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The screwworm, which has the capacity to devastate cattle and sheep herds, has now appeared in Texas, where its costs could be enormous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I feel like I could watch the two of you just driving around in a car together for hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The outbreak’s consequences can be measured in dollars and cents: Responding to an outbreak of as few as 600 cases could cost local agencies $10 million, according to healthcare researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Is there somebody or somebodies that you’ve thought about for a while and said, “Well, that would fit, that could work”?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

How could a man survive such an injury, let alone make a "complete recovery"? But one Boston doctor is intrigued.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman