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Smoke from Canadian wildfires has sent a blanket of smoke over the midwestern United States this weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued air quality alerts for Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as, Iowa, Illinois Michigan, and parts of Nebraska and Missouri.

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Minneapolis and Chicago remained on IQAir’s list of top 10 major cities with the worst air quality on Saturday morning and Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) extended an air quality alert for all of the state throughout the weekend.

Wildfires are becoming increasingly common in Canada and the United States. In 2023, more than 6,000 fires ravaged 37 million acres of land in Canada alone and the last two years have ranked among the worst wildfire seasons in the country’s history, according to the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Parts of states like Texas, Oregon and California experiencing wildfires twice as often as they did in the 1970s, ac..

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When Shane Devon Tamura walked into a midtown Manhattan office building with an assault rifle, he also carried a note in his back pocket that provides the only hint at why he opened fire on people in the building. Tamura killed four and badly wounded another before shooting himself in the chest.

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In the note, Tamura claimed to have CTE—chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain injury condition due to repetitive trauma to the brain—and that he wanted researchers to study his brain. Tamura played high school football in California, a sport that’s been linked to a higher risk of CTE. A source close to the investigation allegedly told CNN that Tamura had written a three-page note and complained about the way the National Football League managed players with CTE. “You can’t go ..

When Shane Devon Tamura walked into a midtown Manhattan office building with an assault rifle, he also carried a note in his back pocket that provides the only hint at why he opened fire on people in the building. Tamura killed four and badly wounded another before shooting himself in the chest.

In the note, Tamura claimed to have CTE—chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain injury condition due to repetitive trauma to the brain—and that he wanted researchers to study his brain. Tamura played high school football in California, a sport that’s been linked to a higher risk of CTE. A source close to the investigation allegedly told CNN that Tamura had written a three-page note and complained about the way the National Football League managed players with CTE. “You can’t go against the NFL [National Football League], they’ll squash you,” CNN reported that he wrote. (The NFL’s headquarters are located in the building, but Tamura reportedly went to a different floor.) He asked that his bra..

If your doctor’s office called to schedule you for a treatment, how would you pick your appointment? Most likely, the scheduler would look at the available time slots, and you’d hear a list of available times—some early in the day, some later. Since you’ll get the same care regardless of when you go, you’d pick the one that best fits your schedule. No big deal, right?

Early reports from a recent study suggest that when it comes to a common cancer treatment, appointment timing may in fact be a very big deal.

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At a June meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), researchers from China presented preliminary findings of a study—not yet published in a peer-reviewed journal—where 210 patients receiving treatment for advanced lung cancer were randomized to receive two important treatments either before or after 3 p.m. One of those treatments was standard chemotherapy. The other was an immunotherapy treatment designed to boost the ability of..

The “worst-case scenario of famine” is unfolding in Gaza, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) warned in a July 29 alert, adding that “access to food and other essential items and services has plummeted to unprecedented levels.” Widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths, the IPC, a United Nations-affiliated organization, added, calling for “immediate action” to be taken to end “catastrophic human suffering.”

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“This is an incredibly important health catastrophe right now in Gaza, both in the short term and in the long term,” says Dr. Deborah Frank, a professor of pediatrics at Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, assistant professor of community health science at the School of Public Health, director of the Grow Clinic for Children at Boston Medical Center, and founder of Children’s HealthWatch, which monitors the health of young children globally. “It is fixa..

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental-health crisis or contemplating suicide, call or text 988. In emergencies, call 911, or seek care from a local hospital or mental health provider. For international resources, click here.

“Can you tell me how to kill myself?” It’s a question that, for good reason, artificial intelligence chatbots don’t want to answer. But researchers suggest it’s also a prompt that reveals the limitations of AI’s existing guardrails, which can be easy to bypass.

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A new study from researchers at Northeastern University found that, when it comes to self-harm and suicide, large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Perplexity AI may still output potentially harmful content despite safety features. (TIME reached out to both companies for comment.)

The authors of the study, Annika Schoene and Cansu Canca of the Institute for Experiential AI, believe their paper is the first to explore “adversarial jailbr..

The Trump Administration announced a new initiative on Wednesday designed to allow Americans to share their medical records across a host of apps and programs managed by private tech companies—a move that proponentssays will facilitate easier access to those records across the country’s fragmented health care system, but that digital privacy experts fear will risk making patients’ data less secure.

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“For decades, America’s health care networks have been overdue for a high-tech upgrade and that’s what we are doing,” President Donald Trump said during an event announcing the initiative on Wednesday afternoon.

The Administration “secured commitments” from more than 60 tech and health care companies—including Amazon, Apple, Google, and OpenAI—“to begin laying the foundation for a next-generation digital health ecosystem that will improve patient outcomes, reduce provider burden, and drive value,” according to a press release from the U.S. Centers for Medi..

Everyone feels uncomfortable during heat waves, when temperatures rise and leave us hot and sweaty. But it’s important to know when that discomfort might be something more serious. Extreme temperatures can have serious health risks and worsen existing health conditions—especially for vulnerable groups.

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If you spot someone who might be struggling from a heat-related illness, knowing the symptoms to look out for can help you take action.

What groups are most vulnerable to heat-related illnesses?

Heat-related illnesses include heat stroke, heat exhaustion, rhabdomyolysis, heat syncope, heat cramps, and heat rash, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Staying out in the hot sun can take its toll on anybody, but some groups are more vulnerable to heat-related illnesses than others. “The groups that have been shown to be most vulnerable are groups that may struggle to access cool environments or needed nutrition and water,” says..

Brain experts already know that a number of habits can keep the brain in good shape. Exercise, a healthy diet, staying socially engaged, getting enough sleep, and maintaining heart health can all help slow cognitive decline.

But most of that understanding comes from observational studies, which correlate people’s behaviors with outcomes while trying to account for other factors that may interfere with the results. While useful, these do not yield the type of solid scientific evidence that doctors like to act on and strongly recommend to their patients.

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A new study published in JAMA and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, however, may finally provide the stronger evidence that doctors pass on to their patients.

The study included more than 2,100 older adults—ages 60 to 79—who did not have symptoms of cognitive decline or dementia but who were at higher risk for them. Their risk factors included being sedentary, eating a..

When you have social anxiety, walking into a room full of people can make you feel like every eyeball in the place is boring directly into your soul, and that nothing you say will possibly be smart or funny or coherent enough.

That can trigger an array of physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms. “For some people, it might mean a racing heart and dizziness and feeling flushed,” says Kirsten Hall-Baldwin, a licensed clinical professional counselor in Chicago. “Others might be in these thought spirals, or feel like their mind is going blank or freezing.”

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Hall-Baldwin coaches her anxious clients to create a coping plan: a proactive list of strategies and techniques that can help temper their unease. Here, experts share nine tips on how to carry a conversation when you have social anxiety.

Practice in low-stakes environments

Before showing up at a networking event or your 10-year high school reunion, try making conversation with baristas, waiters, n..