September 29, 2025
(Wired) – OpenAI’s review process for teenage ChatGPT users who are flagged for suicidal ideation includes human moderators. Parents can expect an alert about alarming prompts within hours. Starting today, OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT safety tools intended for parents … Read More
September 26, 2025
(Nature) – Untreated fevers during pregnancy can cause more harm than taking paracetamol will, scientists say. Researchers are concerned about what will happen should pregnant women follow US President Donald Trump’s advice to avoid the painkiller Tylenol — also called … Read More
September 26, 2025
(The New Yorker) – Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects. (Read More)
September 26, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – A growing contingent of doctors and policymakers say they have grown wary of federal health guidance since longtime vaccine skeptic Kennedy became Health and Human Services Secretary—and they are forming a parallel public-health universe outside the … Read More
September 24, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Two years ago, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott went under for almost half a day, during which time multiple artists worked together on producing a full leg sleeve depicting, among other things, a Pegasus, a moose, … Read More
September 18, 2025
(Slate) – They had a mysterious, sometimes debilitating condition. At special “boot camps,” they were promised a cure. They experienced something much different. Sherry began using the term AMPS in the early 2000s while working at a children’s hospital in … Read More
September 17, 2025
(Reuters) – Three parents whose children died or were hospitalized after interacting with artificial intelligence chatbots called on Congress to regulate AI chatbots on Tuesday, at a U.S. Senate hearing on harms to children using the technology. Chatbots “need some … Read More
September 16, 2025
(Wired) – OpenAI announced new teen safety features for ChatGPT on Tuesday as part of an ongoing effort to respond to concerns about how minors engage with chatbots. The company is building an age-prediction system that identifies if a user … Read More
September 16, 2025
(New York Times) – The taboo against pork is deeply entrenched in both religious traditions. But the prohibition is not absolute. It has not always been entirely clear whether the religious prohibitions on pigs apply strictly to consumption, and neither … Read More
September 15, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A Wall Street Journal investigation shows the problem is getting worse and not much is being done about it After months of worsening symptoms, Chesson was diagnosed … Read More
September 12, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – In a hastily scheduled meeting, Kenvue’s Kirk Perry sought to dissuade the health secretary, arguing there is no clear link The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Kennedy plans to cite the use of acetaminophen—the … Read More
September 12, 2025
(Kaiser Health News) – Black, his 22-year-old patient, had arrived at the hospital after getting shot in the head on March 24, 2019. A week later, he was taken to surgery to have his organs removed for donation — even … Read More
September 12, 2025
(New York Times) – The agency plans to highlight possible links between the shots and accounts of deaths involving children and birth defects to an influential C.D.C. panel meeting next week. The Food and Drug Administration is examining rare cases … Read More
September 11, 2025
(New York Times) – The intent is to protect health care providers who send the pills to patients in states with abortion bans, and to reassure patients who fear they could be identified. California legislators have passed one of the … Read More
September 11, 2025
(TechCrunch) – California has taken a big step toward regulating AI. SB 243 — a bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots in order to protect minors and vulnerable users — passed both the State Assembly and Senate with bipartisan … Read More
September 10, 2025
(AP) – Lyme disease can cause serious harm, but so can bogus tests and treatments. The complexity of diagnosing the tick-borne disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and unproven alternative treatments that experts say should … Read More
September 9, 2025
(TechCrunch) – Technologists and policymakers are reckoning with a generation-defining problem on the internet: While it can be a revolutionary force for unprecedented education and connection across the globe, it can also pose dangers to children when they have completely … Read More
September 9, 2025
(WSJ) – There are codes for patients who try to change their sex—but no codes that speak to regret over the irreversible consequences that follow an attempted sex change or remission in the belief that the patient was born in … Read More
September 8, 2025
(New York Times) – Some 90,000 cases of Parkinson’s are now diagnosed each year in the United States, about one every six minutes on average. It is the world’s fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease, causing tremors, stiffness and balance problems. It is … Read More
September 8, 2025
(Endgadget via Yahoo!) – Meta allegedly suppressed research that suggested kids were exposed to certain dangers when using its VR headsets, according to a report by The Washington Post. Current and former employees have presented documents to Congress that describe … Read More
September 8, 2025
(BBC) – The country has the highest incidence of skin cancers in the world and it is estimated that two out of three Australians will have at least one cut out in their lifetime. So when Choice Australia released its … Read More
September 5, 2025
(New York Times) – Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products. The posts are part of a global surge of frauds hijacking the online personas of prominent medical … Read More
September 5, 2025
(New York Times) – The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works. In a landmark settlement, Anthropic, a leading artificial … Read More
September 3, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Influencers have described propranolol as a magic pill that eases nervous jitters in all kinds of settings. Prescriptions are on the rise, especially for young women. Compared to benzodiazepines, such as Xanax or Valium, propranolol is … Read More
September 3, 2025
(Rest of World) – In China and around the world, the sick and lonely turn to AI. My mother’s reliance on DeepSeek grew over the months. Even though the bot constantly reminded her to see real doctors, she began to … Read More
