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Why 2021’s heat waves are so brutal
A heat dome makes drought and fire worse in the West
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Hospitals are selling treasure troves of medical data — what could go wrong?
They don’t need patient consent to use de-identified data
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Everything you need to know about the Pentagon’s UFO report
For those who feel abducted by the recent UFO hype, this one’s for you
The airwaves of Navajo Nation
During the pandemic, two radio stations broadcast vital information about COVID-19 to remote stretches of the country’s largest Indigenous territory. But how do you reach listeners who don’t want to hear it?
The slow transitions of a lingering pandemic
COVID-19 is ebbing in some parts of the world
India’s healthcare workers are busting misinformation on WhatsApp
The backbone of India’s rural healthcare system is now tasked with beating back COVID-19 myths, one message at a time
Novavax says its COVID-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective
It’s a different type of vaccine than the ones already available
