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Briefing: 'My six-year-old has nosebleeds': Chiang Mai air pollution sparks health fears

Strategic angle: It's peak fire season in the Thai city, which now ranks as one of the world's most polluted.

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Briefing: 'One Plant Health Concept' connects tradition and technology to address plant diseases in Africa

Strategic angle: An article published in CABI Agriculture and Bioscience advocates for a diverse approach combining indigenous knowledge and modern technologies to combat plant diseases in Africa.

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Briefing: HHS Renames U.S. Health IT Office

Strategic angle: The Trump administration reverts the name of the federal health IT office to the Office of the National Coordinator.

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Briefing: Why the Street Isn’t Bullish on Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (OHI) – Yet

Strategic angle: An analysis of the current market sentiment surrounding Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

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Briefing: STAT+: OpenEvidence inks deal with major health system

Strategic angle: OpenEvidence partners with a significant health system to enhance health record sharing.

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Briefing: A new survey examines mental health outcomes of gender euphoria

Strategic angle: Lead exposure and heart disease, promoting psychedelics on YouTube, and other health news from Morning Rounds

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Briefing: Opinion: How the next CDC director can win back America’s trust

Strategic angle: “The CDC stands at an inflection point,” write Charles J. Lockwood, Robert C. Gallo, and Sten H. Vermund.

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Briefing: Portable unit can quickly detect deadly whale and dolphin diseases

Strategic angle: Novel marine mammal health surveillance can now detect deadly diseases in whales and dolphins in oceans, beaches and remote locations.

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Briefing: Singer Celine Dion announces comeback after rare health condition

Strategic angle: Celine Dion has announced on her 58th birthday that she will return to performing with a series of shows in Paris starting September 2025.

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Briefing: Lithium Beyond Bipolar: A New Role in Brain Health

Strategic angle: Exploring the emerging benefits of lithium in brain health beyond its traditional use.

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Briefing: The omnipresent power of health care jobs

Strategic angle: The American workforce has grown in large part thanks to the health care industry, but one key sector is cutting back.

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Briefing: Raw dairy co. refutes connection to E. coli outbreak

Strategic angle: The next CDC director role, health care giants trimming jobs, and more news from Morning Rounds

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Briefing: 7 Big Challenges for the Next CDC Director

Strategic angle: Whoever takes over the CDC next will face immediate and enormous challenges. Here are a few.

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Briefing: Health care jobs growth is stagnating at the biggest for-profit firms

Strategic angle: Major health insurers are trimming jobs, and Medicaid cuts could soon force hospitals to lay off workers.

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Briefing: Opinion: Remembering public health pioneer Barry Bloom: a scientist, a mentor, a mensch

Strategic angle: Marc Lipsitch and Yonatan Grad pay tribute to their former colleague and mentor Barry R. Bloom.

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Briefing: War anxiety? What one expert recommends to protect your mental health

Strategic angle: Economic uncertainty over the Iran war generates growing social concern that affects the mental health of many people.

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Briefing: Monday briefing: ​Has the single-use vape ban made any difference to our health or our environment?

Strategic angle: Nearly a year after ​disposable vapes​ were outlawed, new figures suggest the policy has delivered only modest gains while creating new challenges.

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Briefing: Why agilon health (AGL) Is Doing a 1-for-25 Reverse Split to Stay NYSE-Compliant

Strategic angle: agilon health (AGL) announces a reverse stock split to maintain compliance with NYSE listing requirements.

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Briefing: Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars

Strategic angle: Pope Leo emphasizes the moral implications of warfare in a recent statement.

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Briefing: Christian Jambet, Islamic scholar: 'The true leaders of Iran are now soldiers who want to spread the Islamic Revolution beyond Iran's border'

Strategic angle: The philosopher and member of the Académie Française, an expert on Shiite spiritualities, shares his thoughts on the ongoing war and the 'degeneration' of the Iranian regime.