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1. Medicine Doctors in Madrid hailed a new pill for patients with high blood pressure resistant to existing medication as a “gamechanger” and a “triumph of science”. Globally, 1.3 billion people have hypertension and in half of cases, their high blood pressure is uncontrolled or resistant to existing treatments. They face a much higher risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney …

Tesla offers Elon Musk pay package worth $1 trillion — with conditions  The Washington Post Elon Musk Could Become First Trillionaire Under New Tesla Pay Package  The New York Times Proposed Tesla pay package could make Musk a trillionaire  The Hill Tesla to award Musk an unparalleled $1 trillion – depending on performance  Reuters Elon Musk Needs $1 Trillion in ‘Motivation,’ Says Tesla Board. …

Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, researchers say. The original stethoscope, invented in 1816, allows doctors to listen to the internal sounds of a patient’s body. A British team conducted a study using a modern version and say they found it can spot heart failure, heart valve disease and abnormal heart …

Doctors have successfully developed an artificial intelligence-led stethoscope that can detect three heart conditions in 15 seconds. Invented in 1816, the traditional stethoscope – used to listen to sounds within the body – has been a vital part of every medic’s toolkit for more than two centuries. Now a team have designed a hi-tech upgrade with AI capabilities that can …

Vaccines Respiratory viruses New in medicine Children’s health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link This year’s updated Covid-19 vaccines have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for adults 65 and older and younger people with certain medical conditions that put them at a higher risk of a severe Covid-19 infection. Although federal officials have emphasized that …

The Social Security Administration official who alleged in a whistleblower complaint that the Department of Government Efficiency had put the personal data of millions of Americans on a vulnerable server said in an email Friday that he’s submitting his “involuntary resignation” because of actions the agency has taken against him. Charles Borges, who’d been the SSA’s chief data officer, said …

California’s weather conditions are intensifying after a week of extreme temperatures, prompting fire evacuations in Napa County and sparking a handful of blazes that began burning Saturday morning in the Angeles National Forest. The Pickett fire broke out Thursday near a remote area in Napa County as weather officials warned about elevated fire threats across the region. The fire quickly …

In brief Bitcoin surged to a record high above $124,000 as traders bet on a September U.S. rate cut, with odds exceeding 90%. Analysts cite strong order book dynamics, renewed buying pressure, and a favorable regulatory climate under the Trump administration as key drivers. Ethereum and XRP also advanced, though some warn markets may be overly confident about imminent Fed …

ICE Must Improve Conditions in N.Y.C. Migrant Holding Cells, Judge Rules  The New York Times Judge says ICE can’t hold detainees at NYC facility unless it improves conditions and gives them sleeping mats  CBS News Trump officials ordered to urgently improve conditions at New York Ice jail  The Guardian Federal judge instructs ICE to clean up 26 Federal Plaza immigration detention area conditions  ABC7 …

Dinosaur teeth are best known for their bite, yet new research says they also stored a chemical snapshot of prehistoric air. By probing that record, scientists have rebuilt carbon dioxide levels and plant productivity for the age of dinosaurs with a detail once thought impossible. The study comes from Dr. Dingsu Feng and colleagues at the University of Göttingen, the …