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British Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying in Landmark Decision
After an emotional debate, Parliament voted on Friday in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people in England and Wales
A Twice-Yearly Shot Could Help End AIDS. But Will it Get to Everyone Who Needs It?
The twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and works nearly as well in men
The Great Grocery Squeeze
How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert
We Battled Big Food. Can RFK, Jr. Succeed Where We Failed?
Kennedy can Make America Healthy Again—if he's willing to take on soda companies, ultraprocessed foods, farm subsidies and other powerful forces
Canada Confirms its First Case of Clade I Mpox
Canada's public health agency on Friday confirmed the first case of clade I mpox in Canada, in an person in Manitoba
Wildfire Smoke Exposure and Incident Dementia
Long-term exposure to wildfire and nonwildfire fine particulate matter was associated with dementia diagnosis
Ten Americas: A Systematic Analysis of Life Expectancy Disparities in the United States
This systematic analysis defines 10 mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive Americas comprising the entire U.S. population
Trump Names Mehmet Oz to Head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
In 2018, Trump appointed Oz to the Presidential Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, reappointing him to the position in 2020
To Battle the Bullet, Baltimore Goes After the Bottle
Alcohol is an overlooked factor in many shootings. Baltimore has tried harder than any other American city to disrupt the link
United States' First Known Case of More Severe Strain of Mpox Confirmed in California
The person diagnosed with clade I mpox had recently traveled from Eastern Africa, where an mpox outbreak is ongoing
Kennedy's FDA Wish List: Raw Milk, Stem Cells, Heavy Metals
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of President-elect Donald J. Trump's advisers on health, is taking aim at the agency's oversight on many fronts
COP29 Countries Endorse Global Carbon Market Framework
Governments are also meant to hammer out a climate finance agreement, although expectations have been muted by Donald Trump's U.S. election win