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Josh Shapiro’s measles response — and its backlash

The criticism of Gov. Josh Shapiro's handling of measles and his administration's proposed health regulations has a familiar ring six years after COVID-19.

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Sep 4 • 8:03 AM EDT • Politics • inquirer.com
HERA Director-General visits Indonesia to strengthen health cooperation

The Director-General of the European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), Dr Florika Fink-Hooijer, met with Indonesia's Minister of Health, H.E. Budi Gunadi Sadikin, in Jakarta on 4 September 2026. Discussions centred on Indonesia's expansion of surveillance capacities, including genomic sequencing as well as local manufacturing capacity. There was a clear commitment to work together on wastewater surveillance going forward. Earlier that day, Director-General Fink-Hooijer, met with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Secretariat to discuss health emergency preparedness and response to emerging health threats, and to explore deeper cooperation between the EU and ASEAN. More info on the meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat: https://link.europa.eu/HdVV7q

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Sep 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • eeas.europa.eu
Monitoring One Health action against antimicrobial resistance in Indonesia

Ministry of Health, with support from WHO and partners, convened a national multisectoral validation meeting for Indonesia’s 2026 TrACSS submission. Representatives from human health, animal health, fisheries, food and agriculture, environment, research institutions and development partners reviewed the country’s progress on AMR, and validated evidence supporting survey responses prior to submission. In the meeting, WHO presented Indonesia’s 2025 TrACSS results and facilitated technical sessions on the 2026 survey structure, rating principles and submission process.

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Sep 3 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
Houston’s mental health response faces long-term funding questions as demand grows
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Sep 3 • 6:28 PM EDT • Health • click2houston.com
Scientists just overturned a century-old physics assumption

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered an unexpected form of the Hall effect, overturning the long-held assumption that this electrical response only appears when a magnetic field points perpendicular to a material. Beyond expanding a century-old principle of physics, the finding could eventually lead to simpler magnetic sensors for electronics, transportation, and medical technologies.

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Protecting Health Before, During, and After Wildfires

Recognizing wildfires as an increasingly complex public health and health care challenge, the National Academies’ Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies convened a webinar series this summer on wildfire preparedness, response, and recovery. The series brought together experts from health care, emergency management, environmental science, engineering, academia, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and affected communities.

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • nationalacademies.org
NYC health commissioner grilled over city's response to Legionnaires' disease outbreak

Local residents and local leaders came to City Council chambers to push for answers about the source of the outbreak and how well cooling towers were inspected.

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Sep 2 • 10:29 PM EDT • Health • nbcnewyork.com
Sony and Microsoft say they’re not obligated to pass U.S. tariff refunds to consumers, echoing Nintendo

Back in July, Sony executives told investors that the company expected to receive $508 million in refunds from the U.S. government, after tariffs that the PlayStation-maker paid were ruled mostly in 2025 were found to be illegal. “Most” of the refund would by recouped by Sony’s gaming division, its chief financial officer said. This week, Sony’s lawyers are arguing that the company is not legally obligated to pass those proceeds on to consumers who paid for recently price-hiked PlayStation consoles. That’s in the face of a lawsuit from gamers calling on them to do exactly that. “Paying fair market price for voluntarily purchased consumer goods is not a legally cognizable injury in fact,” the lawyers wrote in a legal motion filed on Monday, as they asked a judge in California’s Northern District to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit over the tariff refunds. Microsoft made a similar argument two weeks ahead of Sony’s lawyers, in a similar lawsuit brought by a gamer in federal court in Washington State. As Microsoft’s legal team put it on August 21, in their request for a dismissal of that lawsuit: “There is nothing unjust about Plaintiff purchasing an Xbox at an advertised price and getting exactly what he paid for—regardless of whatever theory he devised months later about Microsoft’s cost structure.” Both legal fights are set to go on for some time. How things got to this point U.S. tariffs impacting a wide range of imported goods, including game consoles, had kicked off in early 2025. In May 2025, Microsoft raised the price of its Xbox consoles, citing “market conditions and the rising cost of development.” They raised them again that September. In August of that year, Sony raised the price of PlayStation 5 consoles, citing “a challenging economic environment.” Sony later told investors that its tariff fees for the fall quarter were nearly $200 million. in February of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the 2025 tariffs illegal, prompting impacted companies to begin to request refunds. In turn, consumers began suing the likes of Sony and Microsoft to get what they said was their share. The gamers in the Microsoft and Sony lawsuits argue that the 2025 price hikes of PlayStation and Xbox consoles, which added $50 or more to their sticker price, were due to illegal tariffs and should now be returned to consumers. The Sony suit started in May, when a group of gamers sued in federal court in California, saying Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) would be unjustly enriching itself if it did not pass tariff refunds to its PS5 buyers. “Sony is poised to be paid twice for the same unlawful tariff burden: once by its customers (through elevated prices) and once by the U.S. government (through tariff refunds),” the gamers’ lawyers wrote at the time. They called for Sony to partially reimburse anyone who bought a PlayStation in the U.S. since August 1, 2025. The Microsoft suit, filed by gamer Trevor Hastings against the Xbox giant in July, made similar claims. The console makers push back In late July, Nintendo’s lawyers, facing a similar suit accusing them of double-dipping on tariffs and refunds, replied with arguments that previewed Microsoft’s and Sony’s: “Nintendo or one of its retailers set a price for each product, and consumers decided whether that price was worth paying,” they wrote. Sony has buttressed that Nintendo-style argument this week by saying that the gamers have failed to prove that tariffs were the reason for its August 2025 PS5 price hike. They call thatclaim “speculative and illogical.” Other factors, including “inflation, currency fluctuations, component costs, logistics, competitive dynamics, or demand,” could have played a role. (No, the Sony lawyers do not break down the costs and factors that officially triggered the price increases). Microsoft has also argued that there’s no proof in these lawsuits that tariffs drove all or some of the price increase, as it seeks to dismiss the tariff refund suit it’s facing: “Plaintiff provides no specific allegations that would establish any pricing differential attributable to tariffs or suggest any possibility that Microsoft applied then or could recreate now any dollar-for-dollar calculation of tariff-related pricing—any more than it could any other market factor that affects pricing.” To further skewer the gamer side’s argument in its case, Sony’s lawyers have pointed to what might be a surprising defense: yet another PlayStation 5 price hike from this past spring, after the tariffs were ruled illegal. “If the original price increase were attributable to tariffs, SIE [Sony Interactive Entertainment, aka PlayStation] would have had no reason to raise prices again after the Supreme Court invalidated the IEEPA tariffs.” … “If tariffs were the cause of the price increases, one would expect SIE to lower prices once the tariffs were eliminated—not raise them again. Instead, the timeline confirms that the pricing of PlayStation consoles includes a diverse and dynamic set of input costs.” Judges have not yet ruled on the arguments made by Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo. Last week, Panic, the company behind the small, yellow Playdate handheld said it would be passing its tariff refunds on to consumers. It is the only gaming hardware maker to have made such a pledge. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my reporting, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: A reporter’s second Second Life Wagner James Au, who from 2003-2006 was paid by San Francisco-based tech company Linden Lab to be a full-time journalist embedded in their virtual world Second Life, is returning to the company. This time, he’ll be an editorial advisor and business development specialist, he tells Game File. The new role will involve trying to share the stories of people inhabiting Second Life’s ongoing online world with reporters and by extension the public. Au plans to continue to also chronicle some of that through his long-running blog New World Notes. I’ve known Au since the mid-2000s and featured him in a 2007 article for the Columbia Journalism Review about reporters like him opening up virtual news outlets within Second Life. As I wrote at the time: On April 22, 2003, writing as Hamlet Linden for the New World Notes blog on Second Life’s Web site, Au introduced himself. “For the next few months, Linden Lab has invited me to set aside my journalist cap, and instead, don the digital beanie of their in-house virtual correspondent.” He wasn’t paid to keep it positive. He wrote about builders and eccentrics, but then in August of that year, he reported on a tax revolt against Linden Lab (a complaint about the fees it charges users who build stuff) led by a resident whose avatar was a big cat. Second Life has always been less of a video game and more of a virtual world where people can live, hang out, make art, sell virtual items and flirt. Back in 2007, Au described touring it as “sort of like underwater lucid dreaming.” For the past two decades, Au has maintained New World Notes as an independent publication. But he said he’s been drawn back to Second Life and Linden Lab as a place to directly work. The virtual world has around 650,000 monthly active users, he said, “which is actually about what it was during the hype wave.” Au says he’s still finding rich stories in Second Life, the kind that keep him interested 20 years into the beat: “Over the last few months for instance, I wrote about an SL creator in Venezuela whose apartment was destroyed by the earthquakes, so the global SL community rallied to get him back on his feet,” he told me. “Then there’s the woman from a Middle Eastern country who explored her lesbian sexuality in SL, then earned enough from her virtual jewelry to escape her abusive family situation and country.” Au wants to beckon more reporters to give Second Life another look. He argues that it is often ahead of internet trends, noting, for example, an early backlash in the community against AI-made art. Now the platform is drawing curiosity from more of the user-generated content community who’ve grown up with the likes of Roblox, according to Au. “Second Life was too early during its hype wave in 2005-2010, but it now feels right for a new wave of interest,” he told me.

