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Mashup Score: 20HHS makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its workers as Trump administration continues cuts - 4 month(s) ago
Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment as part of President Donald Trump’s government cuts.
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Mashup Score: 0CDC report finds HPV vaccine is preventing U.S. women from getting cervical cancer, adding to evidence - 4 month(s) ago
From 2008 to 2022, rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80 percent among 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer.
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Mashup Score: 11
The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
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Mashup Score: 130Vaccine specialist argues RFK Jr. would make them less accessible - 5 month(s) ago
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. faced tough questions over vaccine skepticism and Medicaid reform at his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Mashup Score: 1WATCH: RFK Jr. says AI nurse that diagnoses 'as good as any doctor' can help provide care to rural America - 5 month(s) ago
“President Trump is determined to end the hemorrhaging of rural hospitals, and he’s asked me to do that through the use of AI, through telemedicine,” Kennedy said.
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Mashup Score: 9Egg prices are soaring, don't expect that to change soon - 5 month(s) ago
It looks like grocery shoppers hoping for soaring egg prices to turn around are likely to be waiting a while.
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Mashup Score: 35What to know about an AI transcription tool that ‘hallucinates’ medical interactions - 5 month(s) ago
Many medical centers use an AI-powered tool called Whisper to transcribe patients’ interactions with their doctors. But researchers have found that it sometimes invents text, a phenomenon known in the industry as hallucinations, raising the possibility of errors like misdiagnosis. John Yang speaks with Associated Press global investigative reporter Garance Burke to learn more.
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Mashup Score: 0NOVA | What Are UFOs? | Season 52 | Episode 1 - 5 month(s) ago
Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
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Mashup Score: 5A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS, but only if it can get to everyone who needs it - 5 month(s) ago
A twice-yearly shot has shown to be 100 percent effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and published results show it worked nearly as well in men. Now, the drugmaker Gilead has said it will allow cheap, generic versions to be sold in 120 poor countries with high HIV rates.
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Mashup Score: 0Researchers have developed a way to break down long-lasting PFAS compounds using light - 6 month(s) ago
Long-lasting environmental pollutants known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” can remain in the environment for up to 1,000 years after being used. A team of researchers has developed a chemical system that uses light to break down the incredibly strong carbon-fluorine bonds that help PFAS resist degradation.
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HHS makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its workers as Trump administration continues cuts https://t.co/TgPqlA1eFk The disruption this will cause to CDC and other HHS agencies like NIH and FDA, will create irreconcilable damage to public health and science.