February 21, 2025
(New York Times) – The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad. The World Anti-Doping Agency has dropped a … Read More
February 19, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Chinese money brokers are teaming up with Mexican cartels, greasing the wheels of the fentanyl trade, U.S. officials say After a quick discussion with a woman in the Maserati, the man placed a large black bag … Read More
February 19, 2025
(Associated Press) – Uganda discharged on Tuesday the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola, health authorities reported, and there were no other positive cases in the outbreak declared last month. World Health Organization described the recoveries as a milestone that … Read More
February 19, 2025
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February 18, 2025
(New York Times) – Oxygen is vital to many medical procedures. But a safe, affordable supply is severely lacking around the world, according to a new report. At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of people in poor nations … Read More
February 18, 2025
(New York Times) – Criminals are targeting pharmacies and stealing weight-loss medication in a country with body image insecurities and where many cannot afford the drugs. While a smattering of media reports show thieves are after Ozempic elsewhere in the … Read More
February 18, 2025
(The Economist) – In recent months China’s progress in artificial intelligence has stunned the world. A quieter, yet equally significant shift is under way in biotech. China has long been known for churning out generic drugs, supplying raw ingredients and managing clinical … Read More
February 17, 2025
(SciDevNet) – Poor regulation and lack of transparency in Africa’s fertility industry leave sperm donors and recipients vulnerable to exploitation and unethical practices, including relatives unwittingly having children together, fertility experts warn. Consanguinity, referring to where biological relatives conceive children … Read More
February 14, 2025
(Associated Press) – Haiti’s main public hospital, which remains shuttered after multiple gang attacks, was set on fire Thursday in the latest blow to one the country’s largest health institutions. The hospital’s general director, Dr. Prince Sonson Pierre, confirmed the fire … Read More
February 14, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – As the electric-vehicle war in China calms down, leaving a few established players to dominate the field, Chinese EV giants are expanding into humanoid robotics. The shift is driven by financial necessity, but also by the advantages these … Read More
February 14, 2025
(The Walrus) – Singles—and their parents—are turning to algorithms for help with arranged marriages In India, marriage has long been the province of intelligence: the mind over the heart, sound reasoning exercised by the leadership of families to maintain their … Read More
February 12, 2025
(Associated Press) – Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday. The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was … Read More
February 11, 2025
(Wired) – Services supporting victims of online child exploitation and trafficking around the world have faced USAID and State Department cuts—and children are suffering as a result, sources tell WIRED. As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has ravaged its way … Read More
February 11, 2025
(New York Times) – The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a multibillion-dollar global health initiative started under President George W. Bush, has brought hope to H.I.V.-positive mothers across Africa, and put the end of AIDS within reach. Through H.I.V./AIDS … Read More
February 11, 2025
(New York Times) – At times, Kevin Roose writes, it feels like he is watching policymakers on horseback trying to install seatbelts on a passing Lamborghini. World leaders, tech moguls and assorted hangers-on (including yours truly) are gathered in Paris … Read More
February 7, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – It isn’t just artificial intelligence—Chinese biotechs are now developing drugs faster and cheaper than their U.S. counterparts The biotech industry’s DeepSeek moment came last fall. That is when Summit Therapeutics, backed by billionaire Bob Duggan, announced that … Read More
February 6, 2025
(The Conversation) – We brought together our expertise in economics and gender based violence to examine excess mortality (avoidable deaths) due to FGM/C. Our new research now reveals a devastating reality: FGM/C is one of the leading causes of death … Read More
February 6, 2025
(New York Times) – The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care. When Ms. Zondi, 22, arrived at the clinic, she learned … Read More
February 6, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Lawmakers plan to introduce a bill Thursday that would ban DeepSeek’s chatbot application from government-owned devices, over new security concerns that the app could provide user information to the Chinese government. The legislation written by Reps. … Read More
February 5, 2025
(Washington Post) – Soup kitchens can no longer feed the hungry. First responders are unable to reach the dead and wounded. Mothers and fathers search in vain for the medicines that keep them alive. Across Africa, in bombed-out Sudanese cities, … Read More
February 3, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – At a gathering there, Huang told customers and employees of his strong commitment to the Chinese market, according to a recording. That meant Nvidia intended to keep selling chips for artificial intelligence in China, holding back … Read More
February 3, 2025
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) — the world’s leading HIV initiative – was covered by a waiver for life-saving humanitarian assistance during a 90-day pause in foreign … Read More
January 30, 2025
(BBC) – Uganda’s ministry of health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with one reported death. The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms included “high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in … Read More
January 30, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Chinese tech company DeepSeek has disrupted the AI world by releasing a top-notch artificial-intelligence model that offers provocative answers—although maybe not to questions about China. We put its chatbot to the test in New York on … Read More
January 29, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Silicon Valley-based company says Chinese entities have tried to exfiltrate data from its tools OpenAI is investigating whether Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek trained its new chatbot by repeatedly querying the U.S. company’s AI models. A spokesperson … Read More
