Indirect talks between U.S. and Iranian officials concluded in Oman without a definitive resolution, while the U.S. birth rate dipped in 2025, according to recent reports. The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics are set to begin February 6, 2026, and an experimental surgery is helping cancer survivors give birth.
The U.S. and Iran engaged in high-stakes discussions in Oman, as the U.S. builds up military forces in the region. The talks, which concluded without a conclusive outcome, were described by Iran's foreign minister as a "good start," with both sides agreeing to continue discussions, according to NPR Politics.
Meanwhile, U.S. births fell slightly in 2025, offsetting the increase seen in 2024. Provisional data indicates that slightly over 3.6 million births were reported through birth certificates, approximately 24,000 fewer than in the previous year, according to Fortune. This decline appears to confirm predictions by experts who doubted the 2024 increase marked an upward trend. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its provisional birth data late last week, providing a comprehensive look at last year's figures. Robert Anderson, who oversees birth and death tracking, stated that the final tally might only add a few thousand additional births.
In other news, the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics are scheduled to take place from February 6 to 22, where athletes from around the world will compete. Ensuring athletes get the highest-quality sleep is critical for their performance, according to Wired.
Additionally, an experimental surgical procedure is helping people who have undergone treatment for bowel or rectal cancer to have babies. Surgeons are pioneering a method of temporarily moving the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes out of the way during cancer treatment, then returning them to their original position after treatment. A team in Switzerland shared news that a baby boy, Lucien, was born after his mother had the procedure, making him the fifth baby born after the surgery and the first in Europe, according to MIT Technology Review. The operation was performed by gyno-oncologist Daniela Huber.
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