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Jonathan Fahey

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Health & Science Editor @AP. Team covers medicine, public health, health care, biology, evolution, space, climate. You know, the amazing stuff. @KSJatMIT alum

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@AP9 May 2023
Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. apnews.com/article/koala-chl…
Koalas are dying from chlamydia. A new vaccine effort is trying to save them

Koalas are dying from chlamydia. A new vaccine effort is trying to save them

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales.

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@AP27 Apr 2023
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
Photo of cigarettes. Text reads: 1 in 9 U.S. adults said they were current smokers last year, a new all-time low.

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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@AP27 Apr 2023
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-…
Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care

Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care

A diabetes drug being tested for weight loss is poised to further upend obesity care. Drugmaker Eli Lilly reported Thursday that tirzepatide helped people with diabetes who were overweight or had...

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@AP27 Apr 2023
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

Doctors test radiation to treat risky heartbeat

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@AP_Oddities30 Mar 2023
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
Has T. rex lost its bite? Menacing snarl may be wrong

Has T. rex lost its bite? Menacing snarl may be wrong

The classic image of Tyrannosaurus rex flashing giant teeth might be wrong. According to a new study published Thursday, the dinosaur's teeth were probably mostly covered by scaly lips and didn't...

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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
Horses came to American West by early 1600s, study finds

Horses came to American West by early 1600s, study finds

A new analysis of horse bones gathered from museums across the Great Plains and northern Rockies has revealed that horses were present in the grasslands by the early 1600s.

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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…
Superbug Candida auris now reported in more than half of states

Superbug Candida auris now reported in more than half of states

U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it.

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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

Clues to escaping Alzheimer's

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Something's fishy: Why does this little see-through fish shimmer with rainbow colors? apne.ws/cP51y25
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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. apne.ws/7jWuoeg
Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

It’s been three years since the World Health Organization's first called COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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A proposed rule would clarify the meaning of meat labels that say “Made in the USA.” apne.ws/6F1QhaE
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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…
Can't take statins? New pill cuts cholesterol, heart attacks

Can't take statins? New pill cuts cholesterol, heart attacks

In a major study, a new kind of cholesterol-lowering drug helped people who can’t take the first choice, pills called statins.

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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. apne.ws/5Kuci6K
Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival?

Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival?

Scientists are studying hundreds of dogs at the Chernobyl disaster site that have managed to survive in extremely harsh conditions.

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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
First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years

First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years

Archaeologists have found the first direct evidence for horseback riding in 5,000 year old skeletons in central Europe.

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Extra food aid that began at start of pandemic is ending for millions of low-income Americans. apne.ws/crJjEpP
US ending extra help for groceries that started during COVID

US ending extra help for groceries that started during COVID

Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there’s a big push to make sure they’re not surprised.

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Soy, oat and almond drinks can still be called milk under an FDA proposal. apne.ws/MVKEcUX

No cow needed: Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes

Draft U.S. rules would allow soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” to keep using the name.

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Flu has made an early exit in the U.S. and health officials say this season’s vaccine worked well. apne.ws/4VmWrY0
Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says

Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says

Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated.

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Register for this ISC / @GDNint webinar and explore: ❌ Distinctions between mis-information and disinformation 🔎 The role that research can play in validating / dismantling ‘fake news’ 💻 How to avoid the temptation of ‘clickbait’ ..... & more council.science/events/chall…
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Astronomers using the new Webb Space Telescope expected to find little baby galaxies close to the dawn of the universe. Instead they discovered what appear to be six big whoppers. apne.ws/HRTAy8D
Space telescope uncovers massive galaxies near cosmic dawn

Space telescope uncovers massive galaxies near cosmic dawn

Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang.

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This is a big deal: The federal government is planning to allow states to use Medicaid funds to provide medications to combat addiction and other medical services for people at state jails and prisons. via @geoffmulvihill @AP buff.ly/3kkYBY4
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