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C.D.C. Sets New Standards for Hospitals to Combat Sepsis

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On a Wednesday afternoon in 2012, 12-year-old Rory Staunton got a scrape during a middle-school basketball game. His gym teacher applied two Band-Aids...
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Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Care to Black and Hispanic Covid Patients, Study Finds

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Why It Matters: The readings influence patient care.Pulse oximeter readings are used routinely and help inform doctors in shaping medical care for any...
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A First Look From NASA’s New Air Pollution Satellite

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When scientists switched on the instrument aboard a new satellite this summer, they got a preview of what will soon be the nation’s...
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Nonprofit Health System Ends Practice of Denying Care to Patients in Debt

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Allina Health, a large nonprofit health system based in Minnesota, announced Wednesday that it would end its policy of denying medical care to...
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In a Worrisome Sign, Some Emperor Penguins Had a Terrible 2022

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Four out of five emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica’s Bellingshausen Sea region very likely lost their chicks late last year because of disappearing...
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India’s Frugal Path to Global Clout: Breakthroughs in Space and Beyond

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Even during the difficult decades when India was struggling to muster resources and find a path out of poverty, its scientists were aiming...
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How a Harvard Professor Became the World’s Leading Alien Hunter

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If Loeb’s mother had been around at that point, he said, she would have tried to dissuade him from his late-career turn toward...
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Jacobite Hero Bonnie Prince Charlie Gets a Fresh Face, Acne and All

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He is one of the most romanticized figures in Scottish history: a charismatic young prince, born and raised in exile, who stirred a...
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The Quest for a Crocodile Dictionary

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A male saltwater crocodile approached a female saltie — as they’re known in Australia — in the same enclosure at Australia Zoo. He...
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Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds

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The Context: Transition care has become a political issue.Gender-affirming care has become a key political issue for conservatives in the run-up to the...
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