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Nature
The World Just Lived Through the 11 Hottest Years on Record—What Now?
by Rachel Fieldhouse and Mohana BasuEarth is increasingly "out of balance", as more heat is trapped in the atmosphere, driving global warming
Reuters
U.S. State Department Forms New Humanitarian Bureau After Foreign Aid Overhaul
by Simon LewisThe U.S. State Department on Friday established a new bureau to oversee U.S. responses to natural disasters and humanitarian crises around the world
New York Times
Inside the Turmoil at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CDC
by Jeneen InterlandiForty-three current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing science with ideology — and making Americans more vulnerable
The Conversation
Does Medicinal Cannabis Work for Depression, Anxiety or PTSD? Our Study Says There’s No Evidence
by Jack Wilson and Emily StockingsNew research in Lancet Psychiatry found little evidence medicinal cannabis effectively treats anxiety, sleep disorders, PTSD, or ADHD
New York Times
Scientists Get a Glimpse of How New Pandemics Are Made
by Carl ZimmerResearchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab accidents
NBC News
Measles Is “Worse Than Expected” in Utah, Officials Say
by Erika EdwardsMeasles patients in Utah are developing severe complications, health officials say, including potentially life-threatening anemia and liver inflammati
The Guardian
Weight-Loss Jab Could Be Made for $3 a Month, Study Finds
by Kat LayCheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries
Wall Street Journal
FDA’s Controversial Vaccines Chief Will Leave the Agency
by Liz Essley WhyteVinay Prasad will depart in April, after a year leading the division that approves vaccines and biotech drugs
The New Humanitarian
Will the Next World Food Program Chief Answer to Trump?
by Sam VigerskyOdds are, a Trump pick could run the world’s largest aid agency. The stakes could not be higher
Health Affairs
A Tale Of Two Mpox Outbreaks
by Nikki Romanik and Stephanie PsakiThe two mpox responses in the United States highlight a public health truism—when preparedness works, it is often invisible to the public
CFR
Beyond Conventional Aid: Institutionalizing Public-Private Partnership in Ukraine’s Humanitarian Response
by Sam VigerskyThe collapse of key aid programs has exposed a critical gap in the international response—one that the United Nations cannot fill alone
Nature
COVID’s Origins: What We Do and Don’t Know
by Marietjie Venter et al.Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started