Month: January 2025
Crowded airspace at Reagan National Airport has been a concern
The crash of an American Airlines aircraft and an Army helicopter near US’ Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has led to restrictions on airspace around the airport. The restrictions will remain in place until the National Transportation Safety Board completes its preliminary investigation into why the collision occurred, the FAA said.
Read MoreRFK Jr., Trump’s pick for HHS, grilled about vaccines during the second day of the hearing
US Senator Edward Kennedy, who was nominated to be the next secretary of health and human services, has said vaccines are a “thing” that he has “done before”. When asked about his views on vaccines by Senator Bill Cassidy, Kennedy said, “You and I can meet about it…there are other studies as well, and I’d love to show those to you.”
Read MoreRFK Jr. fact-checks: Antidepressants are harder to quit than heroin
US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the country’s Health and Humans Services Secretary Joe Kennedy has been criticised for his plan to build “healing farms” for people affected by addiction. Maia Szalavitz, author and activist who used heroin and other drugs before entering recovery, said, “I think [ Kennedy’s plan] would be an enormous step backward.”
Read MoreHegseth ordered an investigation into Milley’s conduct
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon’s inspector general to investigate “conduct” of former Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley. Milley and other former administration officials face “deadly threats” from Iran, because they carried out President Donald Trump’s “order to kill General Soleimani”, US Representative Ed Royce said. “It’s negligent for President Trump and Secretary Heggs to cancel General Milley’s security detail,” he added.
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Europe will see millions of people die from extreme heat
A new study has revealed that climate change is causing the death of millions of people in Europe without rapid action on climate change. It found that extreme heat will kill millions of people in European countries without rapid action on climate change. Extreme heat in Europe will kill millions of people in Europe without rapid action on climate change, it added.
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The mouse study shows that microplastics block blood flow in the brain
US researchers injected plastic spheres with nanotubes into the brains of mice and observed glowing cells within minutes. Immune cells carry plastic that is less than 5 mm in diameter through the bloodstream to the brain, where they form microplastics. The plastic-packed cells appeared in the brains of mice just hours after they were given water and piled up like a car crash.
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This is never seen before by Trump’s team
The US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it hasn’t been able to share scientific data with the public as a result of the Trump administration’s order to stop all federal agencies from publishing information online. Earlier, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had ordered the agencies to not share any information with the public.
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The science of menopause could change women’s health
Researchers have said a study by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002 changed how many women and health care providers perceive hormone therapy. The study had shown a drop in prescriptions for menopause-related hormone therapy globally. Globally, prescriptions formenopausal hormone therapy dropped sharply. Researchers said the timing of hormone-therapy initiation is an important issue.
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There has been a flurry of executive orders by Trump
US President Donald Trump signed an emergency order to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday. In 1948, a joint resolution was passed by both Houses of Congress, stating that US needed to give the WHO one year’s notice if they wanted to withdraw. The emergency order will allow US Agencies to identify energy projects where federal regulations and laws are holding up progress.
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Will RedNote be banned in the US?
Chinese app RedNote has become the number one app on Google Play Store in the US amid reports of TikTok users leaving for the app. The US government is considering a bill to ban the app under a law called the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act”. American users have been comparing it to the Chinese app Xiaohongshu.
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