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Scientists find new weather phenomenon drifting slowly over western Indian Ocean

December 31, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Meteorologists reported a new weather phenomenon called “atmospheric lakes” drifting slowly over the western Indian Ocean and bringing water to dry lowlands along East Africa’s coastline. Similar to the better-known streams of humid, rainy air called atmospheric rivers that deliver large amounts of rainfall, the researchers from the University of Miami say the newly discovered…

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Failed by the healthcare system, transgender people find help elsewhere

November 10, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Paging Dr. Internet, we need a diagnosis. In this series, Mashable examines the online world’s influence on our health and prescribes new ways forward. For many transgender people, accessing gender-affirming care is a labyrinth of insurance coverage trap doors, referral letter hoops, and discriminatory falling axes. Social media and online communities are often the guiding…

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How to find the best health insurance plan for you and your family : Shots

November 9, 2021 Sharika Soukup

If you’re buying health insurance outside a job-based plan, you’re in luck this fall. After years of cutbacks and — some say sabotage — of the Affordable Care Act during the Trump administration, the Biden administration is pulling out the stops to help people find good health plans on HealthCare.gov right now — the open…

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Why is it hard to find home health care in Florida?

October 19, 2021 Sharika Soukup

It took 23 phone calls to find home health care for MJ Falango’s father. A series of falls and infections had brought Joseph Falango, 87, to the hospital. Now, his doctors were refusing to discharge him without assurance he had someone to monitor his health at his Melbourne home. At first Falango, who lived 90…

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Hubble peers into Jupiter’s moon Europa, mysteriously find water vapour in one hemisphere

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Europa, Jupiter’s fourth-biggest moon has always been a source of fascination for both scientists and non-scientists alike, so much so that in 2013 director Sebastián Cordero made a movie around it. Dubbed Europa Report, the fictional plot showed an international crew of astronauts undertaking a privately funded mission to search for life on its surface….

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