

The study was based on data from the C.D.C., which identified the risk of later maternal deaths — those that occur from six weeks to one year after the birth.

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Launch of First Amazon Project Kuiper Internet Satellites Is Scrubbed 9 April 2025 at 20:00

Launch of First Amazon Project Kuiper Internet Satellites Is Scrubbed

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By:Kenneth Chang and Karen Weise

9 April 2025 at 20:00

The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V booster being prepared for the Kuiper 1 mission at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Questioned Over Moon Plans and Elon Musk 9 April 2025 at 15:43

Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Questioned Over Moon Plans and Elon Musk

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By:Kenneth Chang

9 April 2025 at 15:43

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who has twice launched to orbit in a SpaceX vehicle, faced pointed questions from senators of both parties before the Senate on Wednesday.