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Supporters rally after Logan Health declines to renew Kalispell doctor's contract

Supporters, physicians, and union leaders gathered outside Logan Health Tuesday evening after the health system announced it would not renew family physician Dr

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Jul 8 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • nbcmontana.com
Doc strikes out on her own with hormone therapy practice Lumineux Health near Willow Lawn

An OB/GYN and former partner at Virginia Physicians for Women, Amanda Vaughan said she started Lumineux after seeing a need from women experiencing perimenopause and menopause.

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Jul 8 • 2:01 AM EDT • Health • richmondbizsense.com
50% PlayStation Plus discounts offered to fans canceling over end of physical games

Facing criticism over a shift to digital games, Sony has made an overture to discontented supporters. Gamers threatening to cancel subscriptions may receive a PlayStation Plus price cut. Some PS Plus Extra and Premium members have secured 3-12 months of service at steep discounts.

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Jul 7 • 4:39 PM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
VA’s top health administrator departs post, temporary replacement named

Dr. Lee Payne, a retired Air Force major general and physician, will serve as acting under secretary, according to VA officials.

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Jul 7 • 3:42 PM EDT • Health • militarytimes.com
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The Magnus effect: The science that allows soccer players to ‘bend it like Beckham’

Want to know how to curl a soccer ball? Understanding the physics behind the Magnus effect can give your corner kicks a serious leg up.

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Jul 7 • 1:33 PM EDT • Science • rochester.edu
'Time was speeding up, slowing down, or even stopping': Physicist demonstrates a key theory of time by building a 'mini-universe' in his lab

By ignoring part of his own experiment, a physicist coaxed time to emerge from within a closed quantum system.

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Jul 7 • 12:18 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science

Jesse Thaler has been named director of the MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science. Thaler is a theoretical particle physicist who combines techniques from quantum field theory and machine learning to address outstanding questions in fundamental physics.

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Jul 7 • 10:45 AM EDT • Science • news.mit.edu
The petition against Sony's decision to kill PlayStation physical discs has over 170,000 signatures

Hundreds of thousands of people have made their feelings about Sony's decision to kill PlayStation discs very clear.

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Jul 7 • 9:49 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Graduate students benefit from philanthropy

Meet three scholars in applied physical sciences, political science and music who received fellowships to further their research and teaching.

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Jul 7 • 9:24 AM EDT • Science • unc.edu
The dangers behind health 'maxxing'

"Maxxing" is a way of promoting extreme ways to optimize physical and mental health.

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Jul 7 • 7:06 AM EDT • Health • spectrumnews1.com
How data guides Ochsner Health’s physician well-being work

Smart survey design helps the Gulf South health system track well-being, cut physician burnout and turn feedback into action.

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Jul 7 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • ama-assn.org
CaroMont Health Opens CaroMont Hematology & Oncology in Belmont

CaroMont Health has opened CaroMont Hematology & Oncology in Belmont, expanding access to cancer and blood disorder care across the region. Located in the CaroMont Health Medical Pavilion on the campus of CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Belmont, the practice offers physician visits, infusion therapy and laboratory services in one convenient location, along with comprehensive hematology and medical oncology care including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy and survivorship support. The opening is part of CaroMont Health's $200 million investment in cancer care, the second largest investment in the health system's history, which will double its oncology capacity across the region.

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Jul 6 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • caromonthealth.org
AI just supercharged the race to find room temperature superconductors

Scientists have combined machine learning with quantum physics to discover two new superconductors and create a much faster way to search for many more. The technique could bring researchers significantly closer to the long-sought goal of a room-temperature superconductor.

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Jul 6 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Scientists finally explain what turns a storm into a super typhoon - Futura-Sciences

That kind of runaway strengthening looks almost supernatural, but it follows clear physical rules. So what actually turns an ordinary storm into a super typhoon, and why does it seem to happen faster than it used to? An engine fueled by warm water A typhoon, which is simply what a...

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Jul 6 • 1:12 PM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
Supporters to rally after Logan Health declines to renew doctor’s contract

A contract decision involving a longtime family physician at Logan Health is fueling a growing controversy in the Flathead Valley, with union leaders warning it

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Jul 6 • 12:54 PM EDT • Health • nbcmontana.com
Pickles glow when you plug them in. Science explains why

A scientist, a jar of pickles and a power strip walk into a room. The punchline involves physics, glowing condiments and a scientific party trick.

