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Opinion | Forget Ozempic. Brain Health Is the New Wellness Frontier.

We’ve never been so mindful of our minds

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May 25 • 5:03 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
What was the Chargers' worst offseason move?

ESPN's Bill Barnwell identified every team's worst offseason move. Here is the one for the Los Angeles Chargers.

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May 25 • 4:51 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Vanderpump Hotel opens in Las Vegas with a completely fresh look

Entrepreneur Lisa Vanderpump launches her first Strip resort in May at the property formerly known as The Cromwell.

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May 25 • 2:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • lasvegasmagazine.com
Menopause health: Moving beyond hormones with metabolic interventions

While menopause’s major hormonal shifts are universally acknowledged, significant changes in women’s metabolic health at this time are frequently overlooked by traditional health care models. Digital wellness company Carrot’s AI platform Sprints is bridging this care gap with deeply personalized, data-driven lifestyle interventions for metabolism during this transition.

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May 24 • 9:00 PM EDT • Health • nutritioninsight.com
How integrating tradition and self-care has strengthened public health in the Americas

On 13 May 2026, a regional dialogue for the Americas titled, Innovative Experiences to Strengthen Health and Self-Care through Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine, was hosted by EsSalud, the government agency responsible for social security and health care in Peru.The event brought together representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), WHO collaborating centres, the health sector and academia. It presented regional perspectives from BrBolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru to explore how self-care and traditional medicine can strengthen public health, empower communities and support more inclusive models of care. Across all four countries, a clear message emerged: traditional medicine is not being positioned as an alternative to formal systems, but as a way to strengthen them. In the Americas region, the challenge is to consolidate intercultural and holistic care, with the aim of strengthening the healthcare system – making care more preventive, culturally relevant and community-based.Peru: institutionalizing complementary care over 28 years Dr Martha Villar López from EsSalud Peru demonstrated how integration can be institutionalized over time. With nearly three decades of investment, including a research programme dating back to 1998, traditional medicine is now embedded within public health infrastructure. EsSalud’s flagship programme, Reforma de Vida, operating as Prevenir, takes multidisciplinary teams into workplaces to reduce and detect risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases. Education cycles are structured around three pillars: celestial nourishment, focused on life purpose and movement; terrestrial nourishment, centred on regional food and healthy diets; and human nourishment, addressing identity, relationships, stress and spirituality. Grounded in Andean cosmovision and the principle of the ayllu, the programme aligns with local cultural values. Since 2007, it has trained over 6600 health leaders, certified more than 3100 health-friendly organizations and built alliances with nearly 11 000 employers.Bolivia: legal recognition and medical pluralism Adelino Pau Carpacheco, an 82-year-old Callawaya healer, described working with more than 220 medicinal plants, supported by deep generational knowledge. Traditional healers and plant medicine are highly respected in the country. Bolivia’s contribution also highlighted the role of policy in enabling integration. Through Law 459, traditional medicine has been formally recognized within a legal framework and led the country to medical pluralism where traditional medicine coexists with biomedicine, and both are now offered free of charge through the public health system. Mexico: preserving Indigenous knowledge and reinventing food culture Mexico presented two complementary approaches focused on knowledge preservation and food systems. In Veracruz, communities partnered with a university to safeguard Totonac traditional medicine through a diploma programme launched in 2019. This collaboration has already produced practical outputs, including manuals and a dictionary, helping to sustain knowledge at risk due to migration and generational change. Alongside this, Dr Hernán García, Directorate of Traditional Medicine and Intercultural Development – Mexico, explained how the Dieta de la Milpa programme addresses Mexico’s dual burden of malnutrition and rising noncommunicable diseases. Rooted in traditional Mayan cultivation systems and ingredients, it promotes healthier diets through community-led, intercultural approaches involving local authorities, Indigenous leaders and cooks. By reconnecting food, culture and health, it offers a practical pathway to prevention. Brazil: community therapy as a public health tool Brazil’s experience centred on Integrative Community Therapy, a methodology developed over 40 years ago by Dr Adalberto Barreto and now used in more than 47 countries. Therapy circles create spaces where participants share experiences and coping strategies, building social support networks at very low cost. Within Brazil’s Unified Health System, the approach has expanded rapidly since its inclusion in national policy in 2017. By 2025, more than five million integrative practice procedures were delivered annually in primary care, with registrations for this therapy increasing by over 500% in eight years. The main challenge now is equity, with access still concentrated in urban areas such as São Paulo. A shared regional direction against a global backdrop Drawing these experiences together, Dr Natalia Aldana of the TCIM Network of the Americas highlighted the shared outcomes of the interventions discussed. Such approaches strengthen healthy behaviours, social networks and community resilience; they are low-cost, adaptable and enable active participation in care, while showing potential to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.The regional momentum mirrors a broader global shift. Dr João Paulo Souz, Director of BIREME (Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information), the specialized center of PAHO/WHO, emphasized that the Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034 promotes a vision centred on people, evidence and integrated use. He noted that health should be understood through the relationships between people, community, nature and spirituality. Self-care interventions as a critical pathway towards universal health coverage Dr Manjulaa Narasimhan, Unit Head for Sexual Health and Well-being across the Life-course at WHO, delivered a presentation titled Advancing Self-Care in Traditional Medicine: Aligning the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034 with the WHO Self-Care Framework, co-authored by Dr Geetha Krishnan Gopalakrishna Pillai, Unit Head for Research, Data and Innovation at the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre. WHO recommends self-care interventions for every country and economic setting as a critical path to reach universal health coverage – and traditional medicine acts as a bridge for self-care. Dr Narasimhan explained that traditional medicine contributes most effectively to self-care when embedded directly into primary health care, not operating in parallel, siloed systems. This, she stated, “is possibly the only sustainable way to deliver continuity of care that meets the needs, rights and priorities of communities and individuals”. The Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034 is a move towards a more people-centred approach to health care that champions holistic approaches to health equity and patient autonomy.The integration of traditional medicine and self-care requires collaboration across disciplines, clear referral pathways, trained health and care workers, and strong leadership that supports integration. The WHO self-care competency framework defines 10 key competencies for health and care workers to support self-care in their clinical practice, supported by the WHO guideline on self-care interventions for health and well-being. These documents help health-care workers safeguard their own well-being and ensure that care is consistent, safe and grounded in shared standards and values.Together, the discussion through this dialogue points to a fundamental shift in how health systems are designed in the region, and globally, towards models that are more inclusive, culturally-grounded and responsive to the needs of the communities they serve. It is a move towards a system where traditional medicine is respected and responsibly integrated, where self-care provides empowerment and evidence-based care, and where health systems are supportive rather than being distant from these systems.Traditional medicine perspectives from Bolivia, Mexico and Peru - WHO's "Restoring Balance" seriesInnovative Experiences to Strengthen Health and Self-Care through Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine was streamed in Spanish, with Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. Recordings are available through the CABSIN YouTube channel with Portuguese subtitles and on the BVS MTCI Americas YouTube channel with Spanish subtitles. Dr Narasimhan’s session can be watched in English on both channels.

