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Medical Xpress / Medicaid health plans step up outreach efforts ahead of GOP changes

Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning after picking up free groceries. She had brought her husband, teenage son, and 79-year-old mother-in-law ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Health
Tech Xplore / AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle

In a parallel reality, Queen Elizabeth II gushes over cheese puffs, a gun-toting Saddam Hussein struts into a wrestling ring, and Pope John Paul II attempts skateboarding.

Dec 22, 2025 in Internet
Medical Xpress / Heart attack deaths spike during the holidays

The holidays can turn deadly as research shows that more people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year. While being aware of the signs of a heart attack and taking steps ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Health
Tech Xplore / Uber and Lyft plan to bring robotaxis to London in partnerships with China's Baidu

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft plan to bring robotaxi services to London next year in separate partnerships with Chinese tech giant Baidu, the companies said Monday.

Dec 22, 2025 in Hi Tech & Innovation
Tech Xplore / Sentinel-6B extends global ocean height record

On November 16, 2025, the Sentinel-6B satellite launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California.

Dec 22, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Providing AI training leads to more critical and ethical use by university students

No longer a technological novelty, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has become a common tool for everyday academic tasks among the university community. In view of this, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / How C-reactive protein outpaced 'bad' cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Dec 22, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Iron deficiency without anemia common with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

Iron deficiency without anemia is a common feature of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a study published in Nutrients.

Phys.org / Disaster after disaster: Do we have enough raw materials to 'build back better?'

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this tragic event, it is also a moment to reflect on what followed. How do communities ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Why there's always room for dessert—an anatomist explains

You push back from the table after Christmas lunch, full from an excellent feast. You really couldn't manage another bite—except, perhaps, a little bit of pudding. Somehow, no matter how much you've eaten, there always ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Should kids at least do a little bit of school work over the holidays?

As the summer holidays begin in Australia, parents may feel concerned their children will "forget how to spell their own names" during the long school break.

Dec 23, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / FDA panelists question antidepressants in pregnancy, but doctors call them a lifeline

Before giving birth to her second child, Heidi DiLorenzo was anxious. She worried about her blood pressure and the preeclampsia that prompted her to be hospitalized twice during the pregnancy. She worried that some terrible, ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry