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Biden Says Jimmy Carter Asked Him To Give His Eulogy After He Dies

“I shouldn’t say that,” Biden quickly said afterwards.

America Lost An Hour Of Sleep Switching To Daylight Saving Time — Here’s How Sleep Loss Affects Your Health

Sleep deprivation has been linked to an increased risk for conditions like heart disease, depression, diabetes and weight gain, and is believed to dampen the body’s immune responses.

Daylight Saving: How America’s Annual ‘Spring Forward’ Is Bad For Your Health

Fatal car crashes, heart attacks and strokes all jump following the spring change and experts say we should use standard time permanently.

New ‘Fast-Acting’ Migraine Drug Approved By FDA

Pfizer’s nasal spray drug can provide migraine pain relief in as little as 15 minutes, clinical trials suggest.

Hot Tap Water Burns Thousands Of Americans Every Year—Even Killing Some. Researchers Say There Is A Cheap Fix

Nearly 60,000 people needed hospital treatment from tap water scalds from 2016 to 2018, researchers found, mostly young children and the elderly.

Breakthrough For Tuberculosis—One Of The World’s Biggest Killers—As New Vaccine Shows Promise In Early Trials

Tuberculosis is one of humanity’s biggest killers and the only licensed TB vaccine, BCG, was developed more than 100 years ago.

Everything You Need To Know About Mad Cow Disease After Brazil Confirms Infection

Mad cow disease has no treatment, is invariably fatal and eating meat from a cow that had the disease can trigger a similarly dangerous disease in humans.

Football Head Injuries Could Impair Thinking And Memory For Decades, Research On Retired NFL Players Finds

Retired NFL players who recalled symptoms of concussion during their careers performed worse on a battery of cognitive tests, a decline researchers said was similar to age-related drops in thinking and memory.

Biden Requests $1.6 Billion To Tackle Pandemic Aid Fraud

The White House, which claims the Trump administration could have detected fraudulent loans worth billions of dollars, says its anti-fraud push is separate from Republican investigations.

China Responds To Lab Leak Report—Says U.S. Is ‘Politicizing’ Search For Covid Origins

Beijing accused the U.S. of politicizing origin-tracing efforts in order to “smear” China following reports another intelligence agency believes the virus escaped from a Chinese laboratory.