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Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England and Wales for the first time, bringing the policy in line with Scotland. The long-acting shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against the virus. Experts …

When a General from the U.S. Department of War needs to check on an urgent matter with Secretary Pete Hegseth, there is probably a protocol that must be followed to make sure that communications are secure and that a reporter isn’t accidentally part of a chat group or a group phone call. For conversations that don’t need to be as …

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday quietly approved a generic form of mifepristone, one of the two medications used in most U.S. abortions. That makes the drug, from the company Evita Solutions, the second generic version to hit the market. The first, from pharmaceutical company GenBioPro, was approved in 2019. Mifepristone is typically used in combination with another pill, …

This week, the Trump administration announced that the FDA had approved leucovorin, a generic drug, as a treatment for autism. The announcement shocked health experts because the FDA’s usual approval process, which is lengthy and rigorous, has been bypassed. Leucovorin, also known as folinic acid, is a derivative of vitamin B. It is typically used to counteract the harmful effects …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he says will allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States in a way that meets national security concerns laid out by the law. President Joe Biden signed legislation last year calling for China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok’s assets to an American company by early this year …

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals in extra …

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee approved the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) system for the 2026 season on Tuesday. The committee is made up of 11 — six owners, four players and an umpire. Because MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has been strongly in favor of implementing ABS and there are six owners (a majority) on the committee, the belief was that the …

Katy AustinTransport correspondent and Jamie WhiteheadBBC News PA Media Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has approved plans for a second runway at London Gatwick Airport, as the government looks for economic growth opportunities. The £2.2bn privately-financed project involves in effect moving the current Northern Runway 12 metres to bring it into regular use, as well as other developments, including extending the …

Waymo has been granted a permit to start testing its autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport, ahead of the launch of a commercial service. The San Francisco mayor’s office announced Tuesday that the airport, known as SFO, and Waymo have signed a “Testing and Operations Pilot Permit” after years of back-and-forth negotiations. The deal with SFO comes just two …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species that is listed as endangered in parts of Australia. The single-dose vaccine was developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland state after more than a decade of research led …