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A High-Tech Strategy for Keeping Drug Users Safe: Analyzing Their Fentanyl
Machines that examine samples of drugs can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, but experts say they are an increasingly vital tool in stemming overdoses.
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Why Many Older Women Are Getting Pap Tests They Don’t Need
About a decade ago, Andrea Clay went online to read about newly revised guidelines on cervical cancer screening. None of her health care providers had mentioned that women over age 65 who were at average risk for cervical cancer could stop getting ...
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North Korea Says It Has Tested a New ICBM Engine
The statement, issued Friday, followed an order from the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, to develop a new ICBM that is harder to intercept.
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China’s Looming ‘Tsunami’ of Covid Cases Will Test Its Hospitals
To conserve resources for the severely ill, the government is urging residents not to seek help unless necessary. But the pivot has left many confused and anxious.
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‘Zero Covid,’ Once Ubiquitous, Vanishes in China’s Messy Pivot
As China casts aside many Covid rules, it is also playing down the threat of the virus. The move could help ease the burden on hospitals but comes with its own risks.
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What China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy Has Looked Like
For a long time during the coronavirus pandemic, China’s aggressive approach to stamping out cases worked. It has kept deaths from Covid-19 much lower than the rest of the world, most notably in comparison with the United States. But in recent months ...
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Destined for the Dump, Construction Waste Gets New Life in the Garden
A new program to reuse architectural mock-ups in community gardens is gaining interest as a way to keep them out of the landfill.
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Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
Barely a week after no longer requiring residents to show a negative Covid test to use mass transit, the authorities in the northern Chinese city ...
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North Korea Appears to Have Launched Another ICBM, South Says
SEOUL — North Korea launched what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, in what would be its second ...