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A.I. Data Center Pollution Poses Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials Warn
Source — Sep 10, 2026
Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.
My mother-in-law buys overly girly clothes for my daughter. I try to be gracious but it kills me – do I tell her to stop?
Source — Sep 10, 2026
There’s a risk in trying to get our girls away from frilly skirts that we swing all the way to a different kind of enforcement, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith Read more Leading questions I am the mother of…
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.
Source — Sep 09, 2026
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
Scientists Who Study Sleep and Narcolepsy Win Prestigious Lasker Award
Source — Sep 09, 2026
Two researchers who study the debilitating sleep disorder have won a prestigious Lasker Award. Their research in animals laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresses the conditions’s root cause.
A New Drug Lifts the Fog of Sleepiness for Those With Narcolepsy
Source — Sep 09, 2026
The first-of-its-kind drug offers a reprieve for people who live with the debilitating sleep disorder.
Pub nomenclature doesn’t stand up | Brief letters
Source — Sep 09, 2026
Double talk | Tilting the scale | Far-right protests | Names in lights I was interested to read your article regarding “vertical drinking” (Curbs on vertical drinking in Soho pubs to go ahead as Khan criticises council’…
Scientists find a bone-building switch that could fight osteoporosis
Source — Sep 09, 2026
An experimental compound called AP503 significantly strengthened bones in mice by activating GPR133, a receptor that boosts bone formation while slowing bone loss. Because the same treatment has also been linked to stro…
Ozempic and Wegovy linked to nearly 40% fewer asthma attacks
Source — Sep 09, 2026
Semaglutide, the drug found in Ozempic and Wegovy, was linked to nearly 40% fewer asthma attacks in a large real-world study. It was also associated with about 20% fewer COPD flare-ups. Researchers say GLP-1 drugs may o…