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Sacklers Can Be Shielded From Opioid Liability, Appeals Court Rules

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Members of the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma, will receive full immunity from all civil legal claims — current and...
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Debt Deal Includes a Green Light for a Contentious Pipeline

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Environmental activists are enraged by the deal struck between President Biden and Republicans to raise the debt ceiling because it would also expedite...
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Testing New York Apartments: How Dirty Is That Gas Stove, Really?

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Every morning, as millions of Americans light up the gas stoves in their kitchens to heat some coffee or griddle their hash browns, they...
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A New Genetic Test Takes Aim at Young Hearts

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Despite the high hopes for the new tests, there are many questions.Some critics say that a focus on treating younger people is misplaced...
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The United Arab Emirates Is Heading for the Asteroid Belt

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Building off the success of its Hope spacecraft, which is still circling and studying Mars, the United Arab Emirates announced on Monday plans...
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Ian Hacking, Eminent Philosopher of Science and Much Else, Dies at 87

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Ian Hacking, a Canadian philosopher widely hailed as a giant of modern thought for game-changing contributions to the philosophies of science, probability and...
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You’ve Never Heard of Him, but He’s Remaking the Pollution Fight

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This spring the Biden administration proposed or implemented eight major environmental regulations, including the nation’s toughest climate rule, rolling out what experts say...
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Maternity’s Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home

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Sherri Willis-Prater’s baby boy was 2 months old, and she was about to return to her job at a school cafeteria in Chicago....
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Complications After Delivery: What Women Need to Know

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After a woman gives birth, the baby’s well-being usually becomes the focus of family attention, and the mother’s health often recedes as a...
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Ketamine Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Depression in New Study

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A new study suggests that, for some patients, the anesthetic ketamine is a promising alternative to electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, currently one of...
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