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Jul 6 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
Changing tides: How gravity warps our oceans - Futura-Sciences

Why gravity makes water uneven Water at any point in the ocean is pulled straight down, perpendicular to what physicists call an equipotential surface. Along this surface, the pull of gravity is identical everywhere. The specific equipotential surface that aligns with global sea level is known as the geoid. On...

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Jul 6 • 8:30 AM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
Evidence in action: how science helps us make better decisions

Anita Chandran reviews Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works by Helen Pearson

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Jul 6 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • physicsworld.com
Do data centers impact our physical health? Studies are few and far between.

There research into physical health impacts related to data centers is still in its early stages, but seems comparable to other industries.

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Jul 6 • 5:13 AM EDT • Health • penncapital-star.com
Fast walkers in their 80s cut their risk of cognitive decline by half, study finds

A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, showing the connection between physical health and brain health.

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Jul 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • npr.org
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Halo: Campaign Evolved’s boxed version will come with physical discs so that players can ‘have tangible items to add to your collection’

The news comes after two major blows to physical game collectors…

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Jul 6 • 4:51 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
How tomorrow’s doctors can unleash population health’s power

Population health is a key tool for physicians of the future. These insights can help medical students lead the charge on its implementation.

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Jul 6 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • ama-assn.org
Autographed Sports Memorabilia Trends 2026: The Players and Items Worth Chasing This Summer

Today in this blog on Athlon Sports, we will discuss autographed sports memorabilia trends 2026 and the top assets this summer. Dedicated hobbyists are driving immense liquidity into physical assets right now. Tracking major roster shifts yields great results.

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Jul 5 • 9:11 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Real Madrid forward Rodrygo delivers hopeful recovery update

Physical issues and injuries suffered by their players has been one of the most significant problems that Real Madrid have faced in the last few years, and this problem has undoubtedly played a role i...

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Jul 5 • 2:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Metal Gear Creator Responds To Sony Killing PlayStation Discs

The Death Stranding 2 director warns about a world without physical media

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Jul 5 • 10:18 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Stay cool headed, mentally and physically

Heat can also impact your mental health.

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Jul 5 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • capitolcitynow.com
For the 2014 film Interstellar, director Christopher Nolan hired Caltech physicist Kip Thorne as his science consultant — and the visual simulations Thorne helped design for the film's black hole were so mathematically accurate that they generated two peer-reviewed scientific papers and became the model for how astrophysicists visualize black holes today

In late 2012, when the American film director Christopher Nolan formally took over the production of a Warner Brothers science-fiction project that had been drifting through Hollywood development since approximately 2005 (originally intended for Steven Spielberg, based on a screenplay concept the film producer Lynda Obst had developed jointly with the Caltech theoretical physicist Kip […]

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Jul 5 • 4:45 AM EDT • Science • spacedaily.com
PS5 Bug Removes Playtime Tracker from Physical Games Only

Likely a glitch that will be fixed

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Jul 4 • 1:15 PM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Gamers push back: 71% say they’re not ready to let physical games die as PlayStation and Xbox move toward a digital-only future”

Our community has spoken, and 71% say physical games still matter. Here's why ownership and consumer choice remain major concerns.

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Jul 4 • 9:02 AM EDT • Technology • windowscentral.com
Physicists Simulated a Black Hole in a Lab. Then It Started to 'Evaporate'.

A glimpse into darkness.

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Jul 3 • 10:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
A career of flying for science (and the occasional sled dog)

Martin Stuefer, the director of the Hyperspectral Imaging Lab at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, is both a pilot and researcher.

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Jul 3 • 1:28 PM EDT • Science • adn.com
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National Science Foundation's X-Labs initiative draws fire as 'terrible idea'

Criticism comes from former presidential science adviser and NSF director Neal Lane

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Jul 3 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • physicsworld.com
After Sony Kills PS5 Discs and GTA 6 is Just a Code in a Box, Xbox Is Using Halo: Campaign Evolved's Physical Disc as a Selling Point

Microsoft is using the fact that Halo: Campaign Evolved will offer a physical game disc in its box as a selling point.

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Jul 3 • 8:40 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
"We are profoundly disappointed by Sony's decision" – Game companies express dismay at the end of PlayStation disc production

Atari, Iam8bit, Lost in Cult, and Silver Linings Interactive are among the firms lamenting the loss of physical games

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Jul 3 • 8:22 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
Sony has already started repurposing its lone PlayStation disc factory, and the body of physical gaming isn't even cold

The Sony disc-making operation is already planning to retrain its 300 employees to make microlenses.

