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Agencies will have to show a “direct causal link” to “manifest bodily harm,” not just an increased risk of disease.

In the 20th-century statistics wars, Bayesians were underdogs. Now their methods may help speed treatments to market.

The administration had cut crucial funding for mRNA-based therapies. The rest of the world might step in and benefit.

No wonder the European Marine Energy Center, one of the world’s leading agencies for developing and testing wave and tidal power technologies, chose to set up shop here; the nonprofit agency hosts ...

It’s possible that traditional discipline could have prevented the shooting. Henderson had a history of violence and threats against family, students, and teachers. The teenager had recently been ...

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In the spring of 2024, Flynn McGuire started to notice glowing references online to an unapproved drug that proponents claimed could help the body heal more quickly. McGuire is a chief medical ...