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Up to 53 million American women of childbearing age have at least one risk factor that increases the odds of severe birth defects. A CDC study including survey responses from more than 5,300 women as young as 12 and up to 49 reported that over 66 percent had at least one risk factor: obesity, diabetes, a history of smoking, food …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. Greenland, a huge semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic, is coveted by Trump. Denmark, a …

Social Security official says DOGE compromised Americans’ data  The Washington Post Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers  NPR DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says  The New York Times SSA whistleblower warns of major security risk following DOGE data access  Federal News Network Whistleblower complaint alleges DOGE uploaded all Social Security numbers to an unsecured server  ABC News …

It happened during a Cabinet meeting when Trump got angry at Democratic governors like Maryland’s Wes Moore and JB Pritzker of Illinois, who aren’t happy he’s threatening to send the military into their states’ cities. That caused the notoriously thin-skinned leader of the free world to gripe to reporters about Moore before going down the authoritarian path. Trump claimed that …

By EMILY JOSHU STERNE, US SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER Published: 00:30, 26 August 2025 | Updated: 00:44, 26 August 2025 It’s a drink most people enjoy every day. But consuming it while taking common antibiotics may raise the risk of being sickened by deadly bacteria. Researchers from three countries evaluated nearly 100 chemical substances and how they interacted with E. coli, a …

Donald Trump has been ruling like an authoritarian since retaking office in January, repeatedly thumbing his nose at Congress, the Constitution, and any other check on presidential power. On Monday, Trump appeared to tease the notion of the United States becoming a full-fledged dictatorship while signing executive orders in the Oval Office. Trump was answering questions about his administration’s military …

Computed tomography, better known as a CT scan, has become one of those medical tests that doctors rely on all the time—and for good reason. It’s fast, detailed, and helps catch problems that other scans might miss. Over the years, technology has made CT scans even sharper and more useful, which explains why hospitals and clinics are using them more …

Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA helped the first Americans survive, study finds  Archaeology News Online Magazine The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.  yahoo.com DNA from extinct hominin may have helped ancient peoples survive in the Americas  Phys.org Denisovan Mucus Gene May Have Helped Humans Survive in The Americas  ScienceAlert Extinct human relatives left a genetic gift that helped …

Mail-in voting backed by most Americans despite Trump push to end it  Axios Opinion | Why Trump has a point on mail-in voting  The Washington Post Does Trump have the power to end mail-in voting? Legal scholar weighs in  PBS DeSantis says Trump’s plan to ban voting by mail won’t apply to Florida  Tallahassee Democrat Trump wants to end vote-by-mail. Oregon won’t give it …

Living in the US poses a major threat to a person’s health, and for people between the ages of 25 and 44, the threat is worse, research has found.  About three million deaths are recorded in the US annually, but the nation’s mortality rate is far higher than that of its peers. Researchers calculate a gap between the US and …