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Map Shows States in Worst Tier As ‘Super Flu’ Spreads

“This is very concerning,” Neil Maniar, a professor of public health practice at Northeastern University, told Newsweek.
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Mike Johnson’s Majority in Peril After Sudden Republican Death

Costas Panagopoulos, professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweekthe slim margin makes it more of a challenge to keep the GOP coalition unified on any vote, as even just a small number of defections could “make it impossible for the Republican majority to pass legislation.”
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Flu hospitalizations hit all-time weekly high in densely populated state, officials warn

In a previous interview with Fox News Digital, Dr. Neil Maniar, professor of public health practice at Boston’s Northeastern University, emphasized that it’s not too late to get the flu vaccine, as peak season typically occurs in January.

Can animals read? Not in the human way.

A Goffin’s cockatoo named Ellie can tap a tablet-based speech board to communicate with her owner, Northeastern University researcher Jen Cunha.
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Big Pharma poured billions into AI drug discovery. It could soon pay off

“We are really seeing AI being used across the board now,” said Samuel Scarpino, director of AI + life sciences at Northeastern University and an advisor to many biotech startups. “I don’t think we can point to a clear winner yet… but it is definitely producing a lot of value,” he said.
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Was the US operation to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro legal?

“You can’t say it was a police operation and then claim that we now need to govern the country,” Jeremy Paul, a professor of constitutional law at Northeastern University in the United States, told Reuters. “It simply doesn’t make sense.”
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Legal concerns surround US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro

Jeremy Paul, an expert on constitutional law at Northeastern University in the US, said Rubio’s argument was “plausible,” but subsequent statements by the president about the US “running” Venezuela and its oil fields “completely undermined” that rationale.
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Is health care ready for impersonal AI to take over?

Annika Marie Schoene, a research scientist and assistant professor at Northeastern University who studies AI in healthcare, emphasizes that even when AI performs as intended, errors can occur, notes may be incomplete or systems may misinterpret information, requiring human oversight.
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U.S. capture of Maduro may be illegal; that probably won’t matter in court

Jeremy Paul, a law professor at Northeastern University, said the Trump administration had no legal authority to stage the military intervention, but he agreed that it probably would not derail Maduro’s prosecution.
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Was the US capture of Venezuela’s president legal?

“You cannot say this was a law enforcement operation and then turn around and say now we need to run the country,” said Jeremy Paul, a professor at Northeastern University specializing in constitutional law. “It just doesn’t make any sense.”

For 2026, There’s a Better Way to Be Hopeful

Op-ed by David DeSteno is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and the host of the podcast “How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality.”
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Pills, TikTok and weight-loss apps: the consumer-driven future of GLP-1s​

Similar to the marketing for erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, GLP-1 use will likely be increasingly touted as improving self-confidence, fitting in to desired clothes, and “living your best life,” said Koen Pauwels, marketing professor at Northeastern University.