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Sep 2 • 8:21 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
House Democrats block constitutional amendment on Supreme Court size

The Republican-led resolution, which requires two-thirds support in the House and Senate, comes in response to increasing openness among Democrats to expand the court.

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Sep 2 • 4:38 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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August Monthly Review: ChatGPT In Epic

Death, taxes, another frontier lab healthcare launch inspiring truly insane LinkedIn takes. As much as I want to stay away, I repeatedly am the crewman unplugging his ears whenever we pass these sirens. So it’s not the first and probably not the last time we dial up the typewriter rather than tie ourselves to the mast. The full blow-by-blow timeline: Health API Guy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe The End of the Standalone PHR (Jan 8): ChatGPT Health arrives for consumers, at the time powered by b.well. I was bullish on the approach in that the best way for the PHR to finally solve distribution was to meet consumers were they already are (i.e. When Horizontal Meets Healthcare (Jan 9): OpenAI for Healthcare puts out the shingle for enterprises, with SharePoint ingestion standing in for the EHR integration the product actually needed. Another One: Anthropic’s Healthcare Debut (Jan 16): Claude's version, on HealthEx rails instead of b.well, with Agent Skills for FHIR development as the one true vertical-specific investment. ChatGPT for Clinicians: The Trap Sprung (Apr 24): OpenAI filled in the missing GTM middle with a free product for verified clinicians, effectively peeling the enterprise wrapper off ChatGPT for Healthcare and taking the PLG fight directly to OpenEvidence. OpenAI’s Second Attempt at Health (Jul 31): a relaunch of their patient specific app, now branded Health in ChatGPT, where the privacy partition came out, the connectors thinned, and b.well disappeared in favor of first-party FHIR work against a smaller network Beyond a Shingle So what was announced now? Today, we’re introducing a new electronic health record integration that brings authorized patient context from Epic into ChatGPT for Healthcare, along with the Healthcare Public Data plugin for direct, structured access to official healthcare datasets like PubMed, DailyMed, and CMS Coverage. Together, these capabilities bring ChatGPT closer to the systems and sources healthcare teams trust, while supporting the controls and compliance healthcare work requires. The core portfolio is unchanged from prior announcements we delineated and discussed (aside from the relaunch of patient-facing). Since trade publications still seem to be confusing them by using the wrong names: Enterprise sales motion: ChatGPT for Healthcare Protecting their core product / PLG: ChatGPT for Clinicians Consumer/patient-facing product: Health in ChatGPT So really, this is a feature release (specifically for ChatGPT for Healthcare when it comes to EHR integration). What’s cool about it, though, is that we are moving beyond just putting out a shingle. Everything in the January enterprise launch was horizontalizable: Horizontal tech companies thus generally start verticalization with their “putting out a shingle phase”. Telling the world you’re open for business as a horizontal tech company reliably attracts early inbound interest from buyers who are already trying to force-fit horizontal tools into domain-specific workflows and are eager for any signal that the vendor intends to support their use case more directly. Nothing was really vertical specific, which is exactly what you'd expect from the ultimate hypergrowth horizontal company dipping their toes into specific industries. But eventually you have to stop changing the sign on the door and start changing the product. Can you guess where the horizontal product was going to run out of road? This is the core dilemma writ large: verticalization requires differentiation, while scale economics of consumer and horizontal push toward unification. I’ve buried the lede so deep here it will be painful to some readers, but what should be shocking to no one is that my perspective is that EHR integration is the only path that meaningfully resolves this tension for ChatGPT for Healthcare. Integration with Microsoft Sharepoint is fine, but it is categorically insufficient for any product that hopes to influence clinical decision-making. SMART Money Well here we are, eight months later! Real vertical investment has begun, which surprised a few people. One friend in the industry messaged me: “Absolutely no way Epic gave ChatGPT API access.” Looking forensically at the announcements, the integration is notably read-only across appointment notes, laboratory results, medications, and specialist documentation. So while I’m not a betting man, I'd wager the house this is a SMART on FHIR launch: That sounds a lot like USCDI! The recommended path for the workflow they outline would be SMART on FHIR Their Health AI lead’s post is evocative of both standalone and EHR launch SMART, which another termed “ChartGPT” and “EHR Plugin” The implementation burden for SMART on FHIR is the lowest of the available integrative paths This is the team who literally did patient-facing SMART on FHIR with Epic last month Most importantly, if you’re a horizontal company, you generally still haven’t taken the full plunge and thus (overly) value reusability. SMART on FHIR is the logical compromise: healthcare-specific enough to matter, but standardized enough to reuse. Nobody Asked Judy Another friend asked “I thought they had to go to each health system, or did they go direct to Epic and now health systems opt in?” Given the trust paradigms in healthcare, this functionally cannot be Epic hoovering up all the data for OpenAI and shoving ChatGPT in their customers’ faces (or they would revolt). However, I do believe the aforementioned terrible coverage by TechCrunch and other outlets is probably responsible for that question, given the 325 million reference. When using FHIR as a business associate to an Epic customer, there is no EHR gatekeeping to speak of, as that isn’t how fhir.epic.com works: You register an app You pick your APIs You test against the sandbox APIs You list as “Ready for Production” Hospitals pick your app You test and go live with them Bluntly, nobody had to say yes or no in Verona (nor were they given the chance). Vendor Services (their next developer tier up that I doubt OpenAI is using quite yet in this initial release) certainly has contractual paperwork that some resent, but even there, the twin pressures of mounting antitrust and information blocking make outright gatekeeping increasingly fraught. My friend’s sentiment is, to me, representative of a broader industry neurosis, perhaps a sort of scar tissue of prior eras: people assume the gate is still there and never actually try the door. There are certainly other ways Epic (and any EHR) can put its thumb on the scale, but they are not so dumb as to stand in front of a federally mandated API and play bouncer at this exact moment in time. So I think they can and probably should go deeper, as this release is at best parity and at worst behind vertical-specific competition. OpenEvidence did a basic SMART launch with Sutter Health in February, allowing for more convenient evidence search by providers. They then add patient-context (the equivalent SMART on FHIR flow to what we see here) when Cedars-Sinai went enterprise-wide in May. UpToDate has four distinct applications across deeper workflows like patient engagement listed in Epic Showroom and announced a partnership with Epic to power Art at UGM Abridge and other ambient scribes have invested deeply into the deepest bidirectional clinical copilot workflow with integrations well beyond SMART on FHIR. In that light, the “Who is OpenAI primarily targeting here?” is clear. This