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May 24 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
Former Real Madrid Boss Alvaro Arbeloa Praises 'Extraordinary' Kylian Mbappe

Alvaro Arbeloa has issued a heartfelt farewell to Kylian Mbappe and the Real Madrid squad after stepping down from his role as head coach.

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May 24 • 7:12 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
'Game of Thrones' actress says she joined a wellness cult that led to a psychotic break

Hannah Murray reveals how a wellness cult caused a "catastrophic" psychotic break, detailing her experience in a new memoir about magic and madness.

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May 24 • 2:49 PM EDT • Entertainment • foxnews.com
CVS Health (CVS) Price Target Boosted by $8 at Mizuho

With an annual dividend yield of 2.84%, CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) is included among the 12 Best Dividend Stocks to Invest in According to Hedge Funds. America’s leading health solutions company, CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) provides advanced health care from pharmacy services and health plans to health and wellness. On May 20, Mizuho bumped up its price […]

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May 24 • 1:22 PM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Salah starts in final Liverpool game

Mohamed Salah was in the starting line-up in his Liverpool farewell against Brentford on Sunday, days after making explosive comments about the team's playing style under manager Arne Slot.Slot, speaking on Friday, said he did not think Salah's comments had undermined him.

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May 24 • 11:26 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Enabling more access to mental health care resources

Mental health and well-being as important as physical health

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May 24 • 11:15 AM EDT • Health • baynews9.com
Geoff Keighley Teases Summer Game Fest With A Steam GIF, And Half-Life Fans Are Taking It As Well As You'd Expect

Geoff Keighley posted a GIF of some steam, and no, it's probably not a Half-Life 3 tease. Lest we all forget wishlist-gate.

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May 24 • 10:27 AM EDT • Technology • thegamer.com
Physical therapist says one ‘efficient’ daily habit could transform health and longevity

Dr. Milica McDowell, author of the new book "Walk," shared in an interview with Fox News Digital how powerful walking can be.

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May 24 • 9:24 AM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
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Local business supports Humboldt Commons

Humboldt Commons, a project in design and development, is the result of community support and years of dedication by Life Plan Humboldt, a grassroots nonprofit formed by local residents who want more choices for aging well in Humboldt…

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May 24 • 6:30 AM EDT • Business • times-standard.com
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Neglect as mental health care is more than a moral failure

Stories of people with Serious Mental Illness left untreated in county jails for months, waiting for a psychiatric bed are well known across KY.

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Hims & Hers CEO is plotting new ways to upend traditional health care

Hims & Hers built massive weight-loss markets using telehealth. Peptides, if authorized by the FDA, stand to become a major part of the company’s shift to wellness and longevity.

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May 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Stephen Colbert Makes Surprise Michigan Public Access Appearance After ‘Late Show’ Farewell

The episode closed with Colbert, Jack White and Jeff Daniels destroying the set and burning it in a flaming dumpster.

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May 24 • 3:33 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
From prevention to lifelong care: How Ochsner Health supports women’s wellness

Women’s health is not defined by a single moment or milestone. Instead, it is a journey that evolves from adolescence into young adulthood, midlife, then into menopause and beyond. Ochsner

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May 24 • 1:00 AM EDT • Health • nola.com
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WNEP

Welcome to the WNEP-TV YouTube channel. Here you'll find some great stories from across northeastern and central Pennsylvania, as well as, entertaining and informative original content. So if you want to stay in the loop with everything new on the WNEP-TV channel, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and hit that NOTIFICATION BELL.

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Rare footage emerges of Super Mario 64, Kirby Bowl 64 prototypes

Nintendo fans can get a rare look at prototypes for Super Mario 64 as well as the cancelled Kirby Bowl 64.

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May 23 • 5:05 PM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Star Fox will have a day one update on Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo is planning a day one update for the new Star Fox game on Nintendo Switch 2, the company has confirmed. The patch is one you’ll want to download as it’s bringing in major features. Battle Mode as well as GameChat character avatars and AR filters will be properly supported with the update. As previously detailed, Battle Mode features 4-vs-4...

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May 23 • 4:00 PM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Atlanta, Houston airports can receive passengers from 3 countries amid Ebola outbreak

Airline passengers traveling to the U.S. who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days will be able to land at international airports in Atlanta and Houston, as well as Dulles airport outside Washington, for health screenings.

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May 23 • 2:50 PM EDT • Health • wbaltv.com
Atlanta, Houston airports can receive passengers from 3 countries amid Ebola outbreak

Airline passengers traveling to the U.S. who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days will be able to land at international airports in Atlanta and Houston, as well as Dulles airport outside Washington, for health screenings.

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May 23 • 2:50 PM EDT • Health • kcra.com
Sponsored: Women’s Health at Every Age | Why Wellness Visits Matter

Women’s health is supported through education, prevention and early detection. From your first visit as a teen to ongoing care as an adult, having a trusted gynecologist can make a

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May 23 • 2:16 PM EDT • Health • nola.com
'Game of Thrones' star Hannah Murray had psychotic episode during time in wellness cult, was rushed to hospital

'Game of Thrones' star Hannah Murray has detailed her time spent in a wellness cult, when she had a psychotic episode that felt like 'giving birth through my skull' and was rushed to the hospital.