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Jul 3 • 5:17 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Scientists make quantum time flow backward in stunning physics breakthrough

Researchers have created quantum control techniques that can make a system appear to run backward in time. By precisely managing quantum measurements, they can reshape the system's arrow of time and even harvest energy from the measurement process itself. The breakthrough could lead to more powerful quantum computers, quantum batteries, and other advanced technologies.

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Jul 2 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Legacy Business Spotlight: Baton Rouge Clinic

— ESTABLISHED 1946— The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC has been delivering patient-centered care to the Capital Region for 80 years. Founded by four local physicians, the clinic has grown from a single practice into a network of 18 locations serving nearly 400,000 patients across Louisiana, while remaining true to the physician-led model thathas defined it […]

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Jul 2 • 4:15 PM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
Helio and You: Heliophysics as an American Endeavor

Heliophysics is an important cornerstone of the history of astronomy, and many of the pioneers in this field have been American. This article examines a bit of this history in depth.

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Jul 2 • 2:27 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Patient Care Center structure changing for physical medicine and rehabilitation

The changes align with Vanderbilt Health’s strategic vision for growth, including regional expansion and the development of innovative rehabilitation and pain medicine services.

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Jul 2 • 1:10 PM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
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Dune: Awakening Announces Physical PS5 Release with the Most Unfortunate Timing

Awkward

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Jul 2 • 11:30 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Dune: Awakening ‘Deep Dive: September 2026 Preview’ video, PS5 physical edition announced

Funcom has released a new “Deep Dive” video for open-world survival game Dune: Awakening ahead of its upcoming consoles launch, as well as announced that a physical edition will be avai…

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Jul 2 • 10:40 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Xbox divided over its future, and do people even buy physical PlayStation games?
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Jul 2 • 9:03 AM EDT • Business • thegamebusiness.com
Xbox divided over its future, and do people even buy physical PlayStation games?
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Jul 2 • 9:03 AM EDT • Technology • thegamebusiness.com
How Xbox's 'Disc-2-Digital' plan is going to work, according to tester reports

Xbox is currently testing a new 'Disc-2-Digital' feature that will add your physical Xbox games to your digital library, and we now know how it's going to work.

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Jul 2 • 7:26 AM EDT • Technology • trueachievements.com
"PS5 Will Be My Last Console": After 45K Votes, 86% of DF Viewers Say Sony Should Reconsider Killing Physical Games

That's just under 40,000 people writing in to oppose Sony's plans.

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Jul 2 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • digitalfoundry.net
The new presidential fitness test is a positive step, not the solution, experts say

Physical activity needs to be fun to keep kids engaged. And the test risks embarrassing them, instead.

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Jul 2 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Bowles Extremely Impressed With 1 Quality of Rueben Bain Jr.

Defying concerns over his physical reach, the rookie edge rusher is wielding veteran-level intelligence to ignite Tampa Bay’s pass rush and solve a long-standing defensive drought.

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Jul 2 • 12:23 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sony is first console giant to stop making physical games

Move sparks angry response from some gamers

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Jul 1 • 10:54 PM EDT • Technology • ft.com
Bethesda Shows Off Oblivion Remastered Switch 2 Physical Release

"I knew I could count on you"

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Jul 1 • 8:45 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
Bethesda Makes Clever Oblivion 'Physical' Post As Sony Scraps Discs

Bethesda Game Studios has made a post on social media that seems to be poking some kind of fun at Sony's recent PlayStation disc news.

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Jul 1 • 5:58 PM EDT • Technology • insider-gaming.com
Cardiologist Manesh Patel named new American Heart Association president

Patel, a veteran interventional cardiologist with Duke Health, was named the group's Physician of the Year in 2023.

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Jul 1 • 5:38 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Boleslaw Wyslouch steps down as director of Laboratory for Nuclear Science

After more than 10 years at the helm of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS), Boleslaw “Bolek” Wyslouch will step down to continue research in nuclear physics as director of the Bates Research and Engineering Center, a subgroup of LNS. “LNS scientists, including Bolek himself, are world leaders in particle and nuclear physics,” says Nergis […]

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Jul 1 • 5:30 PM EDT • Science • physics.mit.edu
Xbox is reportedly considering dropping disc drives as it tests new feature that lets players digitize physical games

A new report now claims Xbox, like PlayStation, is set to "drop the disc drive."

