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Human red blood cells upend decades of animal-model science
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have just published, in the journal Nature Genetics, findings that challenge decades of understanding about how human red
Medicare Finally Covers Obesity Drugs, But Almost No One Knows It
Since July 1, 2026, millions of older Americans enrolled in Medicare have had access, for the first time, to obesity drugs covered
Kostyantynivka, the City Putin Claims to Have Taken and Kyiv Refuses to Bury
On July 3, 2026, General Valery Gerasimov stood before Vladimir Putin to announce, with the confidence of a man reciting a script
Kyiv Under Ballistic Missiles on the Eve of the NATO Summit
On the night of July 5 to 6, 2026, Russia launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Kyiv, according to the
Ankara Turned Into a Fortress to Host the NATO Summit
The Turkish capital Ankara has, since late June 2026, been under exceptional security measures ahead of the NATO summit of heads of
NATO Multiplied Its Shell Production Sevenfold, But It Still Isn't Enough
NATO is undergoing an industrial transformation that none of its members would have deemed plausible before 2022. In four years, annual production
A year after Trump's budget law, rural hospitals are still closing
On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed with great fanfare his tax and budget law nicknamed the Big Beautiful Bill, promising massive
The Supreme Court, Trans Athletes, and a Closing Body of Law
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two separate but convergent rulings on the place of transgender
The Defense budget held hostage by Trump's voter-ID obsession
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives sent its members home two days earlier than planned for the July 4