release brings them into striking distance of OpenEvidence, but not the others quite yet. They are the only one of the three you can reach without building something truly Epic-specific. When will they go further? Competition is a great motivator to overcome the horizontal demons and start building things that can’t be reused: not across industries, not across EHRs, maybe not past the customer you built them for. That’s the price of actually verticalizing. The question is if and when OpenAI will be willing to pay it. Month in Review Here is the monthly review. As a reminder, this is a regular round-up of the month’s posts and other content to surface things you may have missed across regulation, litigation, interoperability, and beyond. AI assistance is used in these bullet summaries so I can focus on articles. Articles Published: None this month Video Content: The Information Exchange: Standards-based Thruple Edition (Aug 14): Back to school for us too, with Brad reporting in from the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem’s one year anniversary in DC. We get into the January CMS-0057 deadline, the fall rulemaking reading list, and why enrollment still keeps most apps off FHIR. The Information Exchange: Epic Dúnadan Edition (Aug 25): A UGM roundup with Ryan Brickner joining for the first time to check our takes against what the building actually thinks. Rangers, Ergo sitting on top of EHI, and a down-market lineup that needs some cuts. Regulatory: Stacked Deck, Bad Hand (Aug 05): ONC’s website refresh took the entire HIT Policy Committee record with it, so I rebuilt the archive and went looking for the regulatory capture story everyone assumes is buried in there. Stacking the deck and winning the hand turn out to be very different things. The Sixth Generation of Patient Access (Aug 19): A quick catalog of the five generations of patient access we’ve layered on since HIPAA, and the two candidates now competing to be the sixth. One is planned. The other is the market routing around the plan entirely. Court cases: Three Cases Walk Into a Docket (Aug 06): Two surprise settlements cleared the board in a single week, and then Judge Maddox dropped ninety-four pages on Vyne v. Henry Schein. The sleeper is a DMCA holding that makes direct-to-database a considerably riskier business model. Epic v. Health Gorilla: Into the MDL (Aug 10): Nine class actions are headed to Miami, and the Panel signaled it wants to bring the case that spawned them along too. That would leave Epic arguing the requests were obviously fraudulent in one courtroom and unknowable in the other. Amazon v. Perplexity: Agents Are Legalized! (Aug 11): The Ninth Circuit vacated the injunction against Comet, holding that the user is the one accessing the servers rather than the company that built the agent. A real win for agentic access, and a much narrower one than the headline suggests. Veeva v. Epic: Come At Me, Bro (Aug 26): Epic’s response brief wants the dismissal affirmed and, unusually, wants the opinion published as precedent. Buried in it is Epic’s own description of what its non-competes actually prohibit, which current and former employees should read closely. EHRs: The Contract Epic Would Never Sign Today (Aug 04): A 1999 SEC exhibit catches Epic licensing nearly its entire product line, Tapestry included, to the company that became TriZetto. The marketing services menu attached to it is the part that will make you blink. Forecast from Verona (Aug 07): The Epic Almanac makes one argument six different ways: the AI is only as good as the networks behind it. Emmie headlines, Art’s context stack is the most ambitious part, and Penny finally gets an autonomous coding date on the calendar. Works With Epic MyChart (Aug 17): Epic’s first new Showroom category since the death of Workshop certifies hardware instead of software, badge on the box and all. Made for iPhone, but for blood pressure cuffs, and rough news for anyone selling the RPM stack sitting in between. UGM Hot Takes 2026 (Aug 20): Everyone else covered the AI announcements, so I went after Savvy deleting the payment gateway, Rangers as Boost with the timer removed, and a down-market lineup with too many entries. Plus the Health Grid tidbits I cannot help myself on. MyChart Central Grows Up (Aug 24): Device data and Emmie turn Epic’s identity hub into a full consumer platform, which is both a logical answer to ChatGPT and a bit of a mistake. It also happens to be the best scraping target Epic has ever shipped. Industry Analysis: The Wrong Yardstick (Aug 12): Vertical software keeps getting judged against Superhuman and Notion, which is the wrong bar entirely. Your user is comparing your product to a whiteboard and forty phone calls before lunch. Primitives vs. Abstractions (Aug 27): Developers want building blocks, systems of record prefer to hand out business logic, and both sides have a real case. There’s no test from the outside that separates the engineering reason from the competitive one, which is why this keeps ending up in court. Cross-industry Comparisons: The Two Kinds of Platform Power (Aug 18): Attention power and record power are different problems that keep getting handed the same regulatory toolkit. Congress’s latest swing at Big Tech shows both what’s possible and where it falls apart. The Dogs of (Platform) War (Aug 21): A CourtListener alert turned up a property management fight with healthcare’s exact shape and none of the Cures Act. Shell prospects, ghost accounts, a notetaker bot that came back to haunt someone, and a lawyer arguing both sides of the same theory in two states. Fractals All the Way Down (Aug 31): Yardi dominates property management right up until you zoom into one segment, where AppFolio owns it outright and Yardi doesn’t appear at all. Where you draw the line around a B2B software market is about to decide an awful lot of cases. Other News: If Judy Had the Courage (Aug 13): A short eulogy for the era when software was allowed to look insane: WinAMP, bold colors, and everything the grey chatbot era has taken from us. External Media: Portland Monthly Health Tech Meetup: Erin O’Brien channeled my own feelings - maybe it’s just because it’s August and beautiful, but the monthly edition of the PDX Health community meetup was a ripper. Make sure to reach out if interested to join for the next one. STAT’s Coverage of Epic This Month: Brittany Trang of STAT did a fantastic job of breaking the FTC investigation that’s been lurking, as well as UGM related coverage, so I had to give her her wish of a meme. Fall Conferences: I’m pumped to be kicking off my fall conference season in NYC at Nabla Accelerate next month, which Chrissy provided the link to apply for. Here’s the rest of my schedule in case you want to meet up: Commonwell (Redwood Shores, CA): Oct 13-14 Open@Epic (Madison, WI): Oct 21-22 eHealthExchange (Austin, TX): Oct 27 Sequoia Project (Austin, TX): Oct 28-29 HLTH (Vegas): Nov 15-18 RSNA (Chicago): Nov 29-Dec 3 Posts I Liked: HTI-6 Should Unbundle API Certification: Josh Mandel makes the case that HTI-6 should split (g)(10) into separate authorization and data certifications, so a PACS or a genomics platform can certify only the role it actually performs. Imaging is the urgent example, but the structure solves a much bigger problem. On implementing ePrior Auth with Epic: Scott Rossignol’s field notes from a live ePrior Auth build on Epic, including the two app registrations nobody warns you about and the CPT mapping problem waiting at the end. CMS-0057 implementations are going to be such a beast. Healthcare point solutions are starting to look a lot like streaming services: Spencer Dorn runs the cable-to-streaming arc against health IT and lands squarely on the bundling half of the cycle. Bundling can be good! It can also be bad! Life is nuanced. Health API Guy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Sep 2 • 5:05 AM EDT • Health • healthapiguy.substack.com
Anthropic changes data retention policy after pushback from customers