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May 23 • 1:29 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Freud's century-old ideas are colliding with modern brain science in ways that could change how minds are treated

A new article published in the neurocognitive journal Entropy argues that Sigmund Freud's model of the mind, as well as more recent psychoanalytic theory, has similarities with the leading model in brain ...

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May 23 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • medicalxpress.com
Dr. Julie Bazan receives UT Health SA Presidential Excellence Award

Dr. Julie Bazan recently received a Presidential Excellence Award from UT Health San Antonio for her contributions to health education, workforce development and community well being.

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Childcare and mental health play well together at new Tukwila center

The new center will offer 60 free daycare slots to families who qualify, in addition to mental and behavioral health services for the community, available now.

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May 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
Science news this week: Laotian 'death jar', climate change threatens rice crops, and an asthma drug treats tough cancer

May 23, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

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May 23 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
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Bond breakout? Big effects of bad data. Immigration and thermostatic politics & dad-chat is coming for dad-books.

Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Anna Airy, A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory, Hackney Marshes, London, 1918 Bond breakout - John Authers Across the developed markets, bond markets are staging a slow-motion car wreck. Looking at the drastic moves in the US, Japan, the UK and France, Barclays’ Ajay Rajadhyaksha commented: “Last week, long bonds broke. Not in one country. In all of them. Simultaneously. Four countries. Four different political systems. Four different central banks. But the same trade — “get me out of duration!”” Each country has its own contributing political problems, but the uniformity of the shift out of long-term bonds with high duration makes clear that something broader is afoot. For Rajadhyaksha, it is “simple and uncomfortable.” The developed​ world “has too much debt, too little fiscal discipline, and no political appetite for fixing either.” If there’s a trigger, it has been the Iran war and the resulting shock to oil supply. Source: Bloomberg G7 countries are now borrowing at rates that were enjoyed by EM in the early 2020s For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Trade between China and Russia has grown in recent years For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Big effects of bad data A decade ago nearly nine in ten Americans, when approached, agreed to fill out the Current Population Survey, which is administered to about 60,000 households each month and asks about, among other things, employment. Fewer than seven in ten do so now (see chart 1). For the Consumer Expenditure Survey, which tries to capture 3,700 households monthly, the response rate is down from 68% to 40%. … When the information becomes less reliable, investment decisions get more difficult to make. Some may be delayed, creating a potential drag on the economy. A new working paper by Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University, Erica Groshen, former head of the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) now at Cornell University, and Duncan Hobbs and Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank, hazards an estimate. Preserving trust in “the integrity and quality of official statistics”, the authors claim, generates economic benefits of about $25 for every $1 spent on the BLS, the agency with an annual budget of $700m that is responsible for many of these data. To arrive at their conclusion the quartet analysed an ignoble episode in the BLS’s recent history. On August 1st 2025 Donald Trump sacked Erika McEntarfer, appointed as the agency’s commissioner by his predecessor, Joe Biden. The president alleged, without evidence, that the BLS’s steep downward revision to recent jobs numbers had been “RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad”. In fact, it was the wanton dismissal that looked bad in the eyes of many observers. In the following seven days there was a 50% leap, relative to the week before, in the average value of the index of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU), which tracks the number of articles mentioning such uncertainty that are published daily in American newspapers. This was a discernible jump even when compared to the chaos caused by Mr Trump’s trade war in April 2025 and his real one in Iran in the past two months (see chart 2). Based on Mr Bloom’s earlier study with other colleagues of the EPU’s impact on business investment, industrial production and employment, the authors estimate that the jump reduced American GDP by over $100bn (0.3%) and non-farm payrolls by 168,000 (0.1%). Source: The Economist Immigration and thermostatic politics (Sarah O’Connor in the FT) A strange thing happened a year and a half ago. No sooner had Americans elected Donald Trump as president on an explicitly anti-immigration platform than US public opinion began to swing much more favourably towards immigration. … to political scientists who study “thermostatic” politics, this development is no surprise at all. Public opinion often moves against the prevailing party, especially if they are perceived to have gone “too far” in one direction. The phenomenon was first explored in the 1990s with reference to fiscal policy, but in recent years it has been particularly evident in the realm of immigration policy. While these swings in opinion polls can make it seem as if people don’t know their own minds, they can be a useful democratic check on governments by sending bright flashing warning lights when policies stray too far from the public’s comfort zone. The problem comes when politicians misinterpret those signals. When people tell pollsters they want less immigration, or think it is bad for the country overall (or the converse), they are often expressing an opinion about how things appear to be going in that moment relative to their preferences, rather than a deep shift in their underlying views. According to Alexander Kustov, a political scientist, most Americans’ views are quite stable and moderate: they support immigration that is controlled and in the national interest, and oppose flows that are disorderly or under-enforced. In the US, he argues the Trump administration over-interpreted dissatisfaction with high immigration under Joe Biden, and implemented policies that went too far for many voters. “People don’t necessarily change their idea about their ideal immigration policy, but they can react to what the government is currently doing,” he told me. “A lot of people are not happy with what the Trump administration are doing — right now we’re not talking about border enforcement, we’re talking about people not just getting harassed, but killed.” But similarly, he added, pro-immigration advocates would be making a mistake to interpret the recent, more favourable swing towards immigration as a deep-seated ideological shift in attitudes. The recent history of UK immigration policy offers another cautionary tale. After the 2016 Brexit referendum, public concern about immigration fell. This was partly because net migration statistics declined, but also because people felt a sense of catharsis and control, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a think-tank. By 2019, the public ranked immigration as only the ninth biggest issue of concern, according to Ipsos polling. But when the Conservative government liberalised visa routes for students and care workers between 2019 and 2022, that helped net migration to surge. And so, too, did public concern. Today’s Labour government has implemented another sharply restrictive turn in immigration policy. As Kustov and researcher Caitlyn Yates argue, thermostatic public opinion should be a useful check on politicians. Instead it seems to have helped to magnify the pendulum swing in the UK. The government over-interprets and overreacts to a change in public opinion, which reacts in turn, prompting a sudden swing the other way. Source: Financial Times HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $50. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Anna Airy, Shop for Machining 15-Inch Shells: Singer Manufacturing Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, 1918 Racing for a vaccine … we have been here before! The deadly Ebola outbreak in two African countries driven by a virus species with no vaccine has triggered an urgent search for a potential jab, in a test of troubled global efforts to avert threats posed by emerging diseases. A World Health Organization advisory group is due to would meet on Tuesday to recommend candidate jabs to prioritise for clinical trials, the global health body said. It will assess data including an analysis by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi), which was set up after failures in the international response to a previous Ebola crisis. The latest Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has infected hundreds of people and killed more than 80, health authorities say. Cepi’s reaction will be a crucial indicator of its progress towards its wider goal of producing vaccines for pandemic threats in just 100 days, despite steep cuts to international health funding. “If there was ever a time that we could show the world why Cepi is needed and show the world why the 100-day mission is needed, it’s now,” Nicole Lurie, the organisation’s executive director for preparedness and response, told the FT. “We’re happy to accept that responsibility, but obviously we need help from partners — particularly financial help in the long run.” DR Congo and Uganda would make the final decision on whether to press ahead with any vaccine candidates endorsed for clinical trials by the WHO experts, the global health body said. “Other ethical and community acceptability issues will be considered,” said the WHO, which declared the latest outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. “This will be important to make sure that the trial, if it happens, will be adequately communicated to the population.” Lurie said Cepi had provided information from a survey of research teams and companies working on drugs that might be effective against the Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak. The organisation hoped soon to announce partners in the quest for a jab, she added, although she declined to give a timescale for when one might be developed. Cepi’s Nicole Laurie said global health bodies were ‘getting some live-fire drills’ with hantavirus and the latest Ebola outbreak. The hunt for a vaccine should be helped by scientific advances including the use of artificial intelligence to find drugs active against viruses, Lurie said. Existing jabs against the Zaire Ebola virus responsible for many previous outbreaks might provide a basis for tackling the Bundibugyo species, she added. “We’ll see how far and how fast we can get,” Lurie said, adding that Cepi had done preliminary work recently on a possible jab for the rat-borne hantavirus responsible for a recent fatal outbreak on a cruise ship. “Both with hantavirus and now with Ebola, [we] are getting some live-fire drills.” Source: Michael Peel in the Financial Times Dad-chat is coming for dad-books. (By Pamela Paul and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in the WSJ) They were the go-to gifts for Father’s Day: a book about some little-known chapter of World War II, the sweeping narrative of a shipwreck, perhaps the latest presidential biography. These days, dad books are a dying breed. Nonfiction book sales have been in decline for the past four years, and are now the most challenged segment of the print book market. Publishers say certain types of books still fare well—including celebrity memoirs and religious titles. But in recent years, print sales in such categories as biography, current affairs and business and economics—what publishers refer to as “serious nonfiction” and which tend to resonate especially with men—have fallen considerably. Sales of nonfiction print titles were down nearly 8% through May 9 this year, and sales of books about politics and current affairs were down 19%, according to book tracker Circana BookScan. Publishing has long been subject to cyclical changes, with trends in format and genre taking over bookshelves in grand sweeps. (Remember the adult coloring-book craze? Or the stratospheric rise of romantasy?) But many in publishing believe the decline in serious nonfiction is more existential. “The trend couldn’t be clearer,” said Jonathan Karp, the former chief executive of Simon & Schuster and publisher of the new Simon Six imprint. “This is a sea change and people should wake up and realize we’re living in a new world.” One culprit for the shift: a new media diet for fans of more serious nonfiction. … Sixty-two percent of men and 54% of women consumed a podcast in the prior month, according to a recent survey by Edison Research at SSRS, up from 46% and 39%, respectively, in 2023. “When we have internal meetings to talk about this problem, it always comes around to podcasts,” said Jonathan Burnham, president and publisher of the Harper Group at HarperCollins Publishers. “The man who wants to read American history is now tuning into one of the many good podcasts about history that lends the quiet attention to a serious subject he’s looking for. It makes the idea of sitting down with a 700-page Ron Chernow book less appealing. You’ve scratched that itch.” Source: Wall Street Journal Remarkable report by Novara from the nationalist rally in London in mid May. Anna Airy, Leopard Moth and Plums, 1915 If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe

