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Is Legislation to Safeguard Americans Against Superbugs a Boondoggle or Breakthrough?

The PASTEUR Act, as amended, would provide $6 billion in federal funding over several years to give drugmakers incentive to develop and manufacture lifesaving medications

By Staff

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What causes Alzheimer’s? Study puts leading theory to ‘ultimate test’

An idea that has propelled Alzheimer’s research for more than 30 years is approaching its day of reckoning.

By NPR

How can one protect themselves from Monkeypox and prevent transmission?

Now there’s a new virus on the scene, Monkeypox, that has caused the United States to have the largest outbreak in the world.

By Aniya Faulcon

Penn Vet opens institute to study diseases spread from animals to humans

75 percent of all newly emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic – meaning passed from animals to humans

By Scott LaMar/WITF



How warming winters are affecting everything

January 2020 was the Earth’s hottest recorded January on average, compared with 141 years of temperature records. The four warmest Januaries have all occurred since 2016.

By NPR

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