Anthropic's Enterprise Frontier Safeguards are a response to customer feedback.

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US military carries out new strikes on Iranian targets

The US military conducted additional strikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran on Tuesday, in response to recent attempted attacks against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American troops deployed to the region, according to US Central Command.

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Sep 1 • 12:50 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Study Identifies Potential Therapeutic Target Protein that Drives Metabolic Liver Disease Independent of Diet

The protein appears to cause liver damage by triggering an out-of-place antiviral immune response. Blocking this pathway can protect against liver injury in human cells and mouse models, even on a high-fat diet—paving the way for therapies to prevent liver damage.

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Sep 1 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • healthcare.utah.edu
The IDA Health Window Is Gaining Traction: Four Responses to the Proposal

I recently proposed an IDA Health Window as the future of multilateral global health financing. The proposal is beginning to gain traction. It has received interest (mostly positive, but always with good, constructive challenges) from colleagues associated with the Accra Reset; Africa CDC and the African High-Level Ministerial Committee on Global Health Architecture Reform; low- and middle-income country health and finance officials; key high-income donors including the UK, France, Germany, and Norway; the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank; the World Health Organization, Wellcome Trust, and civil society.

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Aug 31 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • cgdev.org
Police saturate entertainment district in downtown Selma

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma Police Department and the Dallas Co. Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint saturation detail in downtown Selma over the weekend. The detail was conducted in the city’s entertainment district — in response to a shooting incident that happened the previous weekend. “When you have 300 and something shots that were fired, one person injured,...

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Aug 31 • 7:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • waka.com
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CCIA Files Comments to Japan Fair Trade Commission on its Updated Business Combination Guidelines

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted comments to the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) in response to its request

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Aug 31 • 1:01 PM EDT • Business • ccianet.org
Rapid response to heat waves: Using electronic health records to protect patients in near-real time

As summer heat waves grow longer and more dangerous, public health officials often must wait months to learn who and how many people were harmed. A new study published in Nature Health suggests that delays ...

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Aug 31 • 12:56 PM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Rapid response to heat waves: Using electronic health records to protect patients in near-real time | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

A new study uses Truveta Data to assess the health harms of extreme heat in near-real time—creating new opportunities to protect patients and test interventions much faster than previously possible.

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Aug 31 • 11:05 AM EDT • Health • hsph.harvard.edu
CARES Celebrates 5 Years Providing Alternative Emergency Services in Madison

Madison's Community Alternative Response Emergency Services program, popularly known as CARES, turns five years old on September 1, 2026.CARES has been warmly embraced by the community and enthusiastically supported by local leaders since its inception. Developed specifically to address acute behavioral health emergencies that are non-violent in nature, CARES aims to provide timely care that is responsive to a person's specific needs.

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Aug 31 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • cityofmadison.com
Flooding devastated swathes of Indiana but response is hampered by politics

Record inundations wrecked homes and took seven lives but Trump has not approved emergency aid and the state has cut funds for environmental agencies

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Aug 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
N.M. city's pilot program connects business owners with police for quick responses

Albuquerque PD's "Adopt a Business" Program pairs officer liaisons with businesses, giving owners a direct line of contact for non-emergency responses

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Aug 30 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • police1.com
Why was this previously healthy 14-year-old so sick?

