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Typhoon Kammuri hit the most densely populated island of the Philippines, Luzon, Monday reaching winds of 130 miles per hour. The hurricane is a category 4 and has led to evacuations throughout the country, many of which are forced for citizens' safety.
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Australian and British researchers began a new strategy in a section of the Great Barrier Reef to help coral reefs rebound from climate change. Through their process, “acoustic enrichment,” they played sound recordings of healthy coral reefs in dying ones in order to attract!-->!-->!-->…
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Reports from Nigeria, Congo, Central African Republic, and Angola state that they have linked more cases of polio in children from the oral vaccine than from the wild virus. There are two countries where polio is still endemic: Afghanistan and Pakistan. The WHO report found that the!-->!-->!-->…
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A step in the cleaning process of surgical equipment was missed at Goshen Hospital in Indiana, possibly exposing about 1,182 surgical patients to HIV, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B between April and September 2019. Patients were notified out of extreme caution though the risk for exposure!-->!-->!-->…
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From a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, the amount of children in the US who were admitted into emergency rooms for sexual abuse-related injuries has risen more than 70%. What was confusing to the study researchers, was that rates of child sexual abuse have decreased since the 1990s. A!-->!-->!-->…
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In a scientific article published in Science journal, researchers found that there is a correlation between non-REM sleep and the cleansing of toxins in the brain. Cerebrospinal fluid washes over the brain during non-REM sleep allowing neurons to synchronize turning on and off. When!-->!-->!-->…
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-- NBC News
According to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, teens who use dietary supplements for weight loss, weight gain, or muscle building are at an increased risk for harm or possibly death. Out of 977 cases reported to the FDA between 2004 and 2015, 40% resulted in!-->!-->!-->…
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A Chinese scientist purposefully edited a double mutation of the CCR5 gene, which has been shown in people who are highly resistant to HIV, and is correlated with a 21% larger risk of an early death. He Jiankui’s CRISPR experiment last year resulted in the birth of twins and broke China’s!-->!-->!-->…
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Work burnout is now included in WHO’s International Classification of Diseases Handbook and is classified as having symptoms of exhaustion, difficulty with completing one’s job successfully, and self-doubt. They stated that this type of burnout could result from consistently!-->!-->!-->…
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-- CNN
This past Tuesday, a massive tornado came through the southeastern portion of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas was one of the cities with the most damage, and there have been reported injuries. Over 500 tornadoes across the nation have been reported within the past 30 days.
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-- LA Times
Many LAPD officers in Reseda have possibly been exposed to MRSA though it is still unclear how they came in contact with the staph bacteria or how many officers have been infected. MRSA leads to a contagious infection that is resistant to antibiotics and is commonly spread in!-->!-->!-->…
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-- NY Times
On Tuesday, a little over 20 years after the Columbine High School shooting, a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch injured nine students, one resulting in a fatality. Both of the suspects, Devon Erickson and one unnamed juvenile, had not been on law enforcement’s radar!-->!-->!-->…
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-- CNN
Recently, a new disease called LATE has been named as a new type of dementia possibly more common than Alzheimer’s for people over 80. LATE stands for limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy and is named after the location of the misfolded protein, TDP-43 which is also seen!-->!-->!-->…
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-- NPR
On Tuesday, a shooting at the University of North Carolina Charlotte campus killed two people and wounded four. The Chancellor has canceled examinations through Sunday at the university, and the final exam schedule and graduation are being deliberated. The suspect, Trystan Andrew Terrell,!-->!-->!-->…
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