New Alliance Brings Together 1.2 Million Illinois Rare Disease Patients

A chance meeting in a DC hallway turns into a movement SPRINGFIELD, IL, UNITED STATES, March 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — In the world of rare diseases, finding someone who understands your journey ...

King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change

King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.
City Journal

The Rare-Earth Reckoning

In the middle of the Mojave Desert, just off Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, sits the Mountain Pass mine. Surrounded by a high plateau of pale rock and desert scrub, this ...
Detroit News

In rare move, Veterans Affairs pulls back on controversial disability rule

The Department of Veterans Affairs has halted plans to enforce a controversial rule that would have cut disability compensation for veterans making claims. The decision follows a backlash from ...
Morningstar

Defense Metals Announces Pilot-Scale Flotation Test Program for Wicheeda Rare Earth Project

VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D), a company focused on the development of the Wicheeda Rare ...
WUNC

The VA says its reorganization plan won't hurt patient care. Some health care workers are skeptical

Leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs are planning the largest reorganization of the agency's health care system in three decades, saying the changes will cut bureaucracy and improve care for ...
Cfr.org

Leapfrogging China’s Critical Minerals Dominance

The United States cannot out-mine and out-process China. Instead, it should leapfrog China’s dominance by scaling disruptive innovation, recovery, and recycling. The Trump administration is pursuing ...
The News Leader

Veterans Alliance Launches on VA.org, Introducing ‘AI Joe’ and Tech-Forward Tools to Simplify Veteran Benefits

Platform is live, helping veterans navigate benefits and access resources faster. Rishav Raj, appointed as CEO to drive innovation and partner ecosystem growth. VA.org is where AI meets ...
The Washington Post

Their children have a rare condition. They didn’t know its name – until now.

Five-year-old Adeline Strohbeck lugged a box of White Cheddar Cheetos Puffs across the grass and watched as the other children and their parents started to arrive. Like a small mayor with a large ...
The American Prospect

VA Employees in Shock Over Alex Pretti’s Death, Administration Response

Ever since Florence Nightingale brought her intrepid band of nurses to care for English soldiers during the Crimean War in 1854, nurses have been on the front lines of caring for soldiers and then, ...
csis.org

China’s Rare Earth Campaign Against Japan

On Tuesday, January 6, China targeted Japan with new export restrictions on dual-use technologies, including rare earth elements, permanent magnets, and other critical minerals required for the ...