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US monkeypox cases hit 1,470; CDC says more coming, and we’re short on vaccines

[ad_1] Enlarge / A vial of the Monkeypox vaccine is displayed by a medical professional at a vaccination site at the Northwell Health offices at Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York, on July 13, 2022. (credit: Getty | James Carbone) US monkeypox cases hit 1,470 this week, and federal officials reported Friday that they

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Thousands report unusual menstruation patterns after COVID-19 vaccination

[ad_1] Kathryn Clancy got her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021 and 10 days later found herself sitting uncomfortably in a work Zoom meeting during one of the heaviest periods she’d experienced. “I had what’s often called menstrual flooding,” says Clancy, a biological anthropologist at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Clancy wouldn’t

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Russian scientist facing treason charges dies in custody

[ad_1] Last month, Dmitry Kolker, 54, director of the Laboratory of Quantum Optics at Novosibirsk State University, was dealing with late-stage pancreatic cancer. But on 30 Junе, agents with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) removed him from a cancer clinic, flew him to Moscow, and detained him on charges of treason. By 2 July, he

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On climate, Democrats and Republicans don’t inhabit the same reality

[ad_1] Enlarge / If you live in the West, it’s difficult to maintain denial about fires and drought. (credit: Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images) There are many dramatic contrasts between the Biden administration and its immediate predecessor, and climate policy is high on the list. After four years of promises to restore coal

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New research into why woodpeckers don’t get concussions busts a popular myth

[ad_1] Slow-motion video of pecking by the pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus). The original video was recorded at 1600 frames per second. Credit: Robert Shadwick & Erica Ortlieb/University of British Columbia Slow-motion video of pecking by the pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus). The original video was recorded at 1600 frames per second. Credit: Robert Shadwick & Erica

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