October 28, 2026
(Gizmodo) – Infections and deaths in the U.S. caused by drug-resistant bacteria and fungi have risen since 2019, the CDC says. On Tuesday, the CDC released the latest version of its Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Threats Report. The agency estimates that … Read More
October 28, 2026
(KHOU via MSN) – The clinic provides medical care to patients who previously received gender-transition care. It offers detransition-related medical care to patients through age 21 and detransition-related obstetric and gynecologic care to patients older than 21, according to Paxton’s … Read More
October 28, 2026
(Fox 26 Houston) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, alleging the maker of ChatGPT deceived consumers about the safety of its flagship chatbot and failed … Read More
October 28, 2026
(Nature) – The emerging science — and industry — of animal longevity is attracting interest from companies and academics alike. “It was maybe a somewhat different crowd of people than you see at the typical ageing conferences,” Gorbunova says. The … Read More
October 28, 2026
(NYT) – The chatbot helped a woman taper off a lifesaving drug and hide the plan from her doctors. Qun knew his daughter had at times tinkered with her medications because she didn’t like the side effects or thought they … Read More
October 27, 2026
(NYT) – Dr. Jennifer Shuford, a respected former Texas health official, had been appointed by President Trump to help steady the agency. Dr. Jennifer Shuford, a former state health commissioner whom President Trump appointed to a top post at the … Read More
October 27, 2026
(NYT) – Germany’s Neura is one of the companies at the forefront of efforts to use artificial intelligence in robotics, and crucial to whether Europe can close the gap with China. But in just a few months, Neura’s founder, David … Read More
October 27, 2026
(The Economist) – Startups hope to improve IVF by revealing the biology of infertility Two European startups are developing treatments to improve the viability of human eggs. They are building on research that has peered deep inside the human egg … Read More
October 27, 2026
(NYT) – Netflix’s reboot of a notoriously cruel and unusual psychological study makes for unenlightening reality TV. You would think, then, that a “New Stanford Prison Experiment” would have all the appeal of “The New Donner Party Expedition.” And you … Read More
October 27, 2026
(Axios) – Anthropic’s Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the midterm elections. Why it matters: AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI have continued to … Read More
October 27, 2026
(NYT) – A bill to bolster the nation’s unemployment insurance program reflects the concern — and the risks — in Washington. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has stoked fears that powerful computers might someday replace humans, leaving millions of … Read More
October 26, 2026
(NYT) – The tech giant is funding one of the nation’s largest “virtual power plants,” which would pay homes and businesses to adjust their energy use when grids are strained. Tech companies are struggling to find enough electricity for all … Read More
October 26, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Lawmakers are passing industry-backed bills to guard against the worst outcomes, rather than addressing more common problems. We have historically allowed the debate over technology to be defined by the worst thing a product might do, … Read More
October 26, 2026
(Plough) – Can you skip ahead to higher order tasks without cultivating the intellectual habits necessary to be a good thinker and writer? What is it really that is lost by letting AI compose assignments, essays, and academic papers for … Read More
October 26, 2026
(NYT) – Alpha School, a private network, is spreading into public education. While its students’ test scores are high, some parents and educators say it doesn’t live up to the hype. To reach more, Alpha needs to prove that its … Read More
October 26, 2026
(The Guardian) – Hospice and end-of-life workers discuss what they’ve learned from their work and patients in their last moments Courtney first started working with dying patients when she was an oncology nurse. Patients would come to her from the … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Ars Technica) – Personalized mRNA vaccines against melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—reduced the risk of death or recurrence by 42 percent compared to standard treatment in a late-stage trial, pharmaceutical partners Merck and Moderna announced Thursday. The results are … Read More
October 23, 2026
(KFF Health News) – Sunvozertinib, made by Shanghai-based Dizal Pharmaceutical, isn’t the only treatment drawing patients to China. Americans, Europeans, and others are trekking there to enter clinical trials for CAR-T therapy, an area in which China is now a … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Axios) – Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents operating inside customer accounts, with some agents attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: AI agents are becoming … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Wired) – Warhound came out of stealth on Wednesday with $200 million in funding and a mission to create “elite working dogs” equipped with “advanced body armor.” A new startup launched today with the definitely not terrifying mission of creating … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Wired) – Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen played a role in the patient’s death. France confirmed the death of the first person infected with the Shamonda … Read More
October 22, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – Last year, startled scientists reported that the average human brain they studied contained roughly the weight of a plastic spoon in microplastics and nanoplastics. Now, a deeper look suggests a much broader assortment of material … Read More
October 22, 2026
(Wired) – The new open model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health. The AI platform Hugging Face on Thursday released a new open model for understanding … Read More
October 22, 2026
(Wired) – The company plans to offer testosterone replacement therapy, marking its first foray into prescribing controlled substances. Talk of testosterone deficiency is hard to escape these days, with podcasters and politicians obsessing over how to avoid a “low T” … Read More
October 22, 2026
(KERA) – There are certain surgical errors that are so egregious doctors call them “never events” — mistakes like doing the wrong procedure, operating on the wrong patient or the wrong body part, or leaving an object inside a patient … Read More
