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    Estrogen patches in short supply as demand for menopause hormone therapy grows
  • Ralph Abraham speaks at an event in in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in March 2019.
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    CDC deputy director abruptly departs agency
  • LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: John Davidson attends the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
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    Novo Nordisk to slash Ozempic and Wegovy list prices by up to 50% for 2027
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  • States sue Trump administration over changes to childhood vaccine recommendations
  • FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases
  • Democrats decry meager medical care for detainees in funding fight
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  • The Adorant figurine from Geißenklösterle Cave, approximately 40,000 years old, consists of a small ivory plate bearing an anthropomorphic figure and multiple sequences of notches and dots. The application of these marks suggests a notational system, most notably in the rows of dots on the back of the plate.
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  • The coral was found as part of the Great Reef Census, which encourages citizen scientists to collect data.
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    World’s largest coral colony discovered off Australian coast by mother-daughter team
  • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 03: NASA's Artemis II sits on Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on February 03, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown was terminated due to a liquid hydrogen leak. The next launch attempt will be in March. The mission is scheduled to last 10 days and will take astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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    A new problem throws four astronauts’ impending moon journey into uncertainty
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  • STORMI GREENER ¬• sgreener@startribune.com Sheri Eke has a prosthetic leg that allows her to walk, run, bike, hike, moto-cross and just about anything athletically that she wishes. Sheri lost her right leg in a gun shooting accident 14 years ago. She has tried  numerous legs and feet, works for Attobock Distribution Co., the same company that makes the prosthetics and continues to better the product by wearing them hard. Here Sheri takes a short walk-run with some women she met up with in a local park....from left to right (from behine) Jennifer Bodine, Jodi Glaser, Lisa Salzl, Sheri (herself) and J. Pfaffinger. Sheri is preparing for her participation in the Hope & Possibility 5K, a run organized for disabled athletes, amputees in particular (Photo by STORMI GREENER/Star Tribune via Getty Images) (Photo by STORMI GREENER/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
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