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May 23 • 6:45 AM EDT • Politics • adamtooze.substack.com
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One specific move could really make 49ers offense complete

The San Francisco 49ers have made several changes on offense this offseason, but one more could tie things together well.

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May 23 • 12:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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OSU becomes first Health Promoting University in Oregon

Oregon State University is working toward its commitment to student and employee wellbeing by becoming the first Oregon university officially committed to be a Health Promoting University. In a ceremony on Wednesday, May 20, university officials adopted the Okanagan Charter to make this commitment official.

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May 22 • 6:35 PM EDT • Health • today.oregonstate.edu
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Alabama rock stars bid Colbert farewell: ‘A source of joy and light in these dark times’

Two of Alabama's greatest rock bands paid tribute to the host on the night of his final episode as the host of "Late Night."

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May 22 • 6:31 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
'World-Class' At The Petersen Museum Condenses 100 Years Of Mercedes-Benz Into A Well-Curated Greatest Hits Exhibit Featuring Cars You've Definitely Never Seen Before

Even for the most discerning Mercedes fan, there will be at least a couple cars in this 42-vehicle exhibit that surprise and delight.

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May 22 • 6:06 PM EDT • Technology • jalopnik.com
Outdoor Sports Growth Bodes Well for Footwear Industry

Pickleball, climbing and soccer are among the top growth sports, paving the way for demand in sneakers, performance shoes and cleats.

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May 22 • 3:52 PM EDT • Sports • wwd.com
How to Tell if a Wellness Retreat Is Legit Before You Spend Thousands and Some Red Flags

From IV drips to biometric testing, luxury wellness resorts are blurring the line between spa and medical clinic.