What started as a suspected middle ear infection was quickly found to be a much more serious issue related to COVID-19. Quick response is key.

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Aug 30 • 6:01 AM EDT • Health • inquirer.com
WHO releases US$150 000 emergency funds to support Nepal’s flood response

The World Health Organization has released US$150 000 from the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF) to support urgent health and other needs of the communities impacted by the devastating flash floods in Nepal, one of the worst tragedies in the country in recent times. “The emergency funds will support immediate response priorities. WHO is committed to supporting Nepal through the response and recovery efforts,” said Dr Nilesh Buddha, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia Regional Office. Earlier, within hours of the flash floods on 26 August, WHO mobilized and dispatched essential emergency medical supplies, including an Interagency Emergency Health Kit that can cater to the health needs of nearly 10 000 people for 3 months, along with multipurpose tents.

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Aug 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats for statement about synagogue attack

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized to Jewish Democrats on Saturday for saying “hurt people hurt people” as part of his response to a March attack on a synagogue near Detroit.

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Aug 29 • 4:24 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Cunion Frames Its Wearable Health Ecosystem Around Five Health Benefits

San Diego, California--(Newsfile Corp. - August 29, 2026) - Most health technology can overwhelm users with constant notifications and dashboards, eventually causing them to disengage. In response to this challenge, Cunion is building an ecosystem around the premise that the healthiest device is the one that stays quiet until it has something worth saying. From this approach, Cunion identifies five practical health benefits across its wearable ecosystem.To view an enhanced version of this...

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Aug 29 • 4:05 PM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Political feud between Gov. Shapiro and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erupts into high-stakes battle over vaccine safety

Amid a worsening measles outbreak that has sickened hundreds throughout the state, Gov. Josh Shapiro stepped to the podium during a press conference in...

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Aug 28 • 5:20 PM EDT • Politics • post-gazette.com
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Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to 2 new health zones, bringing total to 60 areas affected

The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo’s North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo’s Ministry of Health data.

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Aug 28 • 5:16 PM EDT • Health • pbs.org
Virginia Tech Mailbag Responses: Aug. 27, 2026

Your Virginia Tech questions, my answers.

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Sanders Announces Nearly $150 Million Awarded in Rural Health Transformation Funds - Arkansas Governor

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced $149.3 million in awards to recipients of the first round of Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) grants, established through President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. The initial funding round will award $55.7 million through the Telehealth, Health-Monitoring, and Response Innovation for Vital Expansion (THRIVE) initiative and […]

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Are You a 'Meat Proxy'? The Rise of Copy-Pasting AI Responses Without Thinking

"AI slop" now has a friend. "Meat proxy" is a new way to describe too much reliance on AI content.

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Aug 27 • 1:19 PM EDT • Technology • cnet.com
Las Vegas’ long standing gap in specialized pediatric care meets a franchise level response as the Raiders deliver a $25 million gift to Intermountain Health

The Raiders organization and Intermountain Health have worked closely since the team's relocation to Las Vegas, yet discussion for their most impactful collaboration didn’t begin until less than a year ago.

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From foot-and-mouth disease to One Health: 75 years of regional cooperation for veterinary public health in the Americas

Established in 1951 to help countries combat foot-and-mouth disease, PAHO's Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health (PANAFTOSA) has spent more than seven decades advancing regional cooperation. Its work has helped drive progress toward the eradication of the disease while strengthening the Americas' response to zoonotic diseases, food safety threats, antimicrobial resistance, and emerging health risks.

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Aug 27 • 12:01 PM EDT • Health • paho.org
Michigan Dem AG turns on El-Sayed over terror attack response, warns of mentality that 'bothers me a lot'

Dana Nessel says Abdul El-Sayed's response to the Temple Israel attack appeared to make excuses for domestic terrorism targeting Jewish worshippers.

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Aug 27 • 10:53 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Understanding the science behind cooling the body down on the cellular level in extreme heat

UAB researchers explain how heat stress affects cells during extreme temperatures, revealing how cellular defense systems protect against damage and what these responses can teach scientists about aging, cancer, neurodegenerative disease and human health.

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Aug 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • uab.edu
Different State Regulatory Approaches Reflect Open Questions About AI Mental Health Tools

States are taking different regulatory approaches to AI mental health tools in response to concerns about chatbots providing inaccurate or potentially dangerous advice. Laws and pending legislation in some states restrict AI from providing or advertising itself as therapy, while others focus on data protections, disclosures, and patient consent requirements.

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Aug 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • kff.org
The Science of Sex Differences Comes into Focus

From molecular differences in the brain to distinct responses to anesthesia and pain, sex-inclusive research fills gaps left by decades of male-biased studies.

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Aug 27 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • the-scientist.com
Google Play mandating reduced memory usage & seamless device migration in 2027

In response to “hardware supply constraints that are altering device memory,” Google aims to reduce the memory usage of Android apps.

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Aug 26 • 2:32 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Clive police partner with Lions Club to improve mental health crisis response

The Clive Lions Club is helping the Clive Police Department purchase a specialized restraint to safely manage individuals during mental health crises.

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Aug 26 • 2:21 PM EDT • Health • kcci.com
Beltline stabbing renews debate over mental health, public safety

Atlanta officials are reviewing patrols, cameras and emergency response after Sunday's killing.

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Canada's tariff response could impact New York businesses, tourism

The ongoing trade conflict could further affect tourism between Canada and New York City.

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Portland removes 100-foot buffer between entertainment businesses

In 2007, Portland implemented an ordinance that regulated the location and density of businesses with both liquor licenses and entertainment licenses in the downtown and waterfront zones. In response to business owner complaints, the council removed this buffer on Monday.

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Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion of U.S. goods

The tariffs are in response to the United States imposing a 50% import tax on about $28 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks collapsed

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Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion of U.S. goods

The tariffs are in response to the United States imposing a 50% import tax on about $28 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks collapsed

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3-alarm fire destroys San Jose tire business with collapsed roof, charred inside

A large fire completely charred Baja Tires in San Jose, prompting a large response from firefighters, who were able to salvage the surrounding buildings, authorities said.

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Crews in Santa Clarita battle third-alarm fire impacting several businesses

The blaze was quickly upgraded to a third-alarm fire, which is classified as a major emergency that requires a high level of response.

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You Don’t Need Speed To Feel A Thrill, Science Explains Why

Castrol research with Brainbox tracks brain waves, heart rate, skin response and eye movement to pinpoint when driving feels thrilling instead of scary.

