Two new terrific jobs on our team are now posted! That makes four:
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- Public health reporter
- Public health data journalist
- Health & Science video journalist
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We're hiring! Two terrific jobs on a terrific team. (And more to come soon!)
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Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. apnews.com/article/koala-chl…
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The rate of smokers in the U.S. continued to drop, with 1 in 9 U.S. adults saying the were smokers last year, the CDC found. But e-cigarette use rose to nearly 6% last year, according to survey data. apne.ws/6Phj5cq
ALT Photo of cigarettes. Text reads: 1 in 9 U.S. adults said they were current smokers last year, a new all-time low.
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A growing number of Americans are clamoring for Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight. Now an even more powerful obesity medicine is poised to upend treatment. apnews.com/article/mounjaro-…
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Doctors are testing how zaps of radiation normally reserved for cancer can heal life-threatening irregular heartbeats. The experimental procedure has seen some success, and a study is about to get underway to tell if it works well enough for routine use. bit.ly/443p5zv
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Saur mouth: The classic image of Tyrannosaurus rex flashing giant teeth might be wrong. According to a new study, the dinosaur's teeth were probably mostly covered by scaly lips and fleshy gums. apne.ws/BkP5gSf
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A new study that included Indigenous scientists shows that horses arrived in the American West decades earlier than many written histories had recounted. apne.ws/BTRwc52
Terrific story by @maddieburakoff and video by @breed_just
In recent decades, advances in DNA research have allowed scientists to use ancient remains and peer into the lives of long-dead people. In Charleston, that’s meant tracing some of the African roots that were cut off by slavery. apnews.com/article/dna-slave…
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U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it, according to a new study. apnews.com/article/candida-a…
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Many members of Doug Whitney’s family developed Alzheimer’s by the unusually young age of 50. Yet the 73-year-old’s mind is still sharp, and scientists are studying how Whitney and other incredibly rare “escapees” may naturally resist the disease. apne.ws/imVaIpU
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Something's fishy: Why does this little see-through fish shimmer with rainbow colors?
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On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives.
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A proposed rule would clarify the meaning of meat labels that say “Made in the USA.”
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Drugs known as statins are the first-choice treatment for high cholesterol but millions of people who can't or won't take those pills because of side effects may have another option. apnews.com/article/heart-cho…
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Scientists hope that studying the dogs of Chernobyl can teach humans new tricks about how to live in the harshest, most degraded environments.
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The bones of 5,000-year-old human skeletons in central Europe provide the earliest evidence of horseback riding. apne.ws/AMMTb1M
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Extra food aid that began at start of pandemic is ending for millions of low-income Americans.
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Soy, oat and almond drinks can still be called milk under an FDA proposal.
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