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May 22 • 3:36 PM EDT • Science • miamiherald.com
Studying the science of baseball

Testing equipment at the UMass Lowell Baseball Research Center.

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May 22 • 2:33 PM EDT • Science • wmur.com
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iOS 26.5.1 Update for iPhones is Coming Soon

Apple's software engineers are testing iOS 26.5.1, according to the MacRumors visitor logs, which have been a reliable indicator of upcoming iOS versions. iOS 26.5.1 will almost certainly be a minor update that fixes bugs and/or security vulnerabilities, and it will likely be released by the end of next week. The logs show that Apple has ramped up testing of iOS 26.6 as well, with a first beta of that update likely to be released at some point in June.

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May 22 • 12:23 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Adds Exactly What You Wanted: A 4th Player and Smarter Xenos

With a fourth player added, a new completely open-ended Specialist class, new special Xenomorph types, and a totally new campaign, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 may not be reinventing the PvE Alien-game wheel, but it doesn’t need to. It’s adding seemingly everything we’d reasonably want in order to take the already well-executed concept from the first Fireteam Elite to the next level.

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May 22 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
With Arsenal’s Premier League title, have the Kroenkes completed sport? Well, almost…

The Kroenkes have now won the Premier League, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, MLS Cup and the NBA Championship - will the Champions League be next?

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May 22 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
ArchWell Health opens senior care centers in Milwaukee

ArchWell Health, a senior primary care provider, opened four new centers in Milwaukee and West Allis for residents 60 and over.

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May 22 • 9:39 AM EDT • Health • jsonline.com
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Monthly Benefits Spotlight: May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Whether you are seeking help with stress management, counseling services or wellness programs, the Benefits Strategy team encourages you to take an active step toward your well-being by exploring the various resources available as part of your total rewards package.

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How Northwell Health Made Physician Well-Being a Business Priority

Jacqueline Moline, MD, MSc, shares insights on a systemwide approach that reframes physician well-being as a core operational priority rather than a standalone initiative.

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How Northwell Health Made Physician Well-Being a Business Priority

Jacqueline Moline, MD, MSc, shares insights on a systemwide approach that reframes physician well-being as a core operational priority rather than a standalone initiative.

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The latest trendy health food? The wellness industry has chosen.

Edith Pritchett cartoon on wellness industry, food health trends.

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Stephen Colbert’s Finale CBS Dig Might Actually ‘Cost’ Them

Stephen Colbert signed off with one final jab aimed at CBS during his Late Show farewell. The late-night host expressed mixed emotions and sarcasm as he closed an 11-season run on the network. His fin...

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4 most striking moments from Stephen Colbert's last show

Colbert's last episode on "The Late Show" featured celebrity cameos, shots fired at CBS, and a Paul McCartney-sung farewell song.

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Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition announced, includes new story mode

Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is on the way, Inti Creates has announced. The package will be out later in 2026. Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced previously came to Nintendo Switch. For this version, however, there’ll be support for higher frame rate and enhanced resolution as well as a new story mode called “Azure Striker...

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Vanderbilt's Candice Storey Lee named athletic director of year

Sports Business Journal cites extensive work on school's athletic facilities, as well as impressive sports results

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Prominent Chester County business owner facing child pornography charges

A well‑known Chester County restaurant owner was arrested Wednesday on 24 charges connected to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.

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Review: Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

Making his big-screen debut in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Yoshi, the adorable Munchakoopa that might as well be considered the third Mario brother, has been a major highlight of the Super Mario…

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Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Deathwatch Announced at Warhammer Skulls 2026

Fresh from Warhammer Skulls comes confirmation that the well received strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters is getting a sequel all about the Deathwatch.

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Waste Watch: How community colleges spent taxpayer-funded mental health recovery dollars

WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby towns and communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina, including the counties of Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Haywood, Polk, Transylvania, McDowell, Mitchell, Madison, Yancey, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham, Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson, Union, Pickens, Oconee, Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeville and also Biltmore Forest, Woodfin, Leicester, Black Mountain, Montreat, Arden, Weaverville, Hendersonville, Etowah, Flat Rock, Mills River, Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Canton, Clyde, Franklin, Cullowhee, Sylva, Cherokee, Marion, Old Fort, Forest City, Lake Lure, Bat Cave, Spindale, Spruce Pine, Bakersville, Burnsville, Tryon, Columbus, Marshall, Mars Hill, Brevard, Bryson City, Cashiers, Greer, Landrum, Clemson, Gaffney, and Easley.

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May 21 • 12:06 PM EDT • Health • wlos.com
As an aspiring science communicator, I learned a lot from an “eco artist”

Artist Xavier Cortada, in front row, fourth from right, was joined by students – including the author of the essay below, Sophia Bolivar, to his right – as well as faculty and staff as he brought...

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AI & Science: What Is the Future of Discovery?

Continued progress in artificial intelligence, its expanding usefulness in science, and its contributions to landmark advances suggest that we may have entered a new era of AI for science.The breakthroughs so far—such as predicting the structure of practically every known protein, with profound implications for our understanding of biology, health, and the treatment of disease—are notable not only for what was achieved but also how it was achieved and what that suggests for scientific progress. This special double issue of Dædalus poses the question: What is the future of scientific discovery in this new age of AI? Thirty-three scientists responded. Bringing perspectives from life sciences and medicine, cognitive science and neuroscience, the physical and earth sciences, chemistry and materials science, computer science, mathematics and the social sciences—they draw on their work at the frontier of AI and science. The authors write with an eye to the future, not just the present. They explore what is being achieved and what possibilities lie ahead; examine AI’s limitations and efforts to move forward; and investigate the larger implications of AI-assisted science—on how science is done, the role of the scientist, and the scientific method, as well as the challenges and complexities involved.The authors together exemplify a long-standing bidirectional relationship: AI advancing science, while science advances AI. Where that relationship will take us—a golden age of discovery? New scientist-machine collaborations? Autonomous labs? Discoveries without human understanding?—is a future we are only beginning to imagine, and one we must also shape if the beneficial possibilities are to be realized.Image: UMAP sculptures visualizing three Dædalus volumes on artificial intelligence. © 2026 by Refik Anadol.

