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How the HIPAA Law Works and Why People Get It Wrong
Source: New York Times The measure prohibits health professionals from revealing your medical records, but it is perfectly legal to ask whether someone has been vaccinated.
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8% of researchers in Dutch survey have falsified or fabricated data
Source: Nature Study of nearly 7,000 scientists also finds that more than half engage in ‘questionable research practices’.
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EPA Awards Over $3 Million Towards Research to Assess Health and Environmental Impacts of Biotechnology Products
Source: Environmental Protection Agency Each research team is receiving a grant of up to $760,000 through EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program.
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Pharmacy Fact: Clinical Research into Psychedelic Medicine Flourished for Decades Before Criminalization
Source: Pharmacy Times Trials assessing psychedelic medicine were conducted in the United States for several decades before they were criminalized in 1968, with government and military funding provided for research in the field.
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Commerce Secretary Highlights Cybersecurity Workforce Needs With $3B Initiative
Source: Nextgov Grants will be competitively awarded to state and local governmental entities, institutions of higher education, not-for-profit entities, unions and tribes.
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This New Database of Over 350,000 Proteins Will Change The Research of Life Itself
Source: Science Alert Scientists on Thursday unveiled the most exhaustive database yet of the proteins that form the building blocks of life, in a breakthrough observers said would "fundamentally change biological research".
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What to know about the lambda variant of the coronavirus
Source: Washington Post Experts say the threat from lambda is insignificant next to the highly transmissible delta variant, which is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated people and causing hospitalizations to spike.
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Earmarks Are Back
Source: Inside Higher Ed Seven of the appropriations bills approved by the House committee include funding that would go directly to colleges and universities.
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