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Person holding a statin pill close up for Oxford muscle risk study

For Most People Who Avoid Statins Over Muscle Fears, the Risk Is Smaller Than They Think

A new study from the University of Oxford finds that more than 98 percent of statin-eligible patients face very low risk of serious muscle disorders. The STRATIFY-StatinMD calculator, built from 5.6 million

July 3, 2026

Health·News

CITIC Tower Beijing after pilot Liu crashed a light aircraft into the building on June 28 2026

Beijing Pilot Who Crashed Into CITIC Tower Had Anxiety and Wrote About Ending His Life

Chinese authorities identified the man who crashed a light aircraft into Beijing's CITIC Tower on June 28 as a 66-year-old freelancer who had suffered from anxiety for years and written about ending

July 3, 2026

Government and Politics·News

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announcing the coalition reform package in Berlin 2026

Germany’s Merz Coalition Announces Biggest Economic Reform Package in Decades

Germany's coalition unveiled a €10bn income tax cut, pension overhaul, and sick leave reform Thursday, with Deutsche Bank calling it one of the biggest reform packages in decades. Chancellor Merz faces September

July 3, 2026

Business·Economy·News

A child showing measles rash during a measles outbreak in the United States 2026

U.S. Measles Cases Have Neared Last Year’s Record in Just Six Months, C.D.C. Data Show

The United States has recorded 2,134 measles cases in the first half of 2026, nearly matching last year's full-year record of 2,288, as kindergarten vaccination rates hit a five-year low and the

July 2, 2026

Health·News

Medical workers at an Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease treatment center in Ituri province Democratic Republic of Congo where the PARTNERS clinical trial has begun

WHO Launches First Clinical Trial for Bundibugyo Virus as Congo Deaths Pass 440

The World Health Organization has enrolled the first patients in the PARTNERS trial, testing remdesivir and a monoclonal antibody against a Bundibugyo virus outbreak that has killed more than 440 people in

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Health·News

A Culex mosquito, the primary vector of West Nile virus in the United States, where CDC has confirmed a 20-year early-season record of 48 cases in 23 states

West Nile Cases at This Stage of Summer Are the Highest in Two Decades, the C.D.C. Says

The CDC has confirmed 48 West Nile virus cases in 23 states by early July, the highest early-season count in 20 years, just as the July Fourth holiday sends millions of Americans

July 2, 2026

Health·News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus in Atlanta Georgia where investigators are tracking the 2026 cyclosporiasis produce outbreak

A Parasite Found in Fresh Herbs and Berries Is Sickening Hundreds Across 17 States

A cyclospora parasite linked to fresh herbs, raspberries, and Caesar salad kits has sickened more than 170 people in seven Michigan counties since June 22, triple the state's annual norm, while the

July 2, 2026

Health·News

Reeva Foods instant noodles Salmonella Stanley outbreak Europe 14 countries

Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Ukrainian Noodle Brand Sickens 106 Across 14 European Nations

European food safety authorities confirmed that Reeva Foods instant noodles, made by a Ukrainian manufacturer, are the most likely source of a Salmonella Stanley outbreak that has sickened 106 people and hospitalized

July 2, 2026

Health·News

Researchers at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences mapped blood cell formation in embryonic yolk sac before gastrulation

Chinese Scientists Find Human Blood Forms Before the Embryo Takes Shape

A Chinese research team publishing in Nature has found that blood cell formation begins in the yolk sac before gastrulation, earlier than science has documented. The team created the first spatial map

July 2, 2026

Health·News·Science

Nuns arrive at Econe seminary Switzerland for SSPX bishop consecration ceremony July 1 2026

Pope Leo XIV Excommunicates Six SSPX Bishops as Vatican Declares Formal Schism

Pope Leo XIV confirmed Thursday that the Vatican has excommunicated six bishops of the Society of Saint Pius X and declared the traditionalist organization in formal schism, the second complete rupture in

July 2, 2026

News·Religion

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For Most People Who Avoid Statins Over Muscle Fears, the Risk Is Smaller Than They Think

Beijing Pilot Who Crashed Into CITIC Tower Had Anxiety and Wrote About Ending His Life

U.S. Measles Cases Have Neared Last Year’s Record in Just Six Months, C.D.C. Data Show

WHO Launches First Clinical Trial for Bundibugyo Virus as Congo Deaths Pass 440

West Nile Cases at This Stage of Summer Are the Highest in Two Decades, the C.D.C. Says

A Parasite Found in Fresh Herbs and Berries Is Sickening Hundreds Across 17 States

Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Ukrainian Noodle Brand Sickens 106 Across 14 European Nations

Chinese Scientists Find Human Blood Forms Before the Embryo Takes Shape

Pope Leo XIV Excommunicates Six SSPX Bishops as Vatican Declares Formal Schism

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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