The healthcare sector sees insurers pledging to ease controversial prior approvals for medical care while severe diabetes patients are cured in a small trial of a new drug; additionally, Trump travel restrictions bar residents needed at U.S. hospitals, alongside an exploration into **Psych 101: What Is Tapping?**.

• Insurers Pledge to Ease Controversial Prior Approvals for Medical Care — The New York Times Science -
• People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug — The New York Times Science -
• Psych 101: What Is Tapping? — The New York Times Science -

• Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals — The New York Times Science -

Vera Rubin Telescope scientists are preparing to manage 60 million billion bytes of imagery as the observatory begins its operations, symbolizing a new era of big data in astronomy.

• How Vera Rubin Telescope Scientists Will Deal With 60 Million Billion Bytes of Imagery — The New York Times Science -

A study confirms that banning plastic bags works to limit shoreline litter, demonstrating the effectiveness of policy interventions in addressing environmental pollution.

• Banning Plastic Bags Works to Limit Shoreline Litter, Study Finds — The New York Times Science -

The science community mourns Edward Anders, who duped Nazis and illuminated the cosmos, recognizing his profound contributions to understanding the solar system and dinosaur demise.

• Edward Anders, Who Duped Nazis and Illuminated the Cosmos, Dies at 98 — The New York Times Science -