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Jul 1 • 4:35 PM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
AG Sunday Ensures Protections for Patients via Settlement after Review of Allegheny Health Network’s Acquisition of Heritage Valley Health - PA Office of Attorney General

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday and the Office of Attorney General’s Antitrust Section announced a court-approved settlement that will protect patients, physicians, and health plans potentially impacted by Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) recent acquisition of Heritage Valley Health Systems (HVHS). The Office of Attorney General thoroughly reviewed the transaction and outlined a number of […]

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Jul 1 • 4:12 PM EDT • Health • attorneygeneral.gov
Sony will stop making physical copies of PlayStation games in 2028

“We will own nothing, it's truly sad.”...

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Jul 1 • 2:41 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
Sony to end physical PlayStation game discs for new releases starting in 2028

Sony says all new PlayStation games released after January 2028 will be sold digitally, reflecting changing consumer demand and the gaming industry's broader move away from physical media.

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Jul 1 • 2:04 PM EDT • Technology • foxbusiness.com
Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection

Microsoft’s disc-to-digital feature could be essential for next-gen Xbox consoles.

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Jul 1 • 1:41 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
You won’t be able to buy new PlayStation games on discs starting in 2028

It's is a massive step toward the dissolution of physical media in games, since PlayStation holds the biggest share of the console market.

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Jul 1 • 12:49 PM EDT • Technology • washingtonpost.com
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max eSIM Model To Pack A Mammoth 5,425mAh Battery, While Physical SIM Buyers Get Predictably Shortchanged On Battery Capacity

In keeping with the prevailing divulgatory trend, the latest tidbit has detailed the battery capacity within Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max.

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Jul 1 • 12:47 PM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
Sony says goodbye to discs for new PlayStation games in 2028

Sony said it will stop production of physical discs for PlayStation games in response to industry and consumer shifts.

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Jul 1 • 12:11 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Sony PlayStation Phasing Out Physical Video Game Discs

Sony PlayStation said it plans to end production of physical video game discs by January 2028.

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Jul 1 • 11:13 AM EDT • Technology • deadline.com
The Supreme Court’s trans sports ban ruling is about exclusion, not safety, advocates say

The Supreme Court can't stop using biological arguments to advance bigotry. In a 6-3 ruling, the justices sided in favor of state laws that ban transgender athletes from women's sports teams, citing unfair competition and physical danger.

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Jul 1 • 10:29 AM EDT • Sports • arktimes.com
Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs

New games released after January 2028 will be digital-only.

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Jul 1 • 8:15 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Sony will cease production of discs for new PlayStation games in 2028

