Image copyright Getty Images There is “every suggestion” HPV vaccination will lead to a fall in cervical cancers, say scientists who carried out a major review of evidence. Most cervical cancer cases are linked to the human papilloma virus and vaccination began over a decade ago. The Lancet review of 65 studies covering 60 million […]
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Image copyright Reuters US regulators have uncovered a possible new flaw in Boeing’s troubled 737 Max aircraft that is likely to push back test flights. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it identified the “potential risk” during simulator tests, but did not reveal specific details. Boeing’s top-selling aircraft was grounded in March after two crashes.
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A Texas jury ruled Wednesday that Chinese technology giant Huawei stole trade secrets from a Silicon Valley startup, but jurors declined to levy damages, saying Huawei didn’t benefit from the theft. The jury in U.S. District Court in Sherman, Texas, also rejected Huawei’s claims that Cnex Labs Inc. co-founder Yiren Huang stole its technology while
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A study released Thursday shows that a disease linked to repeated concussions in North American sport has been found in the brains of two former Australian rugby league players. Researchers and clinicians from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales Health and the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre say they made the discovery
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Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is an Army National Guard veteran who deployed twice to the Middle East. Her views on foreign policy and specifically her stance on war have emerged as central issues in her campaign. The context Ms. Gabbard has focused on ending what she calls “regime change wars,” the “new Cold War”
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The Latest on a protest by Wayfair employees over the company’s furniture sale to a contractor that runs detention centers for migrant children in Texas. (all times local): ———— 5:15 p.m. The Red Cross says it has accepted a $100,000 donation from online home furnishings retailer Wayfair. Wayfair offered the donation after its employees protested
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Image copyright Getty Images The amount of sugar in baby food should be restricted and parents should give their young children more vegetables to stop them developing a sweet tooth, a report from child health experts says. It warns that even baby food marked “no added sugar” often contains sugars from honey or fruit juice.
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Image copyright EPA Jeremy Hunt’s promises in his race to be the next Conservative Party leader would cost between £37-65bn, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Mr Hunt has proposed a corporation tax cut and an increase in the point at which workers pay National Insurance. He would also raise defence spending and cut
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A new software problem has been found in the troubled Boeing 737 Max that could push the plane’s nose down automatically, and fixing the flaw is almost certain to further delay the plane’s return to flying after two deadly crashes. Boeing said Wednesday that the FAA “identified an additional requirement” for software changes that the
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SAN FRANCISCO — When the University of Chicago Medical Center announced a partnership to share patient data with Google in 2017, the alliance was promoted as a way to unlock information trapped in electronic health records and improve predictive analysis in medicine. On Wednesday, the University of Chicago, the medical center and Google were sued
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