Top news of the week: 14.02.2023.
Biden says ‘covid no longer controls our lives.’ Is he right?
Health experts were pleased to hear the president acknowledge the persistent risk of covid-19 in his State of the Union address, but they suggest we stay vigilant.
‘Life has sprinkled magic on me’: Venice entices remote workers to reverse exodus of youth
Italian city wants new blood to restore its dynamism and skills – and those who answered the call are inspired by its beauty
‘A growing threat to human health’: we are ill-equipped for the dangers of fungal infections
About 2 million people die a year as a result of a core group of fungi, and the WHO is concerned we are unprepared for the future
US general to aggressors: Allies are battle-ready in Asia
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American forces and their allies in Asia are ready for battle after years of joint combat exercises, a United States general said Wednesday, adding that Russia’s ...
CMAJ’s new guidance on the reporting of race and ethnicity in research articles
Health equity cannot be achieved without equitable evidence, but equitable evidence does not exist across racial and ethnic groups. For example, in more than 20 000 clinical trials ...
Army sees safety, not ‘wokeness,’ as top recruiting obstacle
WASHINGTON (AP) — While some Republicans blame the COVID-19 vaccine or “wokeness” for the Army's recruiting woes , the military service says the bigger hurdles are more traditional ones: ...
Fact-checking President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address
Here's a roundup of 13 statements in Biden's State of the Union that were wrong or needed context.
GOP opens ‘weaponization’ probe with sweeping claims of bias
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans launched the marquee investigation of their new majority Thursday with a brazen assertion that the federal government has been used against ...