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Joseph Ocol, a Chicago public school math and algebra teacher, was left “traumatized” when one of his students was shot…
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Simulation suits teach medical students empathy
Medical student Ludwika Wodyk fumbles her way slowly down the stairs, her movements encumbered by heavy strapping around her limbs…
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Online symptom-checkers are often wrong
Online symptom checkers often misdiagnose patients’ problems, often encouraging people to seek care for minor issues that don’t need immediate…
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Shortfall in operations causes a third of deaths worldwide
Five billion people worldwide do not have access to safe surgery and anesthesia, more than double previous estimates, resulting in…
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Kauri trees hold secrets to climate change
At The Kauri Museum in Matakohe, New Zealand, biologist Dr. Jonathan Palmer explains a novel approach to assessing global climate…
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Japanese researcher stands by her disputed stem cell discovery
Fighting back tears, a Japanese researcher under fire for fabricating parts of scientific papers hailed as breakthroughs in stem cell…
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25 drug companies to phase out antibiotic use in meat
Twenty-five pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat, the…
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School to begin in Chicago with more guards lining routes children walk in crime-ridden areas
CHICAGO – More guards will be watching Chicago students to keep them safe on the first day of school. Thanks…
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