KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House on Friday after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump, Ukrainians rallied around…
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Could this be the bold new future of depression treatment?
The Flow headset looks like a prop from a science-fiction movie. It’s sleek and curvy, with two large circular pads that use electrodes to send a small electrical current into your brain.
Why would you want that to happen? Well, the company that makes the headset – and charges £400 (approx…
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What experts say about childhood vaccines amid the Texas measles outbreak
Even as Texas grapples with a measles outbreak that has already left one child dead, the childhood vaccination schedule is coming under new scrutiny by the Trump administration. The recommended list of immunizations starting at birth protects kids against more than a dozen deadly…
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Squirty gels bring the taste of cake and coffee to virtual reality
Imagine seeing cake in a virtual world, then tasting it. Researchers have taken a step toward that reality with a device that delivers virtual tastes by squirting chemicals onto the tongue.
The system, called “e-Taste,” can detect chemicals in foodstuffs and wirelessly transmit…
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As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining, particularly for children and 65+ adults
In February 2025, flu rates spiked to the highest levels seen in at least 15 years, with flu outpacing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified this flu season as…
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Texas records first US measles death in 10 years – a medical epidemiologist explains how to protect yourself and your community from this deadly, preventable disease
On Feb. 26, 2025, Texas health officials announced the death of a child in a measles outbreak – the first measles death in the United States since 2015. The outbreak was first identified in early February in Gaines County, Texas, where just 82% of kindergartners are vaccinated against…
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Hard-right parties are now Europe’s most popular
ON FEBRUARY 23RD more than one in five German voters supported the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The party—which is under surveillance by domestic spooks for suspected extremism—doubled its vote share from the previous election…
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What Ukrainian opinion polls say about Volodymyr Zelenskyy – DW – 02/28/2025
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy was quick to correct US President Donald Trump’s recent false claim that he only had an approval rating of 4%.
Earlier this week, Zelenskyy’s government said that 65% of Ukrainians trusted their president.
The…
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Russian expatriate hopes for resolution 3 years after her country invaded Ukraine
February marked three years since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Sofiia Zemlianskaia, a Russian national of Ukrainian descent, has come a long way since she fled her native country after the invasion. Now living in San Francisco, she spoke with CBS…
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