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Aug 24 • 7:44 AM EDT • Science • motor1.com
“It’s Ridiculous” – Sports Anchor Issues Furious Response After Massive Brawl Erupts Between Fans In White Sox vs. Mets Game

KDKA-TV sports anchor and internet personality Bob Pompeani issued a scathing attack on a group of fans during the White Sox vs. Mets series finale at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday after a massive brawl erupted in the upper deck.

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Eastlake science students make district history

Three Eastlake High School students made Sweetwater Union High School District history this year when they became the first students from the district to qualify for the International Science and Engineering Fair, an international competition that brings together some of the top high school researchers from around the world. Ronald Wyatt, Giles Del Priore and Ihan Sung advanced to the competition after successful runs at regional and state science fairs. Sung went a step further, placing fourth in the chemistry category at ISEF. The students were recognized on Aug. 10 during a Sweetwater Union High School District board meeting at the district office in Chula Vista.For Wyatt and Del Priore, recent Eastlake graduates, the journey began with a shared concern about dementia and the challenges faced by families caring for loved ones with memory impairment. Their engineering project, “Design and Evaluation of a Behaviorally Grounded Caregiver-Governed AI Companion for Individuals with Memory Impairment,” earned the Sweepstakes Award at the Sweetwater District STEM Fair and first place in its division at the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. The project explored whether Artificial Intelligence could provide companionship and support while helping reduce stress for people with dementia and their caregivers. “Our inspiration came from personal experience. Both of us have seen family members and loved ones affected by dementia, and we’ve witnessed how overwhelming the caregiving process can be,” Wyatt said. Del Priore said the students also wanted to address the high cost of third-party health care services while creating something that could potentially help their own families as well as people elsewhere. The students developed an AI system designed with safeguards intended to prevent misinformation reinforcement, emotional escalation and unsafe responses. In 240 controlled trials involving memory, identity, agitation and neutral scenarios, they said the system consistently prevented harmful incorrect reinforcement while using context-aware silence, de-escalation and caregiver verification. The project required the students to combine Artificial Intelligence, psychology, neuroscience and human-computer interaction. For Del Priore, one of the biggest technical challenges was getting the AI companion to communicate verbally with a patient. Hardware limitations required the students to collaborate with multiple Python libraries for speech-to-text and text-to-speech functions while keeping the cost of the companion low. “For us, the biggest challenge was translating complex behavioral and cognitive care principles into a functioning AI system,” Wyatt said.Qualifying for ISEF was a milestone that student expected. The international competition proved to be another milestone. “Competing at ISEF was an incredible experience and unlike anything we’ve ever done before,” Del Priore said. “Being surrounded by some of the most talented young researchers from around the world was both inspiring and motivating.” He said the experience stood out because of the emphasis on collaboration, innovation and scientific discovery. “The most memorable part was seeing how people from completely different backgrounds and disciplines approached solving real-world problems with creativity and passion,” he said. The students also credited teachers and mentors who supported their work. Del Priore said his sophomore-year AP Physics teacher, Dr. Price, was particularly influential. “Through all of my personal and academic struggles, Dr. Price always believed in me,” Del Priore said. “All of his faith in me really molded me into the person I am today and helped create my love for science even through tough times.” Wyatt is continuing his education at UC Santa Cruz, where he plans to study biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics, with an interest in research involving Artificial Intelligence, biology and health care. Del Priore plans to double major in chemistry and accounting. Sung, a rising Eastlake senior, qualified for ISEF after winning first place in the Engineering: Energy, Materials & Transport category at the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair and first place in chemistry at the California Science and Engineering Fair. His project, “Renewable Ammonia Electrochemical Synthesis by Glow Discharge with an Iron-Based Catalyst,” involved a device he designed and engineered to produce renewable ammonia, with potential applications in fertilizer production and energy storage. Sung became interested in the project after considering the relationship between food insecurity and fertilizer costs. His system uses plasma to break apart nitrogen molecules so they can interact with hydrogen and form ammonia. At ISEF, Sung competed against more than 1,700 students from 65 countries and earned fourth place in chemistry. “I am proud to become one of te first students in the district to qualify for ISEF because this milestone can inspire others in the district to attain similar goals,” Sung said.

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Full interview: Sen. Markey on primary, age in politics and more

Here’s the full @Issue interview with Sen. Ed Markey ahead of his primary election against challenger Rep. Seth Moulton. Markey and Matt Prichard discuss his priorities for another term in office, his response to criticism over aging members of Congress staying in power, Republicans’ criticisms of socialism going back to Social Security and Medicare.

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Voyager 2’s three surviving instruments are part of humanity’s only direct scientific presence in interstellar space—and with no approved successor under development, engineers remotely reconfigured the 49-year-old probe’s power system in July 2026, completing a delicate operation across a 39-hour command-and-response delay that should preserve its science for at least another year.

Voyager 2's saved watts preserve magnetic-field, plasma-wave and cosmic-ray measurements from beyond the heliopause, where no approved replacement mission is yet on its way.

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“Breath of Fresh Air”: Browns Fans Commend Todd Monken for Blunt Response to Deshaun Watson Getting Booed

It wasn’t a fun outing by any means for the Cleveland Browns and their fans as they took on the Buffalo Bills at home in the NFL preseason, with the home side beaten 31-7, but perhaps most notably, the reaction against quarterback Deshaun Watson came as a major setback to the QB as well as to head coach Todd Monken. Monken, who has consistently maintained that the QB1 spot is open to both Watson and Shedeur Sanders as the first game of the season approaches, was forced to admit during the postga

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Will Trump interfere in the midterms? Democrats and their allies are preparing

Across California and the nation, Democratic leaders and voting rights advocates are ramping up coordination and gaming out responses to a raft of potential actions by the Trump administration to subvert the November vote or deny its outcome.

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China builds world’s first custom plant immunity system for epidemic response
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U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Collapse, Sparking Tariffs and Political Fallout in Wisconsin

Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada collapsed late Friday. In response, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney put the brakes on negotiations, accusing the U.S. of pushing for “unfair” and “uneconomic” terms.

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Deshaun Watson Met With Harsh Response in Browns Return

The Browns fans let Deshaun Watson hear it as he made his home debut. The post Deshaun Watson Met With Harsh Response in Browns Return appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 22 • 7:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
This yeast supplement may boost cancer-fighting immunity

A simple yeast-based food supplement may help restore the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to new research in mice. Scientists found that yeast beta-glucan reprogrammed early immune cells in the bone marrow, leading to stronger, longer-lasting cancer-fighting responses against colorectal, skin, and breast cancer cells.

