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Data sources Life science publications We extracted life science research publications from the parsed PubMed XML database. Trained librarians associate articles indexed in PubMed with MeSH terms, which constitute a controlled vocabulary for the categorization of biomedical research topics. These terms formed the basis for linking publications to specific diseases in our analysis. Previous studies have also used alternative approaches …

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a ten-count indictment against two defendants for their alleged roles in a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy that victimized individuals in Michigan, Florida, Texas, and Missouri. The two defendants, David Taylor, 53, and Michelle Brannon, 56, were arrested today in North Carolina and Florida in a nationwide takedown …

By many measures, the coronavirus is a thing of the past. Masks have been stored away. Social distancing is just a vague memory. Interest in vaccines is waning. COVID, for many, feels like an inevitable annoyance, like the flu. Then, each summer, we get a rude reminder. The season of travel and fun continues to bring a spike in COVID-19 …

Apple today released the fifth public betas of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, and tvOS 26, allowing the public to test the updates ahead of their September launch. The fifth public betas come a week after the fourth public betas, and the updates correspond with the eighth developer betas that were released earlier today. Public beta testers that have …

For decades, the American public, the federal government, and the medical community have been nearly unanimous: Vaccines are important because they save lives. Today, after years of escalating attacks, that consensus has irrevocably shattered. The rupture has centered around, what else, the Covid vaccines. Yesterday, a British cardiologist allied with US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Daily …

More than 180 current and former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency published a letter Monday warning that debilitating cuts to the agency charged with handling federal disaster response risks a catastrophe like the one seen after Hurricane Katrina. “Our shared commitment to our country, our oaths of office, and our mission of helping people before, during, and after …

Numerous tech companies are vying to harness the power of AI for a new generation of web browsers. Probably the most prominent is Perplexity’s Comet, which it describes as a “personal assistant and thinking partner” while you surf the web. Unsurprisingly, that approach can have enormous cybersecurity implications. As privacy-focused browser company Brave noted in a blog post last week, it’s alarmingly easy …

Following iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 beta 8 earlier today, Apple has released the fifth iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public betas. iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public beta 5 For iPhone and iPad users on the public beta train, simply go to the Settings app > General section > Software Update to look for the over-the-air updates to iOS …

Trump meets with South Korean leader after public blast  The Washington Post Trump Live Updates: Latest News on Executive Orders, National Guard and More  The New York Times South Korea’s Lee proposes meeting between Trump and North Korea Kim later this year, Lee’s office says  Reuters Trump touts ‘great relationship’ with Kim Jong-un as he meets South Korea’s president  CNBC South Korea’s Lee Says …

Ismael Zambada Garcia also known as El Mayo, 75, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to being a principal leader of a continuing criminal enterprise — the Sinaloa Cartel (the Cartel), one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world — in addition to a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) charge. “This foreign terrorist committed …