Iranian state television broadcast the news that Iran had attacked American forces stationed at the Al Udeid Air Base.
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Around a third of women of reproductive age could have low iron. But doctors don’t routinely screen for the condition, though it can lead to anemia. Symptoms include exhaustion, headaches and more.
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A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced U.S. citizens and dozens of others for their role in a failed coup attempt in May.
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Multiple attempts to throw out the challenge failed over the summer.
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The company is also permanently ceasing liverwurst production.
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Reports like this week’s on the bay’s declining osprey population have garnered attention because of the potential link to controversial industrial menhaden fishing.
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The study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality.
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The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending.
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A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?
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Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often referred to as "bunker busters" — capable of reaching it.
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So far, strikes on Iran's facilities have created limited chemical and radiological hazards. Experts say that's not likely to change even if the U.S. uses a big bomb.