September 4, 2024
(NBC News) – A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen, causing him to die on the operating table, a lawyer for the man’s widow alleges. William Bryan, 70, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama,underwent surgery on Aug. … Read More
September 4, 2024
(The Verge) – The Dutch Data Protection Authority is considering whether Clearview’s directors can be held personally responsible. Clearview AI has been hit with its largest fine yet under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by a Dutch regulator. The … Read More
September 3, 2024
(CNN) – The National Institutes of Health said Friday that it is stopping its research of what’s commonly known as Havana syndrome, a mysterious illness experienced by a number of spies, soldiers and diplomats who have reported sudden debilitating symptoms … Read More
September 2, 2024
(Nature) – Science has a history of exploitation and extraction. Microbiologists have the chance to take a different approach. Around the time the study was published, Crittenden found herself sitting with a Hadza friend on a blanket under the shade … Read More
September 2, 2024
(New York Times) – In one recent study, the challenging regimen added 77 days of life after three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways. Ms. Outlaw was mistaken on one point — dialysis can prolong the … Read More
September 2, 2024
(New York Times) – Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, a Times investigation found. Acadia Healthcare is one of America’s largest chains of psychiatric hospitals. Since the pandemic exacerbated a national mental health crisis, … Read More
August 29, 2024
(NPR) – In the past several years, patients like Stewart have taken to social media to discuss how getting an IUD can be excruciating and traumatizing. Some have even filmed themselves during insertions, while others discussed their anger over the … Read More
August 29, 2024
(ABC News) – A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and … Read More
August 29, 2024
(Axios) – Growing numbers of Americans are buying into misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new national survey, with more than one in five believing it’s safer to get the virus than to get a shot. Why it matters: … Read More
August 29, 2024
(Wired) – Major technology companies, including Google, Apple, and Discord, have been enabling people to quickly sign up to harmful “undress” websites, which use AI to remove clothes from real photos to make victims appear to be “nude” without their … Read More
August 29, 2024
(USA Today) – A nurse was stealing fentanyl from the Yale Fertility Center. These women expressed their pain every step of the way – but no one listened. They’re finally ready to talk about what happened to them. The center … Read More
August 29, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Agency investigators asked people involved in the trials whether side effects went unreported The Food and Drug Administration is ramping up its investigation of the clinical trials that tested an Ecstasy-based therapy, after the agency earlier … Read More
August 28, 2024
(The Verge) – A Pennsylvania appeals court said Section 230 can’t shield TikTok from the lawsuit. TikTok must face a lawsuit over the viral “blackout challenge” that several parents blame for their children’s deaths, a Pennsylvania-based appeals court ruled on … Read More
August 28, 2024
(New York Times) – When her “do not resuscitate” order was ignored, Marie Cooper found herself in a painful situation she had hoped to avoid. On its face, a D.N.R. order is a straightforward medical document, which states that if … Read More
August 27, 2024
(Vox) – Unfortunately, fraud and misconduct in the scientific community isn’t nearly as rare as one might like to believe. We also know that the consequences of being caught are frequently underwhelming. It can take years to get a bad … Read More
August 26, 2024
(ABC News) – Not many people know the world’s first detonation of an atomic bomb was on U.S. soil Ash from the Trinity Test rained down for days. Children played in it, thinking it was snow. It covered fresh laundry … Read More
August 26, 2024
(ABC News) – As the world experiences more record high temperatures, employers are exploring wearable technologies to keep workers safe. New devices collect biometric data to estimate core body temperature – an elevated one is a symptom of heat exhaustion … Read More
August 26, 2024
(The Atlantic) – Not long ago, tracking the spread of a virus by sampling wastewater counted as a novelty in the United States. Today, wastewater monitoring offers one of the most comprehensive pictures anyone has of COVID-19’s summer surge. This … Read More
August 23, 2024
(CNN) – The trend has been popular in parts of Europe for about a decade but really started taking off in the United States over the past few years after people revealed their dramatic color transformations on social media apps … Read More
August 22, 2024
(NPR) – There are now more than 140 documented illnesses — including two suspected deaths — all tied to the same brand of mushroom edibles, called Diamond Shruumz, according to the Food and Drug Administration. It’s one of the many … Read More
August 22, 2024
(Associated Press) – A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report, based on an analysis of previously published research, marks … Read More
August 22, 2024
(Vox) – For some time now, independent analysts and investigative reporters have argued that OPOs [Organ Procurement Organizations] are underusing deceased donor organs by the tens of thousands. One report from 2019 estimated that every year 28,000 usable organs (mostly … Read More
August 21, 2024
(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to ramp up scrutiny of U.S. clinical trials conducted in China, citing the risk of intellectual property theft and the possibility of forced participation of Uyghurs. … Read More
August 21, 2024
(Gallup) – However, U.S. adults view marijuana as less harmful to users than tobacco, nicotine and alcohol Americans’ views of the effects of marijuana have worsened over the past two years, as slim majorities now say it negatively impacts both … Read More
August 21, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – ‘Friends’ star spent his life searching for healing in a world willing to sell it It was that persistent search for a solution that led Perry to try ketamine, the dissociative drug that federal prosecutors in … Read More
