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Catholic Mass attendance returns to pre-COVID rates, new study shows
Catholic church pews are filling up again, with Sunday Mass attendance bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study.
New York temporarily shutters bird markets after seven cases of avian flu are detected in NYC
New York on Friday ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven cases of avian flu were detected at bird markets in the city.
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A Massachusetts federal judge put a pause Monday on the Trump administration's push to change how the National Institutes of Health funds research.
Nearly two dozen states sue the Trump administration to halt cuts in medical research funding
Attorneys general from 22 states filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and public health research at universities nationwide.
Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. U.N. says take time to do it right
Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations' climate chief calls "among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century" - their plans on how they will cut emissions of heat-trapping gases.
HIV infections could jump over 6 times if U.S. support is dropped and not replaced: UNAIDS chief
The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge.
Efforts to put carbon dioxide underground face less support in Trump’s second term
Putting carbon dioxide from power plants and industrial facilities underground where it won't contribute to global warming could see less federal support and enthusiasm under President Donald Trump. But experts and industry advocates doubt demand for the technology will go away as long as utilities face state-level climate change goals.
A fitness club in a Zimbabwe cemetery aims to outpace death one step at a time
At dawn, 65-year-old Nelly Mutandwa swapped her pajamas for leggings, a T-shirt and sneakers. She grabbed a bottle of water before heading to an unconventional workout spot: a cemetery in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
The U.S. stopped allowing passport gender marker changes. Here are some of the people affected
The day after President Donald Trump returned to office, Lisa Suhay took her 21-year-old daughter, Mellow, to a passport office in Norfolk, Virginia, where they live.
DOJ flips position, now supports Tennessee’s law restricting transgender treatments on children
The Justice Department, now under President Trump's control, on Friday said it switched legal positions and backs Tennessee's law limiting the ability of doctors to prescribe puberty blockers or hormone treatment to assist the gender transition of a child.
‘Voice of the CDC’ resumes publication, but experts worry about what they’re not hearing
A federal scientific publication on Thursday returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health effects of wildfires in Hawaii and California.
Devoted nap-takers explain the benefits of sleeping on the job
They snooze in parking garages, on side streets before the afternoon school run, in nap pods rented by the hour or stretched out in bed while working from home.
Diabetes and obesity drugs fuel Eli Lilly profit in the final quarter of 2024
Eli Lilly's profit doubled in the fourth quarter, propelled by its hot-selling diabetes and obesity treatments, and the drugmaker came out with a mostly better-than-expected 2025 forecast.
Second type of bird flu detected in U.S. dairy cows
Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday.
Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, saying son died after $500 price rise for asthma meds
A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 spike in his asthma medication.
VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump’s deferred resignation plan could make things worse
For the federal government's largest group of employees - nurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs - the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer and its looming Thursday deadline come amid longstanding staffing shortages, deemed severe at more than half of all facilities.
Patients using diabetes apps can miss critical alerts. Here’s how to make sure you’re getting them
Patients who use smartphone apps to manage their diabetes could face serious health problems if they miss notifications needed to control their blood sugar, U.S. health officials warned.
Family: Conrad Dobler, once dubbed the NFL’s dirtiest player, had CTE
Conrad Dobler embraced the violent nature of the NFL so completely that in the 1970s he was dubbed "Pro Football's Dirtiest Player."
