September 5, 2025
(Wired) – Model welfare is an emerging field of research that seeks to determine whether AI is conscious and, if so, how humanity should respond. In the often strange world of AI research, some people are exploring whether the machines … Read More
September 3, 2025
(New York Times) – Memos released in recent days by the Food and Drug Administration show that the agency’s vaccine chief overruled staff scientists who favored widespread access to Covid shots, setting off a firestorm of criticism from lawmakers, state … 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
September 3, 2025
(Wired) – When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate. More than a dozen big tech companies provide five-figure subsidies to any employee who needs or wants to outsource gestational labor. A … Read More
September 2, 2025
(Wired) – As concerns grow about AI chatbots leading users into delusional spirals, prominent spiritual influencers are capitalizing on an emerging form of techno-spirituality. Like much of Grant’s work, his description of The Architect is difficult to parse. The general … Read More
September 2, 2025
(Reuters) – The World Health Organization has run out of critical medical supplies in Gaza that it needs to treat a surge in cases of a rare paralysis-causing syndrome in the Palestinian enclave, the U.N. agency said on Friday. There … Read More
September 2, 2025
(AP) – A New York City hospital and another city-run building were sources for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem that killed seven people and sickened dozens of others, health officials announced Friday. The New York City Health … Read More
September 2, 2025
(New York Times) – Changes in screening recommendations over a decade ago may have inadvertently resulted in later diagnosis of the most common cancer in men, a new study has found. Prostate cancer diagnoses have been rising in recent years, … Read More
September 2, 2025
(NBC News) – An over-the-counter nasal spray which has been used for years as a safe and effective treatment for seasonal allergies could potentially prevent Covid infections, according to clinical trial results released Tuesday. The antihistamine azelastine works as an … Read More
September 2, 2025
(NPR) – The mobile MRI unit visits Southwest Healthcare Services, the hospital in Bowman, North Dakota, each Wednesday. Without it, the community’s 1,400 residents would have to drive 40 minutes to get to an MRI machine, an expensive piece of … Read More
September 2, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – More Americans are testing positive for fentanyl use in randomized workplace drug tests, highlighting a persistent challenge for employers. The positive rate for urine tests indicating the presence of the synthetic opioid fentanyl was 1.13% in … Read More
September 2, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They’re risking their clients’ trust and privacy in the process. The large language model (LLM) boom of the past few years has had unexpected ramifications for the field … Read More
September 1, 2025
(New York Times) – Patients are flooding medical practices with reports of the telltale signs of Covid and questions about whether they will be able to get vaccinated. Patients are inundating some New York City medical practices with messages that … Read More
September 1, 2025
(ABC News) – New York City health officials have discovered a seventh death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment. The latest death was announced Thursday. Officials … Read More
September 1, 2025
(BBC) – Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, researchers say. The original stethoscope, invented in 1816, allows doctors to listen to the internal sounds of a patient’s body. A British team … Read More
August 28, 2025
(NBC News) – An escalating conflict over an influential vaccine committee was one of the final straws that led to the firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez and the exodus of other highly regarded top … Read More
August 28, 2025
(New York Times) – A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. The federal government plans to hire private companies to use artificial … Read More
August 28, 2025
(TechCrunch) – When he started to research how municipal non-emergency response call centers work, he discovered that they are often handled by the same people who are answering actual 911 emergencies. Aurelian pivoted to building an AI voice assistant that … Read More
August 28, 2025
(Wired) – A new policy document outlines China’s plan to create an internationally competitive BCI industry within five years, and proposes developing devices for both health and consumer uses. Jointly authored in July by seven departments within the Chinese government—including … Read More
August 28, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – The antiabortion movement has found an unlikely new ally to target abortion providers: husbands, boyfriends and exes. Men have filed several recent lawsuits stemming from abortions obtained by their partners or ex-partners. The strategy is part … Read More
August 28, 2025
(CNN) – That small scratch on Lyons’ leg became the entryway for Vibrio vulnificus, also known as flesh-eating bacteria. Those black sores on his leg signified necrotizing fasciitis, which “affects the tissue under your skin,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. … Read More
August 27, 2025
(NPR) – The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday, but imposed new restrictions on who’s eligible to get receive them. The agency is limiting the updated shots to people who are at risk for … Read More
August 27, 2025
(NPR) – A growing number of Americans find themselves in a similar pinch. In New York City, negotiations between UnitedHealthcare and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center missed a June 30 deadline, briefly leaving some patients in limbo until a deal … Read More
August 27, 2025
(NPR) – The digital afterlife industry, which manages a person’s digital assets after their death, is expected to quadruple in size to nearly $80 billion over the next decade. That includes the creation of deadbots. The more immersive these bots … Read More
