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Wednesday, Jun 8

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What jazz improv can teach us about creativity and breaking the rules

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Searching for the key to creativity, scientists are peering inside the brains of jazz musicians and other improvisational artists.

Thursday, Nov 29

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Ebola outbreak is now the 2nd deadliest ever

The current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- with 426 total cases, including 245 deaths -- is now the second largest and second deadliest in history, according to Thursday's report from the nation's Ministry of Health.

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This is how tear gas affects children

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Pictures and video of migrant men, women and children rushing through white clouds of tear gas fired by border agents during an incident at the southern US border have brought forth anger, debate and concern.

Measles surged globally in 2017, health agencies say

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Measles cases around the world surged 31% from 2016 to 2017, according to new reports by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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26-year-old face transplant patient reveals new face

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Cameron Underwood, of California, suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face in June 2016. Eighteen months later, after 25 hours of surgery, he received a face transplant at NYU.

British lawmaker reveals he is HIV-positive

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A British lawmaker revealed in Parliament on Thursday that he is HIV-positive.

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UK proves controlling the HIV epidemic is possible

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The UK has exceeded UN targets for HIV diagnosis and treatment, proving efforts to control the epidemic can work.

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When rape kits are treated like trash

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Hours after you are raped, you sit in a hospital room, under fluorescent lights, and consent to a forensic exam.

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Scientists who claim to have produced gene-edited babies suspended

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China has suspended the research activities of the scientists who claimed to have created the world's first gene-edited babies, state-run Xinhua news reported Thursday.

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Breathing conditions kill more in the UK than any other developed nation

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The UK has a higher death rate from respiratory illnesses than other developed Western nations, according to a new study.

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World's leading geneticists call for investigation into 'deeply disturbing' claims

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Organizers of a global genome conference have called for an independent investigation into a Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world's first genetically edited babies, describing his research as "deeply disturbing."

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Chinese gene-editing scientist defends research and raises possibility of third baby

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The Chinese scientist who sparked an international outcry after alleging to have helped create the world's first genetically edited babies, has raised the possibility of a third child being born, after announcing that a separate woman was…

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Europeans will be most affected by climate change, says global report

Climate change is here and affecting our health, with extreme heat in particular also having effects on productivity, food supply and disease transmission, a new global report finds.

Wednesday, Nov 28

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Rice professor's role in 'world's first gene edited babies' under investigation

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Rice University physics professor Michael Deem is being investigated for his possible role in the genetic editing of twin Chinese embryos that may have led to the world's first designer babies.

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HIV rates are at an all-time high in Eastern Europe

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The HIV epidemic in Europe is still growing at an alarming rate, particularly in Eastern Europe, according to a new report.

Tuesday, Nov 27

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Chinese scientist claims world's first gene-edited babies, amid denial from hospital and international outcry

A Chinese hospital has denied involvement in the alleged delivery of the world's first genetically-edited babies and experts worldwide have voiced outrage at such use of the technology.

Monday, Nov 26

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Doctor works to save youth from violence before they reach his ER

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CNN Hero Dr. Rob Gore started the Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI) 2009. Today, the nonprofit has anti-violence programs in a Brooklyn hospital, schools and the broader community, serving more than 250 young people.

Bionic woman skis, bikes and helps others thrive after paralysis

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After a skiing accident left her paralyzed at 24, Amanda Boxtel refused to stop doing the activities she enjoys. She later started Bridging Bionics, which provides high-tech physical therapy to people with mobility impairments.

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Climate change will shrink US economy and kill thousands, Trump administration report warns

A new US government report delivers a dire warning about climate change and its devastating impacts, saying the economy could lose hundreds of billions of dollars -- or, in the worst-case scenario, more than 10% of its GDP -- by the end of…

Friday, Nov 23

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Climate scientists want to dim the sun

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Scientists are proposing an ingenious but as yet unproven way to tackle climate change: spraying sun-dimming chemicals into the Earth's atmosphere.

Wednesday, Nov 21

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Why 536 AD was the worst year to be a human

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It's easy to look back on the past through rose-tinted glasses, as the saying goes, but new research suggests that the mid-sixth century was definitely a time to forget.

Thursday, Nov 1

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France launches investigation into babies born missing limbs

France has launched a nationwide investigation into abnormal rates of babies born with missing or malformed limbs in several regions after 11 new cases were identified.

Wednesday, Feb 21

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Wealthy man wins custody of 13 surrogate children

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A Thai court has given a wealthy Japanese businessman sole custody of 13 children he fathered through surrogates in Thailand.

Thursday, Feb 15

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Age is nothing but a number for 2018's Olympians

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Be they old or young, age is nothing but a number for the skiing, skating, sledding and snowboarding Winter Olympians of 2018.

Friday, Feb 2

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37 condoms provided for each Olympian

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Are organizers of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang expecting the most promiscuous Winter Games in modern history?

Monday, Dec 18

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Pollution putting million of infants at risk of brain damage, UNICEF says

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Almost 17 million infants worldwide are breathing toxic air, potentially affecting their brain development, according to a UNICEF report published Wednesday.

Thursday, Dec 14

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MSF: At least 6,700 Rohingya killed in first month

At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in attacks during the first month of a military crackdown in Myanmar in late August, Médecins Sans Frontières estimates.

Tuesday, Dec 5

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Saving the 'badly shot' North Korean soldier

South Korean surgeon Lee Cook-Jong was already having a busy day in Trauma Bay 1 when he got the call: A US Black Hawk helicopter was on its way with an injured soldier. But it wasn't just any soldier.

Monday, Dec 4

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Doctors mistakenly declared newborn dead

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An Indian hospital has fired two doctors for mistakenly declaring a newborn baby boy dead.