Since the first cases of Oropouche virus disease (OROV) were detected in Panama at the end of 2024 and the beginning of this year, a total of 613 confirmed cases have been reported across seven regions in Panama during 2025. According to Panama’s health ministry, OROV crossed the southern border from Colombia and is now found in Panamá Metro, Los …
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Overdose deaths continued to rise in some communities across the US even as they declined nationally in 2024, according to an exclusive data analysis by the Guardian, which found wide geographical disparities in fatalities linked to the public health crisis. The revelation comes just months after public health officials heralded a 27% drop in overdose deaths, a feat that the …
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Key takeaways: Since January 2025, the DMV region has shed federal jobs at a faster rate than the nation, while private sector job growth has plateaued. The DMV region’s unemployment rate has increased at a significantly higher pace than the nation’s, with the share of unemployed suburban workers growing the most. After a strong year of venture capital activity, venture …
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The IAU (International Astronomical Union), an international non-governmental research organization and global naming authority for celestial objects, has approved official names for features on Donaldjohanson, an asteroid NASA’s Lucy spacecraft visited on April 20. In a nod to the fossilized inspiration for the names of the asteroid and spacecraft, the IAU’s selections recognize significant sites and discoveries on Earth that …
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In summer 2025, a Hong Kong resident developed symptoms of the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya — the first time the area had seen a case in six years. What’s happening? The illness chikungunya is primarily transmitted via mosquito bites. Bloomberg reported that a 12-year-old developed a rash, fever, and significant joint pain after traveling to Foshan, China. In previous weeks, the …
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Twenty-two years after the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists have unveiled the most expansive catalog of human genetic variation ever compiled. Across two new papers published Wednesday (July 23) in the journal Nature, scientists sequenced the DNA of 1,084 people around the world. They leveraged recent technological advancements to analyze long stretches of genetic material from each person, …
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