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Hidden beneath Antarctic ice, scientists uncover a living river-like ecosystem

Ever wondered what lies beneath the frozen continent of Antarctica? Well, it’s an ecosystem that once seemed inconceivable.

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Subnautica 2 dev apologises for telling combat-seeking players to "go play Sons of the Forest or something"

A desire for self-defence in the underwater survival game comes from some mechanics not working well enough yet, Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds explains.

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May 21 • 5:36 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Sony Quietly Increased the Price of PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium Subscriptions, Too

Sony has quietly increased the price of the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscription tiers as well as the Essential tier, having suggested only the Essential tier would get more expensive.

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Hellgate's Elly Reed and Parker Link are 2026 KPAX-Scheels Sports Awards winners

The 2026 KPAX-Scheels Sports Awards are in the books, and congratulations to Hellgate's Elly Reed and Parker Link as well as all of the nominees and community award winners.

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Why Is Space So Fascinating?

We all tuned in when the Artemis II crew splashed down off the San Diego coast. Planetary scientist and academic leader Meenakshi Wadhwa shares her thoughts on why space captures our imaginations so well.

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Where do citizen science data come from?

Citizen science projects are playing an increasingly important role in ecological and conservation research worldwide. In these programs, members of the public support researchers by submitting photographs, audio recordings, observations, or even by contributing to data analysis. In Hungary, no fewer than 17 such initiatives combined their datasets in a joint study. The authors aimed to understand which socio-economic and environmental factors influence participation patterns in Hungary. By comparing the spatial distribution of citizen science data with an independent administrative dataset (municipality level data on income, education, demography, density and protected areas), the researchers identified several general trends as well as numerous project-specific relationships. For example, they found more per capita observations from municipalities with higher proportions of protected natural areas and lower population densities. Furthermore, excluding Budapest, the capital, both the proportion of people with diplomas and the proportion of elderly people showed a positive correlation with participation activity. In contrast, no consistent general pattern emerged regarding wealth or the proportion of children, although several project-specific relationships were observed. The study not only reveals how citizen science data are distributed across Hungary, but also provides robust support for the view that various biases must be taken into account when analyzing such data. The authors hope that their findings will help researchers in other countries design more effective projects and produce more accurate analyses by accounting for some of these or similar biases.

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Why legal experts say Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund is unprecedented

President Donald Trump’s administration has created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were victims of government “weaponization,” raising questions about whom among his allies and supporters – including those who rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6 – might get payouts from taxpayers, as well as what kind of influence Trump will wield over the fund.

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Coverage is Care at Trinity Health Michigan - MHA | Michigan Health & Hospital Association

Chiquita Berg, MD, MBA, FACOG, vice president, Community Health & Well-Being, Trinity Health Michigan. Significant changes to Medicaid are expected to take effect in 2027, bringing new requirements and processes that could increase the risk of coverage loss for eligible individuals if systems are not prepared. While many details are…

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RFK Jr. Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force

The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year.

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WATCH: After Massie defeat, Trump says it 'doesn’t work out well' when GOP members vote against him
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The Wellness Conversation: Sexual Health - Changes, Comfort & Connection

For many women, sexual health changes throughout life, but conversations about those changes don’t always happen openly.“Sexual health is such a large part of women’s overall health,” said Cassandra Gray, MD, OhioHealth OBGYN on The Wellness Conversation. “But it’s not always something people feel comfortable talking about.”Sexual ...

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UConn Hartford Students Apply Organic Chemistry to Public Health

Through a service-learning partnership with UConn Student Health and Wellness, students in an organic chemistry lab at UConn Hartford applied course concept ...

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Philosopher examines Aristotle’s claims on women’s health - College of Arts and Sciences

Philosophy professor Mariska Leunissen examines Aristotle’s false claims and assumptions about women and women’s health create a complex image of the ancient philosopher.

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Student researcher examines how mental health affects first responder job performance

For first responders, no two days are the same, but one thing remains constant: the pressure to make split-second decisions that can save a life. Kennesaw State University research suggests that mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, and insomnia may significantly impact how well first responders can do their jobs. Mahita Polineni, a third-year psychology student in KSU’s Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is studying how these factors affect cognitive functioning including memory, concentration, and decision-making among emergency medical responders.

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Detroit investors are leaving their mark on this Lake Huron vacation town

The village of Lexington, snuggled up against Lake Huron, boasts of only about 1,000 or so year-round residents, but the population swells by maybe two-fold or more during the warmer months.

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Wellgistics Health and Datavault AI to Form DelivMeds AI via PharmacyChain™ License Expansion and Acquisitions of QOLPOM Biometric Health Data and Drone Logistics IP and Majority of Tollo Health

Formation of DelivMeds AI, Inc. (ticker reserved: NASDAQ:MEDS), with an expected approximate combined asset value of $4 billion, is subject to…...

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Should You Trust Your Health to a Chiropractor?

They advertise their services for a wide range of conditions — only some of which are backed by evidence.

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May 20 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
UK celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month with 'More Good Days, Together'

During Mental Health Awareness Month, the University of Kentucky is highlighting resources and programs available to support the mental well-being of faculty, staff and students.

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We asked US researchers how the Trump administration's science policies have affected them

The American academic research engine has long been the envy of the world. Generally well-funded, labs in the United States have been able to attract the best minds who generate breakthroughs and train ...

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Kim Kardashian says she takes 35 supplements a day as part of her wild health and wellness routine

Kim Kardashian takes 35 supplements daily and gets annual DEXA scans with her sisters and mom in a mobile van at their gated community.

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May 19 • 5:40 PM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
Thousands of Long Islanders could lose in-network healthcare at Northwell Health

For thousands of low-income residents and seniors on Long Island, Northwell Health facilities will become out-of-network in July

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May 19 • 2:02 PM EDT • Health • newsday.com
UVA alumna combines science and culture to improve women’s health

A Rotary Scholarship will help this recent graduate pursue research, focusing on women’s well-being and maternal care.

