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Science · Health & Fitness
State officials say ending weight-loss drug coverage for MassHealth and public employees saves tens of millions of dollars, while civil-rights advocates and physicians warn the cuts fall hardest on lower-income patients.
Science · Research
A University of Minnesota synthetic cell announcement drew headlines about the dawn of artificial life, while the underlying preprint and independent critics described a fragile system that breaks down after a handful of generations.
Science · Energy
A leaked cabinet document shows Alberta officials studied creating two Crown corporations to build natural gas pipelines for AI data centres, even as Premier Danielle Smith told radio listeners the idea was off the table.
Science · Health & Fitness
The administration says every state plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico has signed onto a most-favored-nation pricing model for Medicaid drugs, but independent analysts say the underlying contracts remain confidential.
Science · Research
A new Bank for International Settlements study finds Bitcoin transfer volume estimates can vary sixfold depending on methodology, raising questions about the data underpinning years of central bank commentary on crypto and stablecoin risk.
Science · Health & Fitness
The FDA issued a direct final rule on 21 September 2026 that updates terminology on animal testing in drug applications, four years after Congress removed the mandate, and the agency says the change does not alter what companies must actually submit.
Science · Energy
The federal government has floated a 15 percent equity offer to 129 First Nations along the Trans Mountain route even as it admits it is still deciding whether and when to sell the pipeline outright.
Science · Research
Anthropic says its Claude model autonomously found a novel bacteriophage enzyme system resembling CRISPR, but independent coverage stresses the system's function remains unproven.
Science · Health & Fitness
A Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium trial for a fatal childhood brain cancer stalled amid federal funding disruptions, and reporting on the broader pattern shows thousands of trial participants affected nationwide.
Science · Energy
A regulator report shows two dozen black smoke events at the Kitimat plant through August, even as Ottawa and Victoria back a swift expansion decision expected in October.
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