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• Post #4149687

  Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England "The investment firm TPG has bought Optum UK, the healthcare technology business behind the electronic patient record system used by most GP practices in England, in a deal worth about $400m (£300m). Doctors, campaigners, MPs and human rights groups say the transfer of a company handling millions of NHS patie...

• Post #4055188

  The ‘Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage’ Are My New Personal Heroes Let me introduce you to a bunch of badass senior women who have now cleared at least 6,000 pounds of trash from Cape Cod’s ponds. https://www.jezebel.com/the-old-ladies-against-underwater-garbage-are-my-new-personal-heroes

• Post #3972454

  Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat Officials say smoke from US fires has crossed border days after US president accused Canada of improper fire management https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/canada-air-quality-warnings-us-wildfire-smoke-trump-tariffs

• Post #2484731

  Bringing the “functionally extinct” American chestnut back from the dead Wiped out in its native range by invasive pathogens, the trees may make a comeback. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/can-modern-genetics-help-us-restore-the-appalachian-forests-of-the-1800s/

• Post #1399753

  New research reveals that sleep deprivation sends aberrant signals through the vagus nerve, triggering a serotonin surge that can kill gut stem cells. https://www.livescience.com/health/sleep/sleep-deprivation-harms-the-gut-via-the-vagus-nerve-early-study-reveals

• Post #1041011

  Dozens of hidden star streams found in the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy Astronomers have discovered dozens of faint ribbons of stars in the outskirts of the Milky Way using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission. https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/dozens-of-hidden-star-streams-found-in-the-outskirts-of-our-milky-way-galaxy

• Post #1013266

  If your depression has more muchness of late, and you are struggling like I am, consider this: ‘Not unique to war’: millions of Americans suffer from moral injury. What’s causing it? Psychologist Michael Valdovinos explains this ‘unique kind of stress’, which is now acknowledged in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders "You can sustain moral injury in one catastrophic event, like hurting an enemy combatant in an armed conflict you don’t believe is just. It can als...

• Post #1012745

  Massive eye drop recall reflects ongoing issues with manufacturing and FDA inspection https://theconversation.com/massive-eye-drop-recall-reflects-ongoing-issues-with-manufacturing-and-fda-inspection-279971

• Post #938579

  I have seen my first bumblebee of the season.

• Post #923418

  Eye drops recalled over safety concerns, FDA says The eye drops, manufactured by K.C. Pharmaceuticals, are sold at major retailers, including CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid. According to the FDA notice, K.C. Pharmaceuticals, of Pomona, California, manufactures the products for a number of brands sold under names such as “Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops,” “Sterile Eye Drops” and “Artificial Tears Sterile Lubricant Eye Drops.” The recall of 3,111,072 bottles began in early March. https://www.nbcnews.com/...

• Post #923417

  Botulism risk triggers recall of peeled garlic products. The recalled products include: Christopher Ranch Peeled Garlic, 6-ounce, packed in plastic bags with UPC no. 74574-10852 Garland Fresh Peeled Garlic, 6-ounce, packed in plastic bags with a UPC no. 71894-00000 and 68826-75340 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2026/04/03/peeled-garlic-recalled-botulism-risk/89448925007/

• Post #893000

  Scientists Say This 600-Year-Old Grape Seed Is ‘Genetically Identical’ to Modern Varieties Used to Make Pinot Noir Researchers analyzed grape seeds dating to between 2300 B.C.E. and 1500 C.E., including one particularly intriguing sample found in the toilet of a medieval hospital in France https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-say-this-600-year-old-grape-seed-is-genetically-identical-to-modern-varieties-used-to-make-pinot-noir-180988437/

• Post #706031

  For Americans "tantalisingly close" works out to $3,000 - $5,000 a month for treatment with either one of the wonder drugs mentioned (dupilumab or omalizumab), neither of which is a cure. The end of food allergies is tantalisingly close. Here are the frontrunners for a cure https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/end-of-food-allergies

• Post #519065

  NY attorney general demands hospital resume gender-affirming treatment for trans youth "In a letter sent to NYU Langone, the attorney general’s office said the hospital’s decision to shutter its Transgender Youth Health Program violated the state’s anti-discrimination laws by “jeopardizing access to medically necessary healthcare for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers.” James’ office promised “further action” if the hospital does not immediately resume offering hormone therapies,...