US sanctions on Israeli settlers have sparked accusations of antisemitism — and cracked open a long-running international debate - ABC News

Biden's executive order authorising sanctions on four violent Israeli settler leaders will probably be meaningless: settlers know they have virtual immunity for such actions, writes John Lyons.

How the anti-vaccine movement is downplaying the danger of measles

Anti-vaccine activists have reacted to worldwide measles outbreaks by spreading misinformation about the disease, falsely saying it's not dangerous.

Police Turn to AI to Review Bodycam Footage — ProPublica

Body camera video equivalent to 25 million copies of “Barbie” is collected but rarely reviewed. Some cities are looking to new technology to examine this stockpile of footage to identify problematic officers and patterns of behavior.

Troy Hunt: How Spoutible’s Leaky API Spurted out a Deluge of Personal Data

In Gaza, there's a war on women. Will the west really ignore it because they're 'not like us'? | Nesrine Malik

Mothers giving birth with no medical help, babies without milk, one toilet between 500 people - but none of it evokes empathy Sometimes a disaster is so large that it obscures its own details. Beh...

Have you been infected with COVID-19 multiple times? There might be something else going on - ABC News

Four years since COVID-19 spread around the world, medical researchers are still studying the effects on human health.

Virginia father with Long COVID has cardiovascular capacity of 94-year-old, study shows

"I was a huge cyclist, I built my career off of it," John Bolecek said. "I love to be interactive with my kids too. We would ride bikes down to Belle Isle..."

Organ transplant patient dies after receiving Covid-infected lungs

Covid pandemic in the U.S.: An organ transplant patient dies after receiving Covid-infected lungs

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30 Things Joe Biden Did as President You Might Have Missed - POLITICO

Drone armies, expanded overtime pay and over-the-counter birth control pills are just some of the new things Biden has ushered in as president that you might not have heard about.

Michigan Just Did A Universal Basic Income For New Moms In Flint

Let's cut some child poverty, more, again!

Will Biden Rescind Trump’s Boeing Immunity Deal?

If proven true, claims of safety problems and falsified records could breach a deal that shielded Boeing from prosecution after two deadly crashes.

Millions unaware of deadly heart attacks and strokes linked to stealthy cholesterol: What can you do for prevention

Doctors are increasingly calling for screening for lipoprotein(a), a kind of cholesterol that can lead to deadly heart attacks by middle age.

Calculating the Equivalent Clean Airflow Rate for a Room — ASHRAE 241 Part 8 | by Joey Fox | Feb, 2024 | It’s Airborne

This post is a technical explanation of calculating compliance with ASHRAE 241 — Control of Infectious Aerosols. It is doubtful this equation will be as impactful as E=mc² or Maxwell’s equations, but…

'Silent' organ damage found in more than half of long Covid patients, warns new study - Mirror Online

A recent study has found that organ damage persists in long Covid patients, even in those initially not severely affected, raising serious concerns about the long-term health impacts of the virus

MAGA World Is About to Meet Taylor Swift’s Fandom. It Won’t Go Well. - POLITICO

Swift expert Brian Donovan on why the political right is targeting a rich, heteronormative pop star.

Doctors train in Bolton to save lives in the Israel-Gaza war

Medics from across Europe learn war surgery skills in Bolton before heading to the frontline.

Senators Seek to Bar Landlords From Using Algorithms to Artificially Inflate Rents — ProPublica

After a ProPublica investigation, U.S. senators introduced a bill to curb “price fixing” linked to rent-setting software. “Setting prices with an algorithm is no different from doing it over cigars and whiskey in a private club,” said one sponsor.

EPA admin: Oregon needs to fix Umatilla groundwater contamination | kgw.com

Casey Sixkiller, administrator for EPA Region 10, said they're working with state officials on both short-term and long-term efforts in the Lower Umatilla Basin.

Obesity drugs have another superpower: taming inflammation

The blockbuster medications that reduce body weight also reduce inflammation in the brain, raising hopes that they can treat Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.

Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection – Oregon Capital Chronicle

Republican senators who participated in the longest walkout in state history cannot seek reelection in 2024 or 2026, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday. 

My Son’s Crushing Long-COVID Journey | Psychology Today

Personal Perspective: False assumptions made it hard to find care.