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UVA alumna combines science and culture to improve women’s health

A Rotary Scholarship will help this recent graduate pursue research, focusing on women’s well-being and maternal care.

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UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded $2.1M award to study cellular structures - UT Health San Antonio

Like a busy restaurant kitchen, our cells depend on well-organized working spaces to assemble the “recipes” that keep the body healthy. When these spaces are disrupted, important functions like gene regulation and DNA repair can go awry, promoting diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration. UT San Antonio scientist David Libich, PhD, associate professor in […]

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Fire fighters, cancer risk, and women’s health: What’s known – and what’s still emerging

Fire fighter cancer risks are increasingly well documented, but for women in the fire service, important questions about occupational exposure and

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NBC Sports hires Dave Flemming for play-by-play

Dave Flemming, the longtime lead radio play-by-play voice on KNBR for the San Francisco Giants as well as a college basketball and football and MLB and golf commentator for ESPN, has joined NBC Sports as a play-by-play voice for MLB Sunday Leadoff games on Peacock and NBCSN.

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From avoidance to greater acceptance: Interest grows in youth combat sports

Columbia parents and kids are finding benefits from mixed martial arts not only in the gym but beyond it as well.

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May 19 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • columbiamissourian.com
Why Owning a Sports Team Is the Ultimate Status Symbol

For the ultrawealthy, boats or jets are yesterday’s toys. Derek C. Blasberg digs into the last bastion of status for a well-moneyed few.

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Vaginal Health Products Are Booming. Do You Really Need Them?

Gaps in women’s health knowledge and care have created a business opportunity. What could go wrong?

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May 19 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
A Grip on Sports: There are three main ingredients in our Tuesday column but they all might actually revolve around just one

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Alliteration is a big deal on Tuesdays. Mainly as a way to menu plan. It is Taco Tuesday after all. Which makes a Tuesday Trio the right number of column subjects today as well.

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Premature abandonment of protocol

In real-life rescue situations, it is well documented that the most dangerous moment comes right before safety. Emotional exhaustion takes over and, most dangerously of all, protocol begins to disappear.

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May 19 • 3:42 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Recognition marks well-being journey milestone at Henry Ford Health

At Henry Ford Health, Bronze-level designation from the AMA validated years of groundwork to make physician well-being a visible, systemwide priority.

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Powell: Courtroom chaos in Murdaugh case could spill into South Carolina politics

News that the South Carolina Supreme Court had overturned the murder convictions of Alex Murdaugh in the state’s “Trial of the Century” made headlines nationwide.

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DC politics have arrived in West Virginia

West Virginia politics have taken on a distinctly DC-style edge, brought in by Gov. Patrick Morrisey. While this approach may offer short-term gains for the governor and his allies, the long-term effects of the 2026 Republican Primary could extend well beyond another election cycle with fewer people willing to put their name and reputation on

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Nintendo reveals new mobile game Pictonico

Nintendo is releasing a brand new mobile game titled Pictonico, the company just revealed. It will be available on May 28, 2026. Pictonico is a mini-game experience centered around using photos. You can use your own face (or friends as well) across 80 different challenges. The game is free to start. A few mini-games will be available for free, but...

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New Health Law Section Chair Jim Dering Wants To Hear From You - New York State Bar Association

Jim Dering plans on getting on feedback from members as he starts his term as the new chair of the Health Law Section. “To work with the Health Law Section’s other officers and Executive Committee, as well as others, in continuing to advance the section’s efforts to best serve existing members and attract new ones,”

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Vote for Blue FCU's Fort Collins-area Boys Athlete of Week (May 18)

Vote for Blue FCU's Boys Athlete of the Week, with nominees from Wellington baseball, Heritage Christian track and Fort Collins baseball/track.

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Whoa! Netflix is Sending Narnia Heading to Theaters...What This Means for the Future of Film

