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Briefing: ‘They made fun of us’: Meet the residents who won’t let Bonaire sink without a fight

Strategic angle: Faced with the devastating wrath of climate change, these islanders have put up a victorious fight – and they’re not done yet.

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Briefing: The Mères Lyonnaises: The women who first cooked and baked Lyon's gastronomic legend

Strategic angle: The Mères Lyonnaises were a group of women who helped create Lyon’s food identity since the 1800s and undoubtedly left a lasting mark on France's celebrated gastronomy.

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Briefing: Who was England's attacking spark? How England's players rated

Strategic angle: Who impressed for England in Friday's friendly against Uruguay? Alex Howell rates the players.

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Spanish woman, 25, dies by legal euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight

The case of a young woman pursuing her right to die has sparked significant national debate in Spain.

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Briefing: One or Two Health Systems Controlled the Entire Market for Inpatient Hospital Care in Nearly Half of Metropolitan Areas in 2024

Strategic angle: This analysis examines the competitiveness of markets for hospital care and finds that nearly half of metropolitan areas across the country had only one or two hospitals or health systems providing general inpatient hospital care in 2024.

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Briefing: Opinion: Spreading out elective admissions could save lives, strengthen hospitals, and reduce health spending

Strategic angle: This intervention improves patient safety, clinician well-being, and hospital finances simultaneously — a rare alignment of incentives in health care.

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Briefing: HHS Gathers Health Care Leaders to Modernize System

Strategic angle: Panel aims to lower costs and enhance care quality with expert advice.

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Briefing: LGBT People Experience Widespread Concerns and Challenges When it Comes to Health Care Affordability

Strategic angle: This analysis highlights the health care affordability challenges facing LGBT adults, a growing population that faces health related disparities.

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Briefing: Health influencers talk social media and mental health

Strategic angle: In this week's STATus Report, influential health communicators discuss the mental health impacts of social media.

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Briefing: STAT+: A surprise opening for health care reforms

Strategic angle: GOP moves to resolve the fight over ICE's funding could prompt more changes to health care

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Briefing: France bids farewell to ex-PM Jospin who 'modernised' nation

Strategic angle: A national tribute led by President Macron honors Lionel Jospin for his significant contributions to welfare reforms.

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Briefing: White House misses deadline to nominate new CDC director

Strategic angle: In today's Morning Rounds newsletter: White House misses the deadline to nominate a new CDC director, California furthers its crackdown on ultra-processed foods, and more.

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Briefing: Data show people racing to chatbots for health advice

Strategic angle: More people use chatbots for health advice, a health AI startup raises $125 million, and all about deepfaked medical images.

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Briefing: Spring clock change forward: more light and less sleep, how does it affect your health?

Strategic angle: As Europe’s clocks move forward this Sunday, health experts warn that even a one-hour shift disrupts the body's circadian rhythms.

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Briefing: Cuba's escalating health crisis is 'deeply concerning,' says WHO chief

Strategic angle: WHO Director-General highlights severe health impacts due to energy shortages in Cuba.

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Briefing: CDC Leadership in Limbo as Trump Administration Misses Nomination Deadline

Strategic angle: The search for a new CDC director continues past the statutory deadline, raising concerns about public health leadership.

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Briefing: Bhattacharya addresses CDC director role, works to bolster staff morale in first all-hands meeting

Strategic angle: Bhattacharya faced tough staff questions on job cuts and fallout from the shooting attack on the agency.

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Briefing: A leadership vacuum adds to strains on the CDC

Strategic angle: Low morale, staff turnover and budget issues have sapped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The administration is expected to soon name a new director, who will have their hands full.

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Briefing: France overexposed to heavy metal cadmium due to food

Strategic angle: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety warns the government about high cadmium levels in food.

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Briefing: Deaths and Health Care Issues in ICE Detention Centers Under the Second Trump Administration

Strategic angle: An overview of deaths in ICE custody and health care issues during the Trump administration.