The Daily Populous

The US cancer death rate has fallen 33% since 1991, which corresponds to an estimated 3.8 million deaths averted, according to the report, published Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

HPV, or human papillomavirus, infections can cause cervical cancer and other cancer types, and vaccination has been linked with a decrease in new cervical cancer cases.

Data showed that the US cancer death rate rose during most of the 20th century, largely due to an increase in lung cancer deaths related to smoking. »

Europe's largest known deposit of rare earth elements — key for building electric vehicle batteries and wind turbines — has been discovered in northern Sweden, mining company LKAB announced today.

The Swedish company found a deposit of rare earth metals exceeding 1 million tons of rare earth oxides.

No rare earth elements are currently mined in Europe, with China providing nearly 98 percent of the EU’s supply. »

Nassau County Republican Party Chair Joseph Cairo says Rep. George Santos (R-NY) claimed he had been a volleyball "star" at Baruch College — which he did not attend — and led his team to a "league championship."

Nassau County GOP calls for George Santos to resign. pic.twitter.com/NiD5FPZ4eq — The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) January 11, 2023.

“I support the Nassau Republicans’ decision today to request the resignation of George Santos,” Chairman Nick Langworthy wrote in a statement. »

Students are back to racking up lunch debt this school year after federal legislation that provided free meals to all students expired.

With free meals for all gone, participation in school meal programs has dropped by 23 percent, according to federal data.

Advocates worry kids are going hungry at school as meal prices increase and because they have had to resume filling out applications for free or subsidized meals. »