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FDA offers new service to help cancer patients access unapproved treatments

Jun 5, 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is starting a program to facilitate requests for cancer patients to access drugs that have not been approved yet. The program is part of a wider effort to make its expa...

Congress to open bipartisan antitrust inquiry into “dominant” tech companies

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Jun 3, 2019

Innovation, Policy, Science

The US Congress will begin a bipartisan investigation into whether large tech companies are using their power to stifle competition, the House Judiciary Committee said Monday, according to Bloomberg. Hearings w...

Britain reaches two weeks without coal power, for the first time since 1880s

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Jun 2, 2019

Environment, Science, World

Great Britain has gone over two weeks without using coal power, for the first time since the 1880s, according to BBC News. During the same month, Britain also broke its previous record for the use of solar powe...

NASA awards contracts for moon landings, slated for as soon as next year

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May 31, 2019

Innovation, Science

NASA has awarded three companies contracts to transport cargo to the moon, as part of the space agency’s renewed focus on lunar missions, according to Science. The landings would come a half century after the U...

San Francisco is right to ban facial recognition technology

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May 31, 2019

Innovation, Opinion, Policy, Science

Facial recognition technology is now facing its first official backlash, with San Francisco’s municipal ordinance banning its use by city and county agencies. It’s the first such ban in the US and arose in one ...

New findings link ultra-processed foods to cardiac issues, early death

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May 30, 2019

Health, Science

Diets high in ultra-processed, industrial foods have been linked to shorter lifespans and a heightened risk of heart attacks and stroke, according to two new studies covered by CBS News on Thursday. Increasi...

Florida appoints nation’s first state-level science chief to deal with climate change and pollution

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May 29, 2019

Environment, Policy, Science

The US state of Florida has become the first in the nation to appoint a chief science officer on the state level, to help address a range of problems ranging from water quality to rising sea levels due to clima...

Working nights has no link to breast cancer risk, new study says

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May 28, 2019

Health, Science

Working night shifts does not lead to an increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study by British researchers. Since the 70s, scientists have suggested that increased exposure to elect...

Scientists are using HIV antibody methods to develop a universal snakebite cure

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May 27, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

An international consortium of experts is working to develop a universal cure for snakebites, which affect nearly three million people each year, according to The Guardian. Using technology similar to what w...

Theresa May resigns as UK prime minister, following Brexit impasse

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May 26, 2019

Policy, Science, World

UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans to resign on Friday, over her failure to negotiate a deal for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, according to CNN. She will step down as Conservative par...