January 9, 2025
(National Catholic Register) – Police attempted to force doctors to perform the search, threatening arrest and obstruction of justice if they failed to do so. A lawsuit filed in federal court claims that officials in an Ohio city retaliated against … Read More
January 9, 2025
(New York Times) – The results of a new federal analysis were drawn from studies conducted in other countries, where drinking water contains more fluoride than in the United States. Observational studies cannot prove a cause-and-effect relationship. Yet in countries … Read More
January 9, 2025
(NBC News) – The bipartisan investigation of hospital systems purchased by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners reinforced the findings of past academic research. A yearlong bipartisan congressional investigation into two private equity-backed U.S. hospital systems found that patient care … Read More
January 8, 2025
(Associated Press) – The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday. Nearly a week after 37-year-old Matthew … Read More
January 8, 2025
(Wired) – The latest crop of AI-enabled wearables like Bee AI and Omi listen to your conversations to help organize your life. They are also normalizing embedded microphones that are always on. This is the new world we’re in, with … Read More
January 8, 2025
(New York Times) – Variant Bio, a small biotech company based in Seattle, is using genetic information from Indigenous people to develop drugs for obesity and diabetes. When Stephane Castel first met with a group of M?ori people and other … Read More
January 8, 2025
(MedPage Today) – With limited data, meta-analysis notes uncertainty at lower concentrations Higher fluoride exposure was linked to lower IQ among children, a large meta-analysis indicated, although with limited data quality. Inverse associations and a dose-response association were found between … Read More
January 7, 2025
(404 Media) – Instagram has begun testing a feature in which Meta’s AI will automatically generate images of users in various situations and put them into that user’s feed. One Redditor posted over the weekend that they were scrolling through … Read More
January 7, 2025
(The New Yorker) – A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity. When people were fed an ultra-processed diet that was calorie-dense and hyper-palatable, they ate around … Read More
January 7, 2025
(The Conversation) – The use of neurotechnology in the workplace has global implications and high stakes. Advocates say neurotechnology can encourage economic growth and the betterment of society. Those against neurotechnology caution that it could fuel inequity and undermine democracy, … Read More
January 6, 2025
(The Sydney Morning Herald) – Artificial intelligence is being used in Australian fertility clinics to help choose which embryos should be transferred into patients, with the potential to be dehumanising for parents and babies, researchers say. Allowing machine learning to … Read More
January 6, 2025
(ProPublica) – The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems. A long-awaited report from the Environmental Protection Agency … Read More
January 3, 2025
(Slate) – It was supposed to make my pregnancy journey easier. Instead, it became an emotional and medical battleground. One in five American women experiences infertility. As many as 52 percent of them suffer from depression because of it. Not only … Read More
January 3, 2025
(Tech Crunch) – Back in May, OpenAI said it was developing a tool to let creators specify how they want their works to be included in — or excluded from — its AI training data. But seven months later, this … Read More
January 3, 2025
(New York Times) – Officials in other countries are warning about the health hazards of alcohol in any amount. Americans are still told that moderate drinking is safe. What gives? A report that is intended to shape the next edition … Read More
January 3, 2025
(MedPage Today) – In November, a newly-assembled FDA advisory committee held a 2-day meeting to develop guidance for the agency on questions around generative AI-enabled medical devices. The Digital Health Advisory Committee advocated developing a regulatory approach that focuses on … Read More
December 31, 2024
(New York Times) – Early intervention tries to rein in psychotic disorders before they can ruin young lives. For Kevin Lopez, everything is on the line. An estimated 100,000 people experience a first episode of psychosis every year, roughly four … Read More
December 31, 2024
(ProPublica) – Health insurers frequently review patients’ progress to see if they can be moved down to a lower — and almost always cheaper — level of care. That can cut both ways. They sometimes cite a lack of progress … Read More
December 31, 2024
(Wired) – Do “anti-hangover” supplements really work? With the sterling help of a UK rugby team, we raised a glass or five to find out. So on a cold and frosty Saturday night in December—with a crate of beer in … Read More
December 30, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Not long after the FDA wrapped its preliminary investigation of GLP-1 receptor agonists and suicidal thoughts or actions, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) followed suit with its own review. In April, the EMA said it also … Read More
December 30, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – The government’s Medicare Advantage system, which uses private insurers to provide health benefits to seniors and disabled people, pays the companies based on how sick patients are, to cover the higher costs of sicker patients. Medicare … Read More
December 26, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Medical authorities are reclassifying life-saving procedures to make a political statement. The intent when managing PPROM is to balance the needs of mother and baby, and the best-case scenario is to preserve both their lives. The … Read More
December 24, 2024
(Daily Mail) – A retired NHS scientist has sensationally revealed that IVF pioneer Patrick Steptoe, whose work led to the world’s first test tube baby, used sperm from ‘lots’ of medical staff without keeping records of the children they fathered. … Read More
December 23, 2024
(NBC News) – Health care sharing ministries advertise reimbursements for members’ medical bills. But they are largely unregulated, and most have restrictions on maternity coverage. One service ministries commonly restrict is maternity care, for which many require a waiting period … Read More
December 23, 2024
Clinical Ethics (vol. 19, no. 4, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
