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Graphic Truth: Measles spreads across the US
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Graphic Truth: Measles spreads across the US

​A girl is inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Miami, Florida, USA, on August 5, 2021.
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Florida seeks to lift vaccine mandate

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s plan to repeal childhood vaccine mandates in the state’s public schools has prompted further debate over shots, states’ rights, and medical freedoms.

The Ripple Effect: Investing in Life Sciences | Episode 1: Why life sciences are critical to national security | GZERO Blue Circle x Novartis
The Ripple Effect: Investing in Life Sciences

Why life sciences are critical to national security

What if the next virus isn’t natural, but deliberately engineered and used as a weapon? As geopolitical tensions rise and biological threats become more complex, health security and life sciences are emerging as critical pillars of national defense. In the premiere episode of “The Ripple Effect: Investing in Life Sciences”, leading experts explore the dual-use nature of biotechnology and the urgent need for international oversight, genetic attribution standards, and robust viral surveillance.

Graphic Truth: National Institutes for Health funding in peril
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: National Institutes for Health funding in peril

The Trump administration wants to slash the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the US’ main medical research institution, by 40% for the next fiscal year.

The logo for Isomorphic Labs is displayed on a tablet in this illustration.
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Meet Isomorphic Labs, the Google spinoff that aims to cure you

Isomorphic Labs, which broke off from Google's DeepMind in 2021, raised $600 million from investors in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital on Monday.

​Tulsi Gabbard hugs President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2025.
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Gabbard and RFK Jr. confirmed by US Senate

Despite opposition from Democrats and skepticism from some Republicans, the US Senate voted Monday to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence in a 52-48 vote. On Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary.

Graphic Truth: How much booze do Americans and Canadians drink?
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Graphic Truth: How much booze do Americans and Canadians drink?

Both countries have been cutting back. We take a look at the numbers.

Vice President Kamala Harris waves to members of the media as she boards Air Force Two at Sky Harbor in Phoenix on Oct. 11, 2024.
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Harris challenges Trump on his health: “Your turn”

Vice President Kamala Harris released her medical records this weekend, confirming she is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” necessary for the presidency.

​A doctor checks the progress of a patient with tuberculosis at the Beijing Chest Hospital March 31, 2009. Health officials gathered in Beijing on Wednesday warned against deadly drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, which are spreading fastest in developing countries that lack the infrastructure to tackle the disease.
GZERO AI

Please cough for the AI

What if an artificial intelligence stored on your phone could listen and hear how sick you are?

Patient has an eye test at Venice Family Clinic in Venice, California, June 25, 2009.
GZERO AI

Your new insurance advocate is AI

Health insurers are routinely using artificial intelligence and algorithms to evaluate insurance claims, but now the tables have turned.