New games sold for PlayStation consoles will only be available digitally and won’t be sold on discs effective January 2028, Sony has announced. The move applies to all PlayStation games released from that point on, including those made by Sony and those released by third parties. The PlayStation group calls the change “a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs,” according to a PlayStation blog post reviewed by Game File in advance of its publication. As movies, TV and music have shifted from physical media to an age of downloads and streaming, Sony’s move could speed the demise of physical media in a gaming. The industry has offered consumers games via cartridges, cassettes, floppy discs, CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays across a 50-year stretch. Sony has been reporting to investors in recent years that PlayStation games have been increasingly purchased as downloads, not as discs. The most recent figures show nearly four in five purchases of full games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 were purchased digitally in the past year. Stats like that may cause today’s news to carry an air of the inevitable. But Sony’s declaration for 2028 is still likely to produce a shock, as the biggest gaming platform on the planet that uses game discs leaves them behind. Discs going away, but the fate of game boxes is unknown Sony is committing to still selling games in physical retailers even after they drop discs in 2028. Just how those games will be sold—in boxes with codes inside, as cards marked with digital redemption codes—is unclear. Digital games will also continue to be sold in the online PlayStation Store. New games released for PlayStation consoles prior to January 2028 will be unaffected by the policy change, Sony says. That means the PS5 games of 2027, be they a new Madden, a new God of War, a new Call of Duty, a new Sly Cooper (one can dream?), would still potentially be offered on disc. PlayStation 6 implications Sony’s timeline for a transition to a no-disc era will also spin up more speculation about the timing and configuration of Sony’s next-generation console, the probable PlayStation 6. “This pretty much guarantees that PS6 won’t arrive until 2028 at the earliest,” Piers Harding-Rolls, senior games research analyst at Ampere Analysis tells Game File. Harding-Rolls also concludes from today’s news that “the base version of a PS6 will not include a physical media drive,” as Sony looks to keep costs down on the device. Sony itself is saying nothing about the PS6 today: not its timing, nor how it might or might not support internal or external disc drives in order to run disc-based PS4 and PS5 games, should the console be backwards compatible. The many signs this was coming Industry support for games being released on physical media has been waning. As has consumer interest in them. PC games effectively went all-digital years ago, thanks to the popularity of playing games through Steam and other digital storefronts. The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that kept much of the global population home helped shift shopping patterns toward downloads. Sony’s own data shows PlayStation game downloads being an uncommon consumer choice a decade ago and now becoming the norm. On consoles, physical media has been in such decline that Sony and Microsoft both launched their current gen Xbox Series and PS5 consoles in 2020 with cheaper versions that lacked disc drives. In early 2024, Phil Spencer, then head of Xbox, told me that ““[w]e ship games physically and digitally, and we’re really just following what the customers are doing.” He added that the game industry had become an outlier in still supporting disc-based entertainment, even as movies and TV have bailed on discs in favor of downloads and steaming: “Gaming consoles themselves have kind of become the last consumer electronic device that has a drive. And this is a real issue, just in terms of the number of manufacturers that are actually building drives and the cost associated with those. And when you think about cogs that we’re going to go put in a console—and as you have fewer suppliers and fewer buyers—the cost of the drive does have an impact.” Last year, the Nintendo’s Switch 2, which uses cartridges rather than discs, introduced the concept of game-key cards, which are physical media that contain no game, just a prompt for a download. Even disc-based games aren’t what they once were, now frequently containing just stubs of games rather than the whole thing. The website Does It Play has tested over 3000 games and found that, for example, that the disc version of this year’s hit 007: First Light, only contained the game’s first mission, with the rest needing to be downloaded. Beyond all that, last week brought the news that Grand Theft Auto VI, likely the biggest game launch this decade, will debut for PS5 and Xbox Series without a disc-based version. Today’s big news comes to you for free. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and ensure more of my work is possible, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Discs helped define PlayStation However the trends in entertainment may be going, it is still remarkable to see PlayStation ditch discs given their importance in PlayStation history: In the late 1990s, the first PlayStation’s support for games on relatively cheap CD-ROMs instead of traditional game cartridges allowed the upstart console to outmaneuver cartridge-based systems from Nintendo and Sega, as it drove down game prices down in the process. (The cheaper disc format even prompted Final Fantasy VII maker Square to taunt Nintendo in a magazine ad, saying that if the game was “available on cartridge, it’d retail for around $1200.”) PlayStation devices often doubled as machines for watching movies and TV on the latest disc-based formats. In the late 2000s, for example, Sony’s pricy PS3 gained traction as a go-to device for playing then-novel Blu-Ray discs. In 2013, Sony effectively roasted the digital game-sharing restrictions proposed by rival Microsoft for its upcoming Xbox One console by showing how games could be shared for the then-upcoming PS4. In a 21-second clip that has over 20 million views on YouTube, one PlayStation executive simply handed a game box—presumably with disc inside—to another, who said “thanks.” Sony’s possible motivations The PlayStation announcement today cites “consumer preferences” and a shift away from discs among “the broader entertainment industry,” but does not delve into the decision-making process that brought Sony to this point. Sony is not discussing the economics of this move (I asked!), but there are a number of potential factors: Abandoning discs will spare Sony the cost of manufacturing and shipping them, which analysts and industry veterans I spoke to said could account for $1 or so of a game’s retail price. For first-party games, that’s direct savings for Sony, though the amount is limited by the winnowing percentage of people who were even buying the disc-based versions. For third-party games, Sony could pass the savings on to partners or just retain