• Global maternity mortality declined by 41% between 2000 and 2023. WHO.
• In 1900, only 31% of boys and 23% of girls were enrolled in school worldwide. Today, it’s 91% of boys and 89% of girls. Our World in Data.
• 95% of kids with “bubble boy” disease cured by one-time gene therapy. New Atlas.
• Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may also curb drug and alcohol addiction. Science Daily.
• So far this year, at least 31 US states have enacted laws designed to lower drug costs. Stateline.
• Powerful new antibiotic that can kill superbugs discovered in soil bacteria. Nature.

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