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Devastation of food crops is one of fungi’s biggest threats to people, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Fungi are worth your attention, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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What’s your favorite fungus? You might say mushrooms and stop there, since for most of us a broad knowledge of fungi is lacking. Arturo Casadevall, Johns Hopkins professor and author of a new book, “What if the Fungi Win?” is …
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Where do we need to start to improve health across the lifespan? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Maternal mortality in the United States is a national tragedy, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Women in the US experience a rate of maternal mortality twice as high and sometimes three times as high as that of other high income countries. How do we account for this dismal statistic and what can we do about …
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Can we figure out how to reduce deaths due to suicide? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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In 2023, more than 50,000 Americans died by suicide, continuing a grim trend upward that has been underway for years. Mandy Cohen, CDC director, said at a recent Johns Hopkins talk that the agency is analyzing all the data and …
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