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Mural removed in downtown Kissimmee causes community outrage

The co-owners were surprised by the response on social media after the mural on the side of their building was painted over.

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White House lashes out at Rosie O’Donnell’s Donald Trump criticism on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Donald Trump’s White House lashed out at Rosie O’Donnell’s repeated criticism on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ in a response slamming the comedian: ‘Nasty woman’ whose ‘brain has been completely destroyed.’

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Aug 21 • 10:42 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
How the bipartisan data center backlash could reshape politics nationwide

Bipartisan backlash to data centers is spreading nationwide. How could the panicked political response carry lasting consequences? Plus, Democratic socialist Angie Nixon’s upset in the Florida Demo…

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ASU-led project to examine psychedelic therapy for mental health

About 30% of people diagnosed with depression don’t respond to standard first-line medication or therapy. With post-traumatic stress disorder, the nonresponse rates to medication and cognitive behavioral therapy may be as high as 40% and 50%, respectively.

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Minneapolis diverted thousands of mental health calls from police. Its costs and oversight are under scrutiny.

A former supervisor and recent city study say the city is failing to properly track the private contractor staffing the city’s behavioral crisis response team.

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Aug 21 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • startribune.com
Ear to the Ground: What's your dream business combination in Columbia?

Semi-regularly, Free Times will ask a question of you, dear readers, about an important facet of life in the Columbia area. Then we’ll share your anonymous responses, as well as the next question for ...

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Now Everyone Knows Natalie Harp

The West Wing’s explosive response to a fleeting jab didn’t kill the story. It enabled days of coverage.

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AI may know how you’ll respond to a vaccine before you get it

AI may be able to predict how strongly someone will respond to a vaccine before they receive it. By analyzing antibody patterns in more than 4,000 people, researchers found signs of “immune readiness” that helped distinguish strong responders from weak ones. Surprisingly, even some healthy people responded poorly, while some immunosuppressed people mounted strong responses.

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Aug 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system

From state and local food-safety response to the federal health agencies that fund that work, a record-breaking year for cyclosporiasis cases runs up against the Trump administration's cuts last year.

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PAHO/WHO supports Colombia as health response enters next phase following earthquake

Assessing damage, identifying priority needs and maintaining essential health services remain key priorities.

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The Apophis encounter in 2029: A rare opportunity for planetary science and defense

The near-Earth asteroid Apophis will make an extremely close flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029, at a distance of approximately 38,000 km—an event that occurs on average only once every 7,500 years, offering an unprecedented opportunity for planetary science and planetary defense. However, significant uncertainties remain regarding the physical parameters of Apophis, such as its shape, spin state, internal structure, and material composition, and predictions of tidal effects—including potential orbital changes, spin acceleration, surface material displacement, and dust ejection during the flyby—are highly dependent on model assumptions. Although multiple nations have planned exploration missions, how to coordinate global observational resources within the limited time window, optimize rapid-response mission architectures, and translate scientific understanding into effective planetary defense strategies remain critical challenges to be addressed.

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Aug 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org
I'm a former surgeon general. Kennedy shouldn't give disease 'a break.'

Outbreaks are rising. Response capacity is reduced. And HHS Secretary RFK Jr. holds a unique authority – and responsibility – to act.

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Aug 20 • 6:04 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
Dearborn protest: Businesses respond to intense anti-Islam demonstration

A full day has passed since an anti-Muslim rally was held in Dearborn. However, on Wednesday the scene was much different, with businesses seeing an outpouring of love in response to all the hate.

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Aug 19 • 10:35 PM EDT • Business • fox2detroit.com
Sea Aggie Researchers Make Evening Fun with Science on the Beach

“The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it’s the one thing all of us share.” – Lady Bird JohnsonOn Galveston Island, beaches rank among the favorite environments to share and study, and, as Texas A&M University at Galveston faculty emphasized last week, are “More Than Just Sand.”A program subtitled “The Secret Life & Value of Sandy Beaches” drew more than 40 people to the Aug. 13 meeting of Surfrider Foundation Galveston, a local chapter of a nonprofit focused on the protection and enjoyment of oceans and beaches.The evening began barefoot with ecology lessons on the sand before moving across Seawall Boulevard for beverages, bites, and more beach talk at an area establishment. Drs. Guilherme Corte and Yasmina Shah Esmaeili show how a mesh bag is used as a sieve to separate organisms from samples of the sand. Credit: TAMUG Divisions of Marketing and CommunicationsNot far from where others were enjoying the attractions at Pleasure Pier, Drs. Guilherme Corte and Yasmina Shah Esmaeili introduced the ecologically curious to species living within the sediments.“When people hear ‘coral reefs,’ they immediately think of fish, live ecosystems, but when they think of sandy beaches, they think party, recreation, vacations – not coastal ecosystems,” said Corte, an assistant professor of marine biology in the College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies at TAMUG.Shah Esmaeili co-founded the Gulf eDNA Network and works with Corte in TAMUG’s Benthic Ecology Lab.“Sandy beaches are indeed great places for leisure and recreation,” Corte said. “Let’s keep enjoying them, because they are awesome. But they are also full of life that we most of the time don’t realize is there.”The married couple soon had the beachcombers measuring the slope with PVC poles, searching for ghost shrimp with a stainless-steel pump, sifting for marine worms and sand fleas, and guessing which species would burrow fastest back into the sand once released.Away from the sand, the focus turned to research from Drs. Ashley Ross ’03, ’10, and Virgie Greb, ’25 and those words from Lady Bird Johnson reminding people that the environment isn’t separate from their daily lives.“It’s about things that we value, mostly our communities, strong local economies, outdoor recreation, cultural connections, and our overall quality of life,” said Greb, a proud BOI – born on the island – Galvestonian, who now works in Austin as a project manager for the Texas General Land Office. “Along our coast, these benefits are deeply interconnected.”Greb and Ross, an associate professor in marine and coastal environmental science with the College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies, have studied a variety of ways beaches and the sea are important to Galveston and those who live there. Drs. Ashley Ross (left) and Virgie Greb (standing at right) field questions after their presentation. Credit: TAMUG Division of Marketing and CommunicationsIn 2023, using three survey methods – online for Galveston County residents, in-person at beaches, and paper distributed via city water bills – they collected 732 complete responses, 53 percent from residents and 47 percent from visitors.Most were frequent beachgoers who gave the recreation value of Galveston beaches a “B” and rated amenities such as restaurants, lodging, shopping, and beach access highly. Lower rated were water clarity and restroom facilities.“It’s noticeable that primary residents actually rate water quality higher; they’re more tolerant of hard, turbid water,” Ross said, crediting them with better understanding the natural conditions with the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers bringing sediments and rich nutrients to the area around Galveston.Island residents also were more likely to understand that “clear” isn’t the same as clean beach water and to know that water quality is regularly tested. Clean means absent of disease-causing pathogens.“We need more education and outreach focused on water quality and the benefits of Galveston beaches and shores and water,” Greb said. “And it’s not just for tourism. There are a lot of people who are very lucky to live on an island with beaches and the bay.”