the better profit margin for themselves. As the 2024 comments from Phil Spencer alluded to, leaving discs behind could mean leaving disc-drives behind, allowing Sony to produce consoles more cheaply. Switching to digital-only for games could diminish the risks of copies of new games leaking. It would also seemingly make second-hand sales of used games impossible, pushing more people to buy their own copies of games. These economic benefits for Sony could be boons for the games industry overall, Ampere analyst Piers Harding-Rolls tells Game File. Among other things, it could free publishers and retailers from having to worry about securing an inventory of game discs when trying to sell games, he noted. “If there is a way to streamline the business of games retail, I generally think it’s a good thing for the industry as it removes unnecessary costs,” Harding-Rolls said. “This will help offset pressure on margins from other directions – development and staffing costs for example.” Should the industry shift from game boxes that contain discs to smaller, cheaper game cards, Harding-Rolls said, that reduces pressure on publishers and retailers. “The advantage of everything going digital for the industry is that sales can be tracked much more easily and there is less commercial risk for publishers wanting to continue selling via retail,” he said. The shift to no discs will also likely impact game development timelines, as developers will no longer face the same urgency to have a build ready to submit to PlayStation for the production of a disc, as industry experts noted around GTA VI’s no-disc news last week. Instead, projects may gain weeks of development time, in the event delivery deadlines for platform approval move closer to release date. Preservationists’ likely worries While millions of gamers have shifted to digital, there are still people who associate game discs—and only game discs—with actual ownership of PlayStation games. That portion of the gaming community spoke up last week about wanting to buy a version of GTA VI that they could hold in their hands, could lend to a friend and could potentially pop into a well-preserved PS5 console three decades from now and still see it run. Such gamers didn’t want to worry that they’d merely purchased a digital copy that could lose access to the game if, say, the company behind the game someday turns of the servers that transmit downloadable copies. Digital copies of games are inherently less long-lasting, because consumers aren’t actually buying a game (on a disc), just buying access to the game. The fine print in online gaming shops notes this, as does a recent law that went on the books in California in 2025. That lasw requires game publishers doing business in the state to refrain from words like “sell” when offering digital copies of games, unless they explicitly tell consumers that what’s being sold isn’t the game itself but a potentially revocable license to access it. A Sony spokesperson noted to Game File that “[w]ith all digital content, including games, movies, and music, players are purchasing a personal license for non-commercial use.” Regarding the fears of PlayStation games being lost to time in an all-digital era, the rep also noted that Sony remains “committed to delivering experiences from past generations to the new platforms our players are using.” They noted that PlayStation has used emulation and remasters to keep offering its classic games to modern gamers. It’s true that many consumers have become accustomed to not having physical copies of new music albums or movies, but the relative precariousness of digital copies of games is in fact being highlighted today by…. Sony’s other big announcement: the upcoming closure of the PS3 and PS Vita online stores Sony said today that it will be closing the online marketplaces for its PlayStation 3 console and PS Vita handheld in most countries in July 2027 (sooner elsewhere: August 2026 for the PS3 store Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua; late 2026 for PS3 in other Latin American countries and the Middle East). “We know this news may be disappointing to PS3 and PS Vita players who hold a special place in their hearts for this generation of gaming,” Sony said in its announcement, saying the move “was not an easy decision for us to make.” Sony said that PS3 and Vita marketplaces “are no longer able” to support modern commerce systems, prompting a “need” to close the shops and focus on more modern PlayStation platform stores. The news may spark some deja vu. Sony announced back in March 2021 that it planned to take the PS3, Vita and PlayStation Portable marketplaces offline that summer. The move would have caused some 2,000 digital-only games to become unavailable for new purchasers, according to a VGC analysis at the time. Fans complained loudly. By April 2021, Sony walked back the PS3 and Vita shop closures, with then PlayStation boss Jim Ryan saying “it’s clear that we made the wrong decision here.” This time around, Sony is giving a longer notice period in most regions. The closure of those stores is still likely to cut off access to new purchases of digital-only PS3 and Vita games. The current PlayStation 5 marketplace sells PS5 and PS4 games, as well as a selection of PS1 and PS2 games. It does not sell PS3 games, because games for that platform can’t run on the system (some are offered via a PlayStation Plus streaming option). Vita games also aren’t sold via PS5. Sony says digitally purchased PS3 and Vita games will be downloadable after the stores’ shutdowns “for the foreseeable future.” Sony’s move contrasts with Microsoft’s Xbox platform, which continues to sell and support games from all four Xbox console generations. But it puts it in line with Nintendo, which disabled purchases in the marketplace for its Wii console (a contemporary of the PS3) in 2019. Nintendo discontinued purchases in the online shop for its 3DS portable (a contemporary of the Vita) in 2023. The big questions about Sony’s 2028 post-disc era Will Microsoft follow suit, ending support for new disc-based games on Xbox platforms and therefore all game consoles, too? Whether Microsoft does or not, will third-parties that can no longer release games on discs for PlayStation, simply ditch the disc options across the board? Given the GTA VI no-disc experiment launching this November, will more game publishers decide to forgo disc-based offerings even in 2027? How will no-disc PS5/6 games be packaged and sold in brick-and-mortar retail stores? What becomes of game sharing in an all-digital era? Will Sony modify its current set-up, which currently allows some sharing of digital games across a pair of consoles, to allow more casual lending? (See for example, Nintendo’s year-old system of letting players lend a digital game to another player in a “family group” for up to 14 days.) Will there be a version of a PS6 with a disc drive? Or will a drive be offered as an add-on? And how will gamers who want to retain access to PS4/PS5 disc-based games react to whichever configurations Sony chooses to offer? What will the final disc-based PlayStation game be?

