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High cost of cancer care in the U.S. doesn't reduce mortality rates

Posted: 27 May 2022 09:13 AM PDT

In a new study, researchers find that the U.S. spends twice as much as the average high-income country on cancer care, but only has slightly better mortality rates.

A quarter of the world's Internet users rely on infrastructure that is susceptible to attacks

Posted: 27 May 2022 07:12 AM PDT

About a quarter of the world's Internet users live in countries that are more susceptible than previously thought to targeted attacks on their Internet infrastructure. Many of the at-risk countries are located in the Global South. That's the conclusion of a sweeping, large-scale study conducted by computer scientists.

More young people begin recreational cannabis use illegally in states that legalize it

Posted: 26 May 2022 06:55 AM PDT

Once a state legalizes recreational cannabis and increase in youth using it illegally occurs, report researchers.