The number of babies being born with syphilis in the U.S. kept increasing last year, even as the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the country dropped,…
Day: September 26, 2025
A Huntington’s Disease Treatment Is Closer Than Ever
Gene therapy is becoming a powerful way to treat challenging diseases that don’t respond to traditional treatments, and researchers now report the first success in modifying genes to slow Huntington’s…
Why states are threatening to leave PJM — and why they probably won’t
This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. There’s nothing like a shared frustration to bring people together. For…
Meet Julie, the new manager of the Ontario SPCA Orangeville & District Animal Centre
We’re so excited to officially welcome Julie Woods as the new manager of the Ontario SPCA Orangeville & District Animal Centre! Julie steps into the role following Dawn Lyons, who…
Can climate comedy still work? This offshore wind ad suggests it can.
Standing alone on a rocky coastline wearing a seaman-style knit hat, Samuel L. Jackson reaches into a snack bag and gazes intensely through binoculars. Wind turbines spin ominously on a…
Chart: Check out how fast China is shifting to renewables
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the week” column . Clean energy is starting to bend the curve on China’s fossil-fuel use. Overall, carbon-free sources met more than 80%…
HHS’s Independence: If Not Now, When?
By DAVID INTROCASO After having worked in DC for sixteen years, in 2013 I created The Healthcare Policy Podcast. The title was in part intended to be sarcastic because healthcare policymaking…
Nauru ‘peddling dangerous fallacies’ at UNGA: Greenpeace
FIJI/SYDNEY – Friday, 26 September 2025 — In response to Nauru’s statement on deep sea mining at the UN General Assembly, where it falsely claimed deep sea minerals were ‘essential’…