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| Convalescent plasma could help fight the omicron variant. - What is it? Plasma taken from blood donated by people who had the coronavirus, packed with disease-fighting antibodies.
- Giving the plasma treatment soon after someone develops symptoms cut hospitalization in half, a new clinical trial found.
- In other news: The FDA could authorize Pfizer's anti-covid pill by the end of this week, which could be a game-changer as cases rise.
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| U.S. population growth hit a record low in 2020. - How low? The country grew by only 392,665 people between July 2020 and July 2021, the Census Bureau said.
- Why? Lower birthrates, higher mortality and less immigration, mostly tied to the pandemic.
- Life expectancy also fell 1.8 years (to 77) from 2019, the largest margin since World War II, officials said.
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| Verdicts could come any day in three major U.S. trials. - In Minneapolis: A jury is deciding whether the officer who killed Daunte Wright, an unarmed Black man, during a traffic stop, is guilty of manslaughter.
- In New York: Jurors are weighing serious charges against Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of sex-trafficking girls for Jeffrey Epstein.
- In California: Deliberations are entering Day 3 in the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, accused of misleading investors and patients.
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| NHL players aren't going to the Beijing Olympics. - Why: The NHL won't be able to complete its season and still take the two-week break for the Winter Games.
- What happened: The league had to postpone 50 games and suspended play through Sunday because of coronavirus cases.
- What about Olympic hockey? The games will go on, but national teams will have to build rosters without the NHL stars they expected.
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| A jet-fuel leak contaminated Pearl Harbor's tap water. - More than 90,000 people use the Hawaii Navy base's water system and were notified late last month that they could have been exposed.
- Where did the leak come from? A storage facility built during World World II that has a history of leaks.
- A bigger problem? Some families think contamination may have started months earlier and have reported issues like confusion, hair loss and skin irritation.
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| Many Americans say there should be more tech privacy laws. - The number: 64%, a huge increase compared with attitudes in 2012, a new Post-Schar School poll found.
- People also widely distrust Facebook, TikTok and Instagram with their data.
- What makes this interesting: It's a rare thing that Americans of all ages and political beliefs seem to agree on.
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| Artificial intelligence could be about to transform the mammogram. - A model built by an MIT expert can predict nearly half of breast cancer cases up to five years before they happen, according to new research.
- How it works: The AI analyzes a mammogram's pixels, cross-references them with thousands of older mammograms, then generates risk scores.
- What's the next step? Trials of the AI will begin soon in U.S. and Mexican hospitals.
You're all caught up. See you tomorrow. But before you go … some helpful advice from experts: You're vaccinated and boosted. How should omicron affect your plans? Plus, what one of our health reporters is telling his friends and family.  (Jordan Robertson for The Post) | Do you know someone who would like this newsletter? Share it with them. Prefer push notifications? Download The Post's app to get one when The 7 publishes. |
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