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30 Life Lessons That People Wish They’d Learned Sooner

You can look at life as an unending chain of lessons. Some of them we learn incredibly quickly. Others might take dozens of mistakes for us to finally grasp their significance. Hindsight is 20/20 a...

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‘Spermmaxxing’: Social Media Influencers are Monetizing Male Fertility Anxiety

“Spermmaxxing” is the newest social media trend. Why are younger males so concerned with fertility? Image Credit: Irina Shatilova/Getty Images “Spermmaxxing” is one of the most recent soci...

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California Health Worker Union, Hospital Association Tout Dueling Ballot Initiatives

The issue of affordability has reignited a long-simmering battle between California’s medical industry and one of its largest health worker unions. SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, with...

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Engineering the Perfect Psychedelic

Nature is always performing chemistry experiments, and in the dark and sticky corners of its forests and jungles, it creates compounds that have hyper-specific effects on the human mind. In China’s...

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Construct validity of Claude Opus 4.8's System Card – A commentary

TL;DR: A read of the Claude Opus 4.8 system card with a focus on alignment assessment and construct validity of evaluation methods. Three main concerns: 1) chain-of-thought monitoring misses reason...

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Mental-R1: Aligning LLM Reasoning for Mental Health Assessment

arXiv:2606.13176v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and suicide remain urgent global challenges, where timely and accurate assessment is critical f...

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1 in 4 Covered California Enrollees Could Get State Aid Under Newsom Proposal

When Congress allowed covid-era subsidies for health insurance to expire, California used its own funds to offset the hike in Obamacare premium costs for residents with low incomes. But the ...

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Final Rules for Medicaid Work Requirements Are Out. Here’s What You Need To Know.

The Trump administration has issued final rules on how states should ensure that millions of Medicaid enrollees prove they’re working or completing other activities, such as job training, volunteer...

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FDA Approves ‘New’ Sunscreen Ingredient Used in Europe and Asia for Years

Bemotrizinol (PARSOL Shield), an advanced sunscreen filter that has long been used in Europe and Asia, has been approved for use in the U.S. by the FDA. Image Credit: Photo by LumiNola/Getty Images...

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A New Vaccine Was Designed by AI and Safey Tested on Humans

A new vaccine designed by AI is the first to be tested on humans and may protect against a wide range of coronaviruses related to SARS and COVID-19. miodrag ignjatovic/GettyImages Research...

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Kids on social media more than two hours a day at higher risk of mental illness

Sixteen Miles Out/UnsplashAs the United Kingdom and other countries make moves to follow Australia’s lead in restricting access to social media for under 16s, there is still much we don’t know abo...

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Trump Bought Tobacco Stocks and Raked In Industry Donations as FDA Eased Standards

President Donald Trump, who once declared he had “saved” flavored vapes, grew his stock holdings this year to as much as $1.64 million in tobacco giant Philip Morris. He also had holdings in...

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FDA’s Greenlight of Old Chemical Offers Chance To Restore Faith in Sunscreen

Officials, environmental health advocates, and skin care industry groups are expressing hope that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a sunscreen ingredient on June 9 — after considerati...

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Shaquille O’Neal Shares How Zepbound Helped with Sleep Apnea and Weight Loss

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 12: Shaquille O’Neal attends the 2026 Disney Upfront at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on May 12, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/FilmMagic) Shaqui...

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Dads today talk more freely with their teens about sex and relationships

Compared to the previous generation, fathers now are more likely to be involved in their teens' lives. The Good Brigade/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesFor many dads, talking with their teenager abo...

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Looming Medicaid Cuts Supercharge California’s Latest Labor-Industry Fight

The looming impact of federal Medicaid cuts has reignited a long-simmering, costly battle between California’s medical industry and one of its largest health worker unions. SEIU-United Heal...

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Anguished Parents. Doctors in Tears. Utah’s Long Measles Outbreak Takes a Toll.

SALT LAKE CITY — Ben Dowse hadn’t expected to treat measles when he became a doctor, but there he was, examining a newborn exposed to the virus in the womb. The infected mother had given birth just...

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Beer, Body Scent May Make You a Mosquito Magnet. Can DEET Help?

Some people are more prone to mosquito bites than others, and scientists may have figured out why. Jaromir/Getty Images Researchers have identified several reasons why mosquitoes are more ...

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Therapy app boosts college student mental health

A study of more than 6,200 university students found that a smartphone app combined with personal coaching via text messages can be an effective intervention against depression, anxiety, and eating...

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Meta to pay millions over student mental‑health crisis – Reuters

Snapchat, YouTube, and TikTok have also agreed to settle the bellwether case brought by a Kentucky school district, while denying liability Meta...

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