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Media Tip Sheet: Excitement Buzzing for Historical Emergence of Cicadas Happening Soon

or the first time in over two centuries, scientists are anticipating a historical convergence of two broods of periodical cicadas that are scheduled to emerge at the same time in the U.S. Midwest and...

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Media Tip Sheet: FDA Approves App To Help Treat Depression

Rejoyn, a smartphone app is the first prescription digital treatment for depression approved by the FDA.

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GW Researchers Find Enhanced Education About Sensitive Skin Is Needed Throughout Residency Programs

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences published an article in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology shedding light on the educational exposure and...

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Online Hate Thrives and Survives on Smaller Social Media Platforms, Study Finds

New research published in the journal npj Complexity shows that online hate thrives because of a hidden inner web of many small social media platforms – not the few large platforms.

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Media Tip Sheet: WNBA Draft and Season Look Ahead

A lot of eyes were on the WNBA draft last night, as Iowa Hawkeyes star and the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer Caitlin Clark was selected first round by the Indiana Fever.

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Media Tip Sheet: Republican Infighting Threatens Speaker's Leadership Amid Foreign Aid Dispute

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces mounting pressure from within his party, as far-right members threaten to depose him through a motion to vacate.

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Media Tip Sheet: Fischer v United States- Jan 6 Rioters

The Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments for Fischer v. United States today

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Media Tip Sheet: House Republicans Seek Clean Slate on Government Funding Amid Election-Year Pressures

House Republicans seek a clean slate for fiscal year 2025 government funding amid divisions and pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson.

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Media Tip Sheet: ‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked To Many Diseases

A possible link between exposure to substances, known as PFAS, and breast and gynecological cancers are being researched by scientists.

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Media Tip Sheet: US Projected to See Growing Shortage of OB GYN’s

There will be a shortage of an estimated 5,000 OB-GYN’s by the year 2030, according to a new report by HHS.