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Aug 19 • 1:21 PM EDT • Science • news.galveston.tamu.edu
Massachusetts governor reacts to mental health crisis response in hill towns

As NEWS10 continues to follow mental health responses in the hill towns of Massachusetts, officials are working to establish a task force for alternative response. In July, $250,000 was allocated t…

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Legislation introduced aimed at increased mental health crises training for police

The legislation would mean training vetted by behavioral health experts to cover de-escalation and crisis response

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Politics could endanger Mississippi’s disaster response in jeopary- Mississippi Today

If FEMA disappears, as the Trump administration has proposed, what happens to your community, especially in Mississippi, after the next disaster, watchdog asks?

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Aug 18 • 2:00 PM EDT • Politics • mississippitoday.org
Byron Allen: Why comedians make the best business minds
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Florida’s emergency management director joins Jay Collins’ campaign for governor

Kevin Guthrie has overseen the state’s response to devastating hurricanes — and its detention of immigrants.

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Aug 17 • 9:37 PM EDT • Politics • miamiherald.com
Webinar to share roadmap for coordinated responses to behavioral health needs

The AHA’s Community Health Improvement network will host a webinar Aug. 26 at noon ET that will feature discussion from leaders at CredibleMind on what a practical roadmap for a coordinated response to behavioral health needs looks like.

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Aug 17 • 10:50 AM EDT • Health • aha.org
Three Public-Health Alerts, One Test for New York

Tularemia, cyclosporiasis and child vaccination present distinct challenges but require similar responses.

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Video Entertainment reporter Aunyea Lachelle on Hayden Panettiere’s sudden death

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with entertainment reporter Aunyea Lachelle about the public response to Hayden Panettiere’s sudden death and the challenges that child stars can face in Hollywood.

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Business split over whether SBTi’s new net-zero standard will boost action or dilute ambition

Five years since its initial launch, the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) flagship Net Zero Standard has undergone its first major update, prompting a mixed response from the climate community.

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Aug 17 • 6:30 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
AI Visibility Index: US Media and Entertainment Leaderboard, July 2026

In July 2026, we analyzed 3,210 ChatGPT responses across eight media and entertainment categories to compile the EMARKETER AI Visibility Index.

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Aug 17 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • emarketer.com
Fact-checking claims about Taylor Farms’ donations to Trump-aligned groups

Social media users looked into donations the company and its leadership made and drew assumptions about how those influenced the Trump administration’s outbreak response.

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Chinese brain-reading AI model may predict depression risk 4 years in advance

Scientists from Shenzhen University used data studying teenagers’ responses to facial expressions to identify possible warning signs.

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The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.

The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America’s main technological and military rival, charges ahead.

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Timeline: Santa Fe's Mobile Integrated Health Office and Alternative Response Unit

A look at the launch, development of and changes to the Santa Fe Fire Department's Mobile Integrated Health Office and Alternative Response Unit.

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Denver business owner frustrated at police response time after break-in
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Denver business owner frustrated at police response time after break-in

One Denver business owner is voicing frustration after officers took more than an hour to respond while thieves made off with thousands of dollars in merchandise during a recent burglary.

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Dragon Quest creator comments on why DQ9 was a Nintendo DS exclusive, team was "a little disheartened" by the fan reaction

Dragon Quest creator reflects on making Dragon Quest 9 Nintendo DS exclusive and the fan response at the time.

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Reagan’s PATCO Showdown ignited Colorado labor backlash

Forty-five years ago this week: “It’s the old Nixon reaction as far as I’m concerned. He thinks he’s the Great God Almighty and can do no wrong … in the eyes of the public,” said Zelda Bransted, spokesman of the Colorado AFL-CIO. “I sincerely hope it backfires.” Bransted made the comment in response to President […]

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Sen. Warren demands answers from RFK Jr. over 'calamitous' response to cyclosporiasis outbreak

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeking more information about the administration's "calamitous" response to cyclosporiasis.

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A mom asked for a free business-class upgrade for her son — and the flight attendant had the perfect response

Reddit users cringed, but it took a true professional to nail the response.

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Erie County receives small number of responses to biometric law disclosure

The law prohibits businesses from collecting, using or selling people's data.

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DOH-Orange Issues Blue-Green Algae Health Alert for Lake Formosa (Pedestrian Bridge) - Florida Department of Health in Orange County

The alert is in response to water samples taken on August 11.

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Aug 14 • 4:18 PM EDT • Health • orange.floridahealth.gov
Measuring Whether Behavioral Health Crisis Systems Reach People in Need

Since passage of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, the United States has made significant investments in behavioral health crisis response systems,

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Jeremy Strong reveals this about Mark Zuckerberg movie 'Social Reckoning'

Jeremy Strong has revealed he reached out to Mark Zuckerberg, and received a response back, before playing the Facebook entrepreneur in the upcoming movie "The Social Reckoning."

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IRC launches health, child protection response as Colombia earthquake death toll rises

As search and rescue efforts continue following the deadly earthquake in western Colombia, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has launched a response to assist the most vulnerable communities, including children.

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Aug 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • rescue.org
U.S., U.K. health care systems share a fatal flaw

“The default to biomedical responses means that clinics and hospitals are increasingly absorbing the costs of social problems,” writes Kyle Vanelli.

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A mom asked for a free business-class upgrade for her son — and the Delta flight attendant had the perfect response

Reddit users cringed, but it took a true professional to nail the response.

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Multiple employees hospitalized after incident at Hudson industrial businesses

Several employees at an industrial business in Hudson were brought to area hospitals with various symptoms Thursday morning, prompting a hazardous materials response.

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REcarbonize Canada says Friends of Science Society in Response to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Report

In response to Canada's Sustainable Finance Taxonomy report, Friends of Science Society have issued a comprehensive response that can be summarized as "REcarbonize Canada."

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Aug 13 • 12:30 PM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
Jennifer Aniston’s Surprising Response to Brad Pitt Breaking His Sobriety Finally Revealed: ‘What Happened to Jen Was Painful’

Are they on good terms?

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