UNICEF data shows 77% of infants globally were fully vaccinated against measles last year, leaving a significant gap that contributed to deadly outbreaks.
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In a terse but consequential bulletin, anchor Giles Snyder reports that the US military has reimposed a naval blockade of Iran — reinstated today in the wake of renewed military strikes between the United States and Iran [1] — Giles Snyder "The US military has reimposed a naval blockade of Iran following renewed strikes between the two countries. Iran says it has again closed t…" 03:00 . Iran, in turn, claims it has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly 20% of the world's oil passes. The brevity of the report belies the gravity of the situation: a closure of the Strait is one of the most significant geopolitical pressure moves available to Tehran, with immediate implications for global energy markets and regional security.
The US military reimposed a naval blockade of Iran following renewed US-Iran strikes, while Iran says it has again closed the Strait of Hormuz.
The US military has reimposed a naval blockade of Iran following renewed strikes between the two countries. Iran says it has again closed the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for roughly 20% of global oil trade.
When Bangladesh's interim government decided to procure vaccines independently rather than through UNICEF — which distributes 2.2 billion doses a year — the attempt failed, clinics ran dry, and more than 750 children died in a measles outbreak. UNICEF's immunization chief says the delay was foreseeable and preventable.
Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson analyzed almost 500 self-improvement techniques and found they all reduce to just 12 underlying psychological drivers.
Cold exposure has good short-term alertness benefits but the evidence base for long-term health benefits is much weaker than popularly believed.
In a randomized study of 20 habit-formation techniques run on hundreds of people, almost none of the techniques produced statistically meaningful results.
People given a tiny-habit fallback option (e.g. 10 squats instead of gym) were actually MORE successful at completing the full habit, not less.
The most effective habit-formation technique was 'habit reflection' — recalling a past successful habit, writing down what helped, then applying those lessons to a new habit.
A study found that simply scheduling enjoyable activities was as effective as standard cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, leading to its own therapy called behavioral activation.
The 'worry time' technique — deferring all worries to a designated time of day — helps people realize they have more control over worry than they thought and reveals it is less useful than it feels.
A study found that participants told to try to stay awake while in bed fell asleep faster than participants told to try to sleep — illustrating the paradox of direct effort.
Spencer Greenberg reduced his severe social anxiety dramatically in roughly 6 months through a structured exposure therapy hierarchy, culminating in asking strangers for hugs.
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