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Scientists recreated a dinosaur nest and solved a 70-million-year-old mystery

A team of researchers recreated a life-size oviraptor nest to investigate how these bird-like dinosaurs incubated their eggs millions of years ago. By combining physical experiments with heat transfer simulations, they discovered that oviraptors likely relied on both their own body heat and warmth from the sun.

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Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles

In response to shifting trends in consumer preference, new games will be released on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only.

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North Dakota opens wellness equipment funding opportunity for rural hospitals | Health and Human Services North Dakota

From fitness and recovery equipment to mindfulness tools and wellness spaces that help reduce burnout, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is investing in the health and well-being of rural healthcare workers through a new funding opportunity for rural hospitals.Applications are now open for the Hospital Wellness Equipment funding opportunity through the North Dakota Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), providing resources to help rural North Dakota hospitals create healthier workplaces and support the physical, mental and emotional well-being of their workforce.

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Jun 30 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • hhs.nd.gov
America's national parks could add years to your life — here's how they boost health

National parks offer more than scenic views. Research shows trails and greenways boost physical activity, reduce stress and improve mental health.

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Jun 30 • 3:09 PM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered for Switch 2 launches August 11

The Switch 2 version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered will launch on August 11, publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer Bethesda Game Studios announced. Pre-orders for the physical e…

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Jun 30 • 11:08 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
VA Primary Care adds virtual reality to Veterans’ Mental Health Toolkit

Virtual reality devices help Veterans by offering additional ways to manage issues affecting their physical and mental health.

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Jun 30 • 10:30 AM EDT • Health • news.va.gov
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion reveals Nintendo Switch 2 physical release with full game on cartridge

There’s finally some news about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, as a physical release has now been revealed. To clarify, this is a true physical version with the game on the cartridge. It will not be a game-key card, which has drawn ire from collectors. The news about the physical version of The...

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Disastrous GTA 6 Pre-Order Numbers Revealed By Store Staff

GTA 6 pre-orders opened last Thursday and it is speculated millions, potentially tens of millions of people, have already parted ways with $70 to $100 ahead of launch. However, physical sales of t…

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'Amaze, amaze, amaze': in Project Hail Mary, science and friendship save the day

Andrew Glester and Tushna Commissariat delve into the science and story of

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Jun 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • physicsworld.com
'I used to feel physically sick

Former road racer Keith Amor admits he misses the thrill of competing at the Isle of Man TT, he tells the BBC Bikes podcast.

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'Staying away from the middle will be hardest': Sachin Tendulkar's emotional message to Ben Stokes after retirement

Sachin Tendulkar led heartfelt tributes to Ben Stokes following his retirement from international cricket. Tendulkar lauded Stokes' fearless approach, match-winning ability, and inspirational leadership, calling him one of England's finest all-rounders and captains. Stokes, who bowed out after a Test series loss, expressed contentment with his decision, citing years of physical and mental demands as the primary reason for stepping away.

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APS Fellow Persis Drell heads DOE science advisory committee

Drell, a Stanford physicist, began in the new role in February.

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Jun 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • aps.org
SGMC Health Welcomes 32 Resident Physicians

SGMC Health welcomes its newest cohort of resident physicians as they begin their clinical training, representing a significant milestone in the continued advancement of the organization’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program.

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Jun 29 • 3:49 PM EDT • Health • sgmc.org
Sword Health contracted to provide AI-supported physical therapy for an entire country

Portugal's National Health Service signed a deal with digital health company Sword for its AI-assisted virtual physical therapy care.

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Jun 29 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
Building a culture of connection for physicians

At Sanford Health, strong relationships, listening and leadership support help physicians feel connected and better equipped to thrive.

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Jun 29 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • ama-assn.org
This Ochsner Health “intrapreneur” has tips for innovating in-house

Korak Sarkar, MD, MHDS, leads a biodesign lab at Ochsner Health and details how physicians can pursue innovation from within their organizations.

