A major NHS trial will screen 42,000 high-risk patients to detect liver disease earlier, aiming to cut hospital admissions and prevent avoidable deaths. Medscape News UK

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Jordan Blum, Fortune Fusion power industry leader Commonwealth Fusion Systems is building its first demonstration plant utilizing the same process that fuels the sun, and now it's partnering...

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