Health
Maternal mortality rate in the US rose drastically in 2021
The US saw a 40 per cent rise in maternal death rates from 2020 to 2021, with the rate among Black people more than twice as high as white people
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Environment
US approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska
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Life
Brown widow spiders are killing off black widows in the southern US
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Major drugmaker cuts insulin costs in the US by 70 per cent
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Winter storms in California cause mudslides, with heavy snow forecast
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US agency says covid-19 may have leaked from lab – here’s what to know
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Society
Rise in US gun sales during the pandemic linked to extremist beliefs
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Technology
Suspected Chinese ‘spy balloon’ shot down by US fighter jet over sea
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US proposes to ease blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men
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US hospitals are facing critically low supplies of liquid ibuprofen
In response to a shortage of liquid ibuprofen, the US Food and Drug Administration is temporarily allowing manufacturers to produce and distribute non-FDA approved drugs for relieving fever and pain
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US childhood obesity guidelines may rush the use of drugs or surgery
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Environment
Ranchers are using GPS-collars to herd livestock with virtual fences
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US action on climate change will start to get serious in 2023
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First faecal transplant treatment approved for use in the US
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