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Female Genital Mutilation still happens — quietly, at home, and across borders in Canada

A service provider explains that women may choose midwives from within their community to keep their status private. Another line cuts to the core: “There’s a lack of understanding… especially psychologically.”

Let the lüften in — and be healthier for it

Physically, lüften is a tried and true remedy for improving respiratory function, energy levels, and mood. We refresh our spaces with plants with much of the same motivation; lüften makes greenification a more immersive experience.

Why this French ski village is being stalked by a nerve disease

Researchers found that this French ski village was known for eating this one thing

Which Occupational Therapy Activities Are Best for Toddlers’ Development?

There are plenty of art skills from Montessori schooling that are helpful in occupational therapy settings

Dark chocolate benefits means slowing aging: make Italian hot chocolate with this recipe

Eating dark chocolate can keep you looking young. Make your own healthy hot chocolate mix

Peace hospital opens between Jordan and Israel

The proposed medical centre, described by Emek HaMaayanot Regional Council head Itamar Matiash as “a centre for cancer treatment, so that people from Jordan or further away could come and receive treatment,” would become the flagship of a wider cluster of medical, academic and innovation-based services planned for the Israeli half of the zone.

Neuralink implant shows man feeding himself

According to Elon Musk, the "next step" and long-term goal for human–AI symbiosis is to achieve a species-level  merger of human brains with artificial intelligence via his company Neuralink's implantable brain-computer interface devices.

Microplastics Are Becoming Superbug Highways — New Study Warns Beachgoers to Wear Gloves

Prof. Pennie Lindeque added that microplastics “act as carriers for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, enhancing their survival and spread… each particle becomes a tiny vehicle capable of transporting pathogens from sewage works to beaches, swimming areas and shellfish-growing sites.”

Natural Relief For Menopausal Hot Flashes

Sometimes you can’t control the circumstances. Something triggers anger, grief, or stress. There you go, a hot flash. You may be in a situation where you’re not comfortable reaching for the cold thermos or fanning yourself. Here you just have to close your eyes for a second and make up your mind to see it through. Remind yourself that it’s temporary. Endorse yourself for keeping your cool in a hot moment.

Sex selection kits for embryos available in the US and Canada

But now with Canada is one of the few countries in the world where abortion has no legal gestational limit the question about sex selection of a child has become a national issue.

If you live in these US states you are more likely to get epilepsy

People who live in these US states are more prone to seizures.

Who gave the first kiss?

When you experience your first kiss you might feel like you are the first in the world to feel that way. Kissing, scientists say, occurs in a variety of animals (even if today it's not in every culture), and it presents an evolutionary puzzle: kissing, a learned behavior, carries high risks, such as disease transmission like herpes and hepititis, while offering no obvious reproductive or survival advantage.

Chicken and beef plumping. Are You Paying For Meat, Or For Water?

Even meat labeled organic may contain injected saline, because FSIS lists salt and water as organic. The FSIS allows selling injected meat as “natural” and “fresh” unless the added solution changes the product’s nature in ways that require different labeling. If you want to make absolutely sure that product is free of added salt and water, look for a statement on the label reading “no artificial ingredients,” “minimally processed,” or similar.

American college trains medical students on how to treat with cannabis

Students also gain hands-on experience in caring for patients using cannabis, as well as any other medications and illicit substances, after they begin their clinical rotations, he added. 

Kabbalah sages once lived on carob and now the superfruit returns as a modern prebiotic

From Rabbi Shimon’s cave to a global marketplace hungry for sustainable nutrition, carob’s revival reminds us that sometimes the future of food grows from the oldest roots of all.

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Food system’s biggest waste may be the farmers we don’t see: Hugh Locke’s new book

Whole Earth Farming: Smallholders and the Great Regenerative Transformation by Hugh Locke is published by George Ronald in September 2026.

Artists warm up former Cold War radio headquarters in Berlin as PEOPLE Festival embraces collaboration and spontaneity

PEOPLE Festival returns to Berlin’s Funkhaus this October, bringing 180 musicians together for a week of collaboration, improvisation and more than 200 one-off performances.

Take your secrets and Bitcoin password offline in this code stitching workshop

Sophie Nadel turns data into something tactile, using embroidery and textiles to explore how we store, hide and understand information.

6 Ways Teletherapy Can Reduce Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Care

Teletherapy can make mental health care easier to access by reducing travel, scheduling and location barriers. Here are six ways virtual therapy can help people connect with professional support more easily.

Can You Work Closer to Home? What to Check Before Choosing a Shared Workspace

A coworking space within walking distance can cut commuting time and give you a reliable place to work, but distance alone does not make it useful. Test the internet, noise, privacy, desk setup, environmental claims and real cost before committing to a membership.

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Food system’s biggest waste may be the farmers we don’t see: Hugh Locke’s new book

Whole Earth Farming: Smallholders and the Great Regenerative Transformation by Hugh Locke is published by George Ronald in September 2026.

Artists warm up former Cold War radio headquarters in Berlin as PEOPLE Festival embraces collaboration and spontaneity

PEOPLE Festival returns to Berlin’s Funkhaus this October, bringing 180 musicians together for a week of collaboration, improvisation and more than 200 one-off performances.

Take your secrets and Bitcoin password offline in this code stitching workshop

Sophie Nadel turns data into something tactile, using embroidery and textiles to explore how we store, hide and understand information.

6 Ways Teletherapy Can Reduce Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Care

Teletherapy can make mental health care easier to access by reducing travel, scheduling and location barriers. Here are six ways virtual therapy can help people connect with professional support more easily.

Can You Work Closer to Home? What to Check Before Choosing a Shared Workspace

A coworking space within walking distance can cut commuting time and give you a reliable place to work, but distance alone does not make it useful. Test the internet, noise, privacy, desk setup, environmental claims and real cost before committing to a membership.

Yazan Al Homsi on Aduro and Rocket Doctor: What Small-Cap Scale-Up Actually Takes

Yazan Al Homsi looks at two very different bets — Aduro Clean Technologies and Rocket Doctor — to show what investors should watch as small-cap companies attempt to move from promising technology to commercial scale.

Breast Mesh Reconstruction Problems: Signs Patients May Notice

Breast reconstruction can be an important part of recovery, but persistent pain, infection, changes in breast shape or mesh movement deserve medical attention. Here are the warning signs patients should know after breast mesh surgery.

What Happens to ABA Billing When a Practice Starts Scaling

As ABA practices grow, so can their administrative footprint. Smarter billing and documentation systems can reduce duplicated work, wasted staff time and inefficiencies while supporting sustainable growth. Meta description:
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