U.S. greenlights pig kidney transplant trials
Two U.S. biotech companies say the Food and Drug Administration has cleared them to conduct clinical trials of their gene-edited pig kidneys for human transplants.United Therapeutics along with...
View ArticleDoctors group sues Trump administration for deleting research and data from...
The national physicians' group Doctors for America has launched an effort to stop Donald Trump's administration. On Tuesday, the branches under the Department of Health and Human Services removed...
View ArticleLightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space
By Lauren Blum, University of Colorado Boulder There are trillions of charged particles – protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter – whizzing around above your head at any given...
View Article'It's a no-no': Fox News reefer madness segment warns of 'lazy' potheads
Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy warned of "lazy" potheads during a segment on smoking marijuana. During a Sunday Fox & Friends discussion about a Canadian study that linked marijuana use to...
View ArticleCould a climate megaproject cloud Chile's unparalleled views of universe?
by Paulina ABRAMOVICHAs night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.The driest place on Earth is the best place to observe...
View ArticleTwo astronauts stranded on space station to touch down early
Two American astronauts who have been trapped on the International Space Station since June could return to Earth earlier in March than expected, NASA said Tuesday.Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and...
View ArticleTrump rambles incoherently about 'new theory' of magnets during rant on 'fraud'
President Donald Trump complained about a "new theory" on magnets in a rant against waste, fraud, and abuse.During Wednesday's remarks at the White House, Trump was asked how he could be sure Elon...
View ArticleCambodia nears Khmer Rouge survivor's dream of eradicating malaria
by Suy SECambodian scientist Yeang Chheang has spent six decades fighting malaria -- even in the Khmer Rouge labour camp where his wife and baby died -- and stands tantalizingly close to fulfilling...
View Article'Too little too late': RFK-backing GOP senator roasted over new measles remarks
Texas is experiencing a measles outbreak, which prompted physician Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to tweet about it on X and tell Americans that the measles vaccine has been "safe and effective since 1963."...
View ArticleOusted workers dispute claims DOGE saved Medicare and disease jobs from cuts:...
The Trump administration's insistence that it's avoiding cutting certain healthcare workers — including those involved with disease response and Medicare — appears to be false, according to a...
View Article'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA
by Issam Ahmed with Daniel Lawler in ParisAn asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday -- making it the most...
View ArticleMoon or Mars? NASA's future at a crossroads under Trump
by Issam AHMEDIs NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars?Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA's Artemis missions...
View ArticlePeople can spread bird flu to their cats, U.S. study suggests
by Issam AHMEDA study published Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that people can transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences.Two...
View ArticleFears of U.S. public health crises grow amid falling vaccination rates
by Charlotte CAUSITPlummeting immunization rates, outbreaks of once-vanquished childhood diseases, and the appointment of a vocal vaccine skeptic as health secretary have U.S. experts sounding the...
View ArticlePrivate U.S. company set for second Moon landing attempt
by Issam AHMEDIntuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side.Now, the...
View ArticleTrump admin plans to 'permanently cripple' climate protections in single...
President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Lee Zeldin, is reportedly pursuing plans that would wipe away most federal climate change rules with a single move.According to...
View Article'Does not bode well': Doctor slams Trump's response as child dies in measles...
The Trump administration is hampering efforts to fight the measles outbreak that took the life of a an unvaccinated school-aged child this week in Texas, according to an MSNBC medical consultant Dr....
View Article'Something unusual is happening': Expert singles out RFK Jr. over measles deaths
MSNBC medical contributor Dr. Vin Gupta called out newly installed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Thursday morning after the Donald Trump appointee tried to downplay the...
View ArticleCancer-battling vet slams Trump admin. for freezing funding for drugs that...
A U.S. Navy veteran is sounding the alarm as the Trump administration's funding freeze means he'll lose access to a life-saving cancer treatment should he need it again. Kyle Lewis was given a dire...
View Article'People will die because of this': Meteorologists warn of consequences of...
Many staffers from the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) received notice of termination on Thursday and Friday as part of the ongoing slashing...
View ArticleTrump's CDC plans major study relitigating vaccination-autism conspiracy...
The Trump administration's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to launch a major new study investigating a link between vaccination and autism, reported Reuters on Friday.Hundreds of such...
View Article'Snowball effect': World's top scientists reportedly poised to get the ax
President Donald Trump continues to support dramatic government staffing cuts, and next on the list are some of the world's best scientists who have been working at the National Institute of Health....
View Article‘Inaccurate’: Unearthed report destroys RFK Jr. claims as fears grow for...
An unearthed report showed that Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy shared "inaccurate" information about a CDC Advisor Committee on vaccines, as many believe he was laying the...
View Article‘Unsatisfactory’: Bannon lashes out at Trump for pulling vaccine critic as...
MAGA influencer and former White House adviser Steve Bannon lashed out at President Donald Trump's White House after the nomination of former Republican Congressman Dave Weldon was pulled as director...
View ArticleMusk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as soon...
View ArticleTop researchers ousted by Trump poised to be poached by Europe: report
President Donald Trump's purge of U.S. government staff could soon pay dividends — for other countries. According to Politico, a group of countries in the European Union have hatched a plan to poach...
View ArticlePartial solar eclipse to cross swath of Northern Hemisphere
Skygazers across a broad swathe of the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance to see the Moon take a bite out of the Sun on Saturday when a partial solar eclipse sweeps from eastern Canada to...
View Article'We weren't stuck': Astronaut pushes back after Fox News host suggests Biden...
Astronaut Butch Wilmore pushed back after Fox News host Bill Hemmer suggested President Joe Biden's administration left him "marooned" on the International Space Station.During a Monday interview on...
View Article'Charlatan': DeSantis-appointee's conspicuous absence from university irks...
University of Florida colleagues of the state's surgeon general are wondering why he's getting paid from their school when they say he's nowhere to be found. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis hired Joseph...
View Article'Deserves real evaluation': Mike Johnson backs RFK Jr. on removing fluoride...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed support for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's crusade to remove fluoride from the nation's water supply.Johnson was asked about...
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