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Jun 29 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • ama-assn.org
Multiple sclerosis affects social life and work beyond physical health

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can have a substantial impact on many aspects of life beyond physical health, with 51% of people reporting that the disease affects their social life and 48% reporting that it affects their work, according to new research presented at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2026.

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Jun 28 • 10:36 PM EDT • Health • news-medical.net
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Join the world’s coolest science lesson in Geneva

Head to Switzerland for a tour of CERN, the world’s largest particle physics research laboratory, to discover the secrets of the universe.

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Jun 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • nationalgeographic.com
Efzimfotase alfa demonstrated improvements in bone health in treatment-naïve pediatric patients with hypophosphatasia achieving median difference of 1.67 vs placebo in RGI-C Score at week 25 in MULBERRY Phase III trial

Positive results from the MULBERRY Phase III trial showed that efzimfotase alfa (ALXN1850), an investigational enzyme replacement therapy, demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in bone health in children (2 to

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Jimmie Williams could be Ohio State’s most important transfer addition

After averaging more than 15 points per game at Duquesne, Jimmie Williams brings physical scoring, positional versatility, and the dependable bench offense Ohio State has lacked in recent seasons.

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Jun 28 • 9:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sony’s New Blu-ray & DVD Player Upscales DVDs to Near-HD Quality - Bring Your Old DVDs To Life Again

In a time when streaming services continue to raise prices, fragment content libraries, remove content, and push intrusive ads, many households are rediscovering the reliability and ownership of physical DVDs and Blu-rays. Sony has answered this shift with the release of its latest affordable disc player: the Sony BDP-S1700U. Priced at just $114.99, this sleek […]

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Important Penn State prospect makes notable physical transformation

Penn State star Max Granville’s career has been stunted by injuries so far, but his body transformation is sure to excite fans.

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Jun 28 • 8:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How ‘exercise snacks’ can improve your health

Doctors say short bursts of physical activity can improve your health. Here’s how to make these “exercise snacks” count.

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Jun 28 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • sfchronicle.com
Habs Daily: Canadiens Draft Picks, Focus On Physicality, Trades

Here are the Montreal Canadiens and NHL news items you may have missed on a very busy NHL Draft weekend. […]

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Jun 28 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
GTA 6 could be the final death knell for physical media

But you can always collect empty boxes.

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How AI is changing and challenging healthcare access

More people are consulting bots in place of physicians and therapists

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How AI changing and challenging healthcare access

More people are consulting bots in place of physicians and therapists

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Jun 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • thecharlottepost.com
There Is a Universal Law in The Shape of All Poop, Physicists Reveal

This is serious science.

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Jun 27 • 5:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Former NFL star Warrick Dunn hosts wellness day with health screenings, financial education

Saturday’s event was centered around improving physical health, financial stability, and mental well-being.

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GTA 6 has no plans for a post-launch physical release, "not at launch, and not months later", insists new report

A new report has cast doubt on news that a physical version of Grand Theft Auto 6 will follow the digital release later this year after all.

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Jun 27 • 10:45 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Dear Abby | Mom's rekindling with abusive father feels like a betrayal

Dear Abby: I am estranged from my father and have been since I was 12. (I'm currently 26.) He was emotionally, psychologically and physically abusive to me, and cutting ties

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AI-assisted colonoscopy enhances polyp detection at UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, June 29, 2026 – A routine colonoscopy may last less than an hour. But what happens during that procedure can change, or even save, a life years before cancer ever has a chance to develop. Physicians at The University of Texas at San […]

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Jun 26 • 5:02 PM EDT • Health • news.uthscsa.edu
ON Semi tanks 20% following Synaptics deal as CEO defends core business

The pivot into physical AI grows On Semi's addressable market by an additional $30 billion, the company said.

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Jun 26 • 11:39 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Master Inventor Hoffman Turns Chemistry Into Capability | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Christopher Hoffman has been recognized as a Johns Hopkins APL Master Inventor, a distinction earned through a career spent asking a simple question: What can chemistry can do to solve a real-world problem?

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Jun 26 • 11:02 AM EDT • Science • jhuapl.edu
Quiz of the week: how do scientists hope to protect Earth from dangerous solar storms?

Have you been keeping up to date with physics news? Try our short quiz to find out

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Jun 26 • 9:15 AM EDT • Science • physicsworld.com
Notre Dame 2026 Player Profile: Wide Receiver Devin Fitzgerald

As the son of an NFL legend, this physical Arizona standout is already flashing elite route-running and contested-catch skills after a dominant spring debut in South Bend.

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Jun 26 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com