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The 2022 European drought: What was the role of climate change?

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The drought that lasted through the summer of 2022 was especially intense and caused the soil in many regions of Europe to dry out substantially. Public discussions about the causes repeatedly broached the question of the extent to which climate change intensified this extreme weather event.

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U.S. Measles Cases Reach 125, Surpassing Recent Peak in 2022

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government data shows.That is more cases than were reported in all of 2022, the most recent annual peak. MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported in 18 states, new U.S.

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U.S. Suicide Numbers Hit New Record High in 2022

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suicide numbers reached a grim new high in 2022. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- U.S. The increase was most acute among women over the age of 24, according to provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, almost.

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Key player in childhood food allergies identified: Thetis cells

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Thetis cells, a class of immune cells first described in 2022, play an essential and previously unknown role in suppressing inflammatory responses to food, a new study finds.

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2020 to 2022 Saw Nearly 2 Million Annual Emergency Room Visits for Dental Issues

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FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 -- Tooth disorders accounted for an annual average of 1,944,000 emergency department visits during 2020 to 2022, according to a June data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.Susan M. Schappert and.

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Massive 2022 eruption reduced ozone layer levels

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The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano changed the chemistry and dynamics of the stratosphere in the year following the eruption, leading to unprecedented losses in the ozone layer of up to 7% over large areas of the Southern Hemisphere.

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Small Molecule of the Year – 2022

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We asked the global drug discovery community to nominate and vote on their favorite molecule from 2022, and the results are in. The 2022 winner, with the most overall votes across the ten finalist molecules , is BMS’ oral, deuterated allosteric TYK2 inhibitor, deucravacitinib, the first new treatment for plaque psoriasis in nearly a decade.