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As an emergency room nurse, Terry Foster has cared for people on their worst days.He loves his work, and as president of the Emergency Nurses Association, a group that represents about 50,000 nurses, he's met countless others who share a similar commitment to helping others.But he's concerned about the future of his profession.

Consultation is not a new concept.Neither is the wisdom and insight that comes from listening.Lived experience counts.Most people would agree.Yet when it comes to a simple request from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have a voice, suddenly these things are open to debate.Show us the evidence, critics say.

A vaccine advisory group for the World Health Organization said Tuesday that, at this point, it does not recommend additional, let alone annual COVID-19 booster shots for people at low to medium risk of severe disease.It advised countries to focus on boosting those at high risk-including older people, pregnant people, and those with underlying medical conditions-every six to 12 months for the near- to mid-term.

From the cradle to the grave.Once that phrase was a description of the ambition of the welfare state.Now, it is an illustration of how far that old vision has frayed.An illustration, too, of the extent to which inequality shapes people's lives, from the beginning to the end, often with the aid of policymakers.

The Alberta government may have to return $130 million in leftover funding to the federal government after not spending the money to clean up old oil and gas wells.The cash is part of the federal government's $1.7-billion program in 2020 aimed at addressing the environmental risk of the aging oil and gas infrastructure, while also providing jobs to the beleaguered energy services sector after the pandemic began and oil prices crashed.

By Philip Pullella and Boldizsar Gyori
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday presided over a big outdoor Mass where he urged Hungarians not to close the door on migrants and those who are "foreign or unlike us," in contrast to the anti-immigrant policies of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Probiotics have long been star ingredients in dairy foods, drinks, and supplements, promising to generate a better bacterial balance to our guts.On Apr. 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a step toward formalizing the idea of adjusting gut-bacteria populations when it approved the first oral drug designed to treat the microbiome.

Even relatively easy bouts with COVID-19 can still take a toll on the immune system, according to a paper published Mar. 15 in the journal Immunityparticularly on T-cells, which provide long term and durable protection against viruses.Mark Davis, a professor of immunology at Stanford University and director of the Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection, and his team made the discovery when studying T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 among 72 people through the early months of 2021, as the first COVID-19 vaccines were becoming available.

By Jennifer Rigby
LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's leading makers of flu vaccines say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months if a new strain of avian influenza ever jumps across the species divide.One current outbreak of avian flu known as H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has killed record numbers of birds and infected mammals.

Authorities say millions' of fish died in the Darling River near the small town of Menindee in New South Wales.Millions of dead and rotting fish have clogged up a vast stretch of river near a remote town in the Australian outback as a searing heatwave sweeps through the region.Videos posted on social media showed boats ploughing through a blanket of dead fish smothering the water, with the surface barely visible underneath.

A Mediterranean diet of nuts, seafood, whole grains and vegetables could lower the risk of dementia by almost a quarter, according to promising early research that could pave the way for new preventive treatments.The data suggests eating lots of plant-based foods may have a protective effect against dementia, regardless of a person's genetic risk, which the researchers said could form the basis for future public health strategies if further research confirms their findings.

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.Living in a neighborhood with lots of noise can make you jittery, especially if you're a lizard that's just a few inches long.It's no wonder that lizards exposed to noise pollution from low-flying fighter jets have resorted to stress-eating.

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AI isn't just good for writing term papers or clickbait financial explainers; it could help save lives in the medical field.At Google's annual The Check Up healthcare event, it announced AI-related partnerships for ultrasound readings, medical language models and cancer treatments - areas where the technology could someday serve as a force for good.

When Hannah Snyder, assistant professor of psychology at Brandeis University, first began teaching, she did not set multiple midsemester deadlines for students to report progress on their end-of-semester papers.As the weeks passed, she offered her students gentle reminders to begin early and pace themselves, given the approaching course end.

A new study finds that orca mothers still feed their adult sons.It's a bond that may come with costs, researchers say.David K. Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research / NMFS research permit #21238 Twenty years ago, in the waters off the coast of Washington State and British Columbia, an adult female killer whale (dubbed K16 by those who know her well) gave birth to a son, K35.

Possibly the only person in the world who has any real influence on Vladimir Putin is his self-declared friend Xi Jinping.China's leader did not let Putin's arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court stop him from visiting Moscow recently.China's influence in Moscow stems from diplomatic decisions and economic dependence: China, the world's second most important economy, has yet to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Possibly the only person in the world who has any real influence on Vladimir Putin is his self-declared friend Xi Jinping.China's leader did not let Putin's arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court stop him from visiting Moscow recently.China's influence in Moscow stems from diplomatic decisions and economic dependence: China, the world's second most important economy, has yet to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.Deadly spores lurk in the water and infect the skin of the creatures they touch.Spreading on contact and then invading the body, this fungal disease causes ulcers and peeling so severe skin comes off in sheets.

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University held a talk on the racist legacy left by the colonial mindset that continues to harm neurosurgical outcomes for Black communities, both in the United States and around the globe.Gathered at the Flatbush school's campus, SUNY Downstate's Division of Neurosurgery Chief Ernest Barthélemy, along with Claire Karekezi, a trained neurosurgeon currently practicing in Rwanda, gave their perspectives on the ways in which the history of colonialism has left major disparities in public health outcomes that disproportionately harm non-white citizens in western nations.

If you need proof that climate change has altered the wildlife of the city, look no further than the black vultures soaring above Midtown Manhattan.These hulking, baldheaded scavengers have a wingspan that measures nearly five feet and have traditionally inhabited South America, Central America and the southern United States.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced a sweeping overhaul of the agency's disaster recovery efforts to improve the response for communities impacted by climate change.HUD has played an expanded role in the response to natural disasters in recent years.As such, the Department is establishing two new offices: the Office of Disaster Management (ODM) in the Office of the Deputy Secretary and the Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR) within the Office of Community Planning and Development.

Minimalism has become a popular catchphrase in recent years.Call it that or simple living the idea is that a simpler life is a happier one.For some, it could mean discarding possessions and keeping only the ones that spark joy, as the popular tidying up guru Marie Kondo puts it.To others, it's a lifestyle that rejects capitalist ideals and cherishes more free time and communing with nature forgoing demanding careers, long commutes and expensive homes and cars, in favor of working from home, living in smaller, more efficient homes and using public transportation, a bicycle or one's feet to get around.

Imagine a world without English majors.In the last decade, the study of English and history in college has fallen by a third.At Columbia University, the share of English majors fell from 10 percent to 5 percent between 2002 and 2020.According to a recent story in The New Yorker, The End of the English Major, this decline is largely a result of economic factors which departments get funded, what students earn after graduation, etc. Fields once wide open to English majors teaching, academia, publishing, the arts, nonprofits, the media have collapsed or become less desirable.

The magnificent boat in Götz Aly's short, disturbing book (first published in German in May 2021) is a richly decorated 50ft outrigger sailing canoe made on Luf Island, part of the Hermit Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, off the north-west corner of what was then German New Guinea (now part of Papua New Guinea).

No two students' academic journeys are the same, but the Advising Success Networks' Student Journey Map gives a glimpse into the student experience in preparing and planning for success.Three of ASN's student fellows recently developed the map, calling on their own experiences as students at various institutions across the U.S. and collaborating with undergraduate and graduate students.