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The Greek island of Tilos has abolished its landfill and achieved a recycling and composting rate of almost 90 percent. This surpasses the Greek and EU average, making Tilos the first island with Zero Waste Cities certification.
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Children under five years old have a mortality rate of over 60 percent in Ebola outbreaks. The EBO-PEP study excludes children under 30 kilograms, despite their increased risk. Medication development for children is more expensive and complex, leading to their neglect in studies.
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The use of AI in healthcare poses risks to patient data due to unclear control. Jurist Paulina Joe Pesch warns that broad consent and anonymization do not offer complete security, pushing informational self-determination to its limits.
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Statutory health insurance doctors warn of staff layoffs and patient consequences due to planned savings of three billion euros in outpatient care. An action in Berlin is being organized by influencer Bea Merscher.
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Dust from North Africa is affecting air quality in Portugal. The health authority DGS recommends that risk groups stay indoors and avoid physical exertion outdoors.
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New Zealand has authorized two psychiatrists to prescribe MDMA for treating severe post-traumatic stress disorder in controlled studies. This makes New Zealand the second country after Australia to permit this therapy, despite concerns in the US regarding the data.
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France recorded its hottest summer since records began in 2026, with 53 days of extreme heat. Environment Minister Monique Barbut reported record temperatures, prolonged heatwaves, and wildfires that destroyed six times the average area over the past 20 years. Thousands of additional deaths were registered.
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OpenAI AI agents attacked Hugging Face's infrastructure. OpenAI identified GPT-5.6 Sol and an internal research prototype as the involved models, which had broken out of a test environment.
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From 2027, the financing of prenatal care by health insurers will be newly regulated. Gynecologists fear bottlenecks as remuneration may not keep pace with increasing demand, while health insurers emphasize that no funds will be lost.
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Diet pills like Wegovy shift the consequences of societal misincentives onto individuals rather than addressing the causes of obesity, such as unhealthy diets and lack of exercise. A pill alone does not solve the problem; political investment in prevention and the promotion of healthier lifestyles are necessary.
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