(Welcome to the “Most Important Story of the Week”, my bi-weekly strategy column analyzing the most important (but often not buzziest) news story of the last two weeks. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. Please subscribe.) Here’s a funny thing about the debate over whether streamers should release their movies in theaters first: Both sides think the other side represents the “conventional wisdom”. If you’ve been reading me for any amount of time, or even just scanned my front page, you know I think movies make more money by having a robust theatrical window compared to going straight-to-streaming. I’ve published thousands of words on this topic. And for years, I felt like I was standing up to a wave of opposition. See, while the “put your films in theaters to make money” take was obvious at any point before 2019, post-streaming revolution, most of the trendy thinkers took the opposite point of view. Big names argued that Netflix putting their film straight-to-streaming (“S-to-S” from here on out) actually made more money. Netflix was “disrupting” theaters, just as they disrupted Blockbuster Video, and since innovation is always good, this too was a great idea. This thinking then leaked into the mainstream business outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. I read many articles whose take boiled down to “Netflix makes tons of money from S-to-S releases” and “theaters were in structural decline” anyways. Covid-19 shutting down theaters and the 2023 strikes shutting down film production seemingly justified this point of view, as the box office struggled to return to 2017-2019 heights. Yet I’ve also read folks arguing the opposite point: the conventional wisdom says to put films in theaters! From some writers’ points of view, “everyone” actually agrees/agreed with my “send your films to theaters” take—especially the stodgy traditional studios—and folks still didn’t understand Netflix’s genius. I feel like, for the last two years, many people have argued this point as if it’s conventional wisdom. You know what? I may have been wrong. At this point, the “S-to-S strategy makes money” might be the minority viewpoint. Especially with the news this month that Netflix will put at least one film—Greta Gerwig’s Narnia film The Magician’s Nephew—in theaters in 2027 for a full 49-day run is big news. So that’s the story of the week, but I’ll also explain why they’re making this move now and why Netflix may not completely embrace theaters, along with other topics, like how I don’t buy Disney’s “super app” strategy, the latest good news out of the unions, my take on the latest attacks against free speech, and a whole lot more. Let’s get started. Subscribe Most Important Story of the Week - Netflix Goes to Theaters! Listen, I promise not to victory lap too hard today. As I just wrote, I’ve argued against sending films straight-to-streaming for—checks calendar—eight years now. Since 2018. Yikes. That’s a long time. And for years, others painted my thinking as “conventional” in that I was standing up for the status quo against trendy, cool disruption. And that’s not cool! But math is math, and I never could make the S-to-S numbers work. The only thing that ever enabled that model was Wall Street’s brief exuberance for it. It seems like the heads of Netflix now agree with me. (There were always rumors that former head of film for Netflix Scott Stuber argued internally for theatrical releases as well.) As they announced: “The Magician’s Nephew_—the first film in a Narnia series of films—will open on 12-Feb-2027, with a 49 day theatrical exclusive run.”_ I’m a little surprised at how little coverage this big change actually got. Credit to Bloomberg for leading with it and Matt Belloni’s The Town for highlighting it with the provocatively titled podcast “Hell Hath Frozen Over”. But after that? Instead of getting as much coverage as, say, the FCC’s latest egregious crackdown on free speech, this news story got crickets. But it’s massively more important for the future business of entertainment. So let’s start with the obvious question… Why Put Your Movies in Theaters? So…why should Netflix put (some!) of their movies in theaters? Well, I’ve already written that in a very, very, very long article from 2022: [ ](https://entertainment.substack.com/p/the-data-is-in-theatrical-films-massively) [ The Data Is In: Theatrical Films Massively Outperform Straight-To-Streaming Films ](https://entertainment.substack.com/p/the-data-is-in-theatrical-films-massively) Entertainment Strategy Guy · April 5, 2023 [ Read full story ](https://entertainment.substack.com/p/the-data-is-in-theatrical-films-massively) To summarize, theatrical runs make much more money, especially blockbusters, because they earn more money per viewing,1 and that helps boost home entertainment sales. Theatrical films also perform as well or better than the streaming-only films. Now, partially this is driven by increased marketing for said films, but said marketing ultimately boosts the awareness of the movies and drives improved streaming and library performance as well. Again, I’ve made this case after reviewing the economic models and streaming data for years. Just last week, Emily Horgan also made the case for kids films! Yes, it is probably conventional wisdom, but that’s also because it’s true! I’d also argue we’ve seen a lot of data in the various studios’ behavior. As I’ve noted before, the more a studio needs to make money, the likelier they are to put films in theaters. As such, Disney, Universal, Warner Bros., Paramount and Sony all send their major films to theaters. Even if they once made a big S-to-S push (*cough* Disney *cough*), they’ve since relented and returned to theaters. The tech companies don’t need to make money, per se, so it took them years to embrace theaters. Apple doesn’t need to make money because it doesn’t disclose their (likely) Quibi-sized losses each year. (They fear bad press more than losing money.) Amazon announced two years ago that they planned to make Amazon-MGM Studios/Prime Video profitable on its own, and guess what? Now they’re putting films in theaters. That leaves Netflix. They’re in between the “no need to make money at all” and the “desperately need to make money to offset linear TV declines”, so they had less pressure to put some films in theaters. Plus, for years, they were the sexy disruptor, and Wall Street rewarded them for that. (Honestly, they still do.) Yet, even Netflix likely saw the money they were leaving on the table (I’ve estimated it at an easy billion dollars before) so they changed their course. I heard one pundit argue that, because Netflix already makes so much money, they don’t need to make more money, which sort of goes against everything I’ve ever learned about business and economics. Again, to be super-nuanced, sending “films to theaters” does not mean EVERY film. TV movies have been a thing for decades. Lifetime films, Hallmark holiday films, Disney Channel Original Movies, and so on, don’t need theatrical runs. But films above a certain budget level (say $25 to 50 million) almost certainly need theaters to maximize their revenue. The Scenarios (with a Dose of Skepticism) Now time for some skepticism: it won’t surprise me at all if Netflix re-changes course. Specifically, Netflix announced that their Narnia film will go to theaters. And I’d bet anything we see KPop Demon Hunters 2: The Huntering2 also goes to theaters, cause it’s the surest hit outside of a Disney animated sequel right now. But how much does Netflix truly commit to theaters? They’ve already tried to emphasize that this is a one-off move. I see three broad scenarios:

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Into The Unwell delayed to 2027, no longer Early Access

Coffee Stain Publishing and developer She Was Such A Good Horse have delayed “whack ‘n’ slash” cooperative roguelite action game Into The Unwell from its previously planned …

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Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders

At the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has presented four distinguished leaders with the Award for Global Health, recognizing their lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to improving the health and well-being of communities worldwide.

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May 18 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • who.int
Guardiola's final farewell?

It's the beginning of a defining week for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, with Monday and Tuesday deciding whether the Premier League title race goes to the wire or comes to an abrupt halt. Arsenal face already-relegated Burnley later and City know they are likely to need to collect three points at Bournemouth on Tuesday, otherwise it will all be over. City have already won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup this season, but can they make it a domestic treble?

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Take-Two Boss Says Borderlands' Last-Minute Art Style Change Cost $50 Million, but Without It the Game Would Have Flopped

Borderlands’ well-documented 11th hour art style change cost Take-Two an extra $50 million in development costs and delayed the game by a year, but without it the now successful franchise would have flopped straight out the gate.

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Bruno Mars show selling fast, but there's still time to buy tickets

Bruno Mars, a 16-time Grammy winner, will play at Ohio Stadium on May 20. A venue rep says tickets are selling "exceptionally well."

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Are Vagal Nerve Stimulators a Scam?

This information conduit is crucial to how your body functions. So why are so many people trying to shock it?

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May 18 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
The 'fibermaxxing' trend has health benefits worth the hype

There are a lot of wellness trends that make health experts roll their eyes in skepticism. But there is one big trend that many experts can get behind – with a few caveats: fibermaxxing.

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May 18 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • npr.org
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'Calculated' Salah has 'sensed an opportunity and taken it'

Not for the first time this season, Mohamed Salah seems to have taken a thinly veiled dig at the manager. You can't apportion blame when we don't know the full story and why Salah feels the way he does. It will now be interesting to see in that final game of the season at Anfield, his farewell to the supporters and the City, how Slot reacts in terms of team selection and how the fans react to a legend going out in unsavoury fashion.

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