October 9, 2025
(New York Times) – As Americans take more gummies, pills and powders than ever, some physicians are trying to convince patients to be a bit more careful. A wide variety of gummies, pills and powders are categorized as supplements, including … Read More
October 9, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Company is seeking to move away from dependence on its partner OpenAI and build a consumer base for its Copilot chatbot Microsoft has a lofty goal: to become an artificial-intelligence chatbot powerhouse in its own right … Read More
October 9, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers The rehabs are often in locations that people might be tempted to travel … Read More
October 9, 2025
(Axios) – Federal authorities in Los Angeles arrested a man accused of igniting January’s destructive California wildfires. The big picture: The Palisades Fire ranks among the most destructive in Los Angeles history, killing a dozen people and destroying more than … Read More
October 8, 2025
(STAT News) – Marijuana use by people with psychosis is 10% higher in states where the drug has been legalized Cannabis use rates among people with psychosis have surged in states that have legalized the drug, according to a new … Read More
October 8, 2025
(NPR) – New survey data finds that nearly 1 in 5 high schoolers say they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with artificial intelligence. And 42% of students surveyed say they or someone they know have used … Read More
October 8, 2025
(Axios) – The Health and Human Services Department last week ordered the federal organ procurement and transplant network to halt many operations until the government shutdown is over, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Patients will still be able to … Read More
October 8, 2025
(Wired) – A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids. For decades, the parents of autistic children have been sold false hope … Read More
October 8, 2025
(The Washington Post) – More than 800 U.S. TikTok users shared their data with The Washington Post. We used it to find out why some people become power users, spending hours per day scrolling. TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, … Read More
October 7, 2025
(New York Times) – Sam Terblanche was just 20 years old. Can a busy E.R. handle the hardest cases? Breen conceded that Sam’s death was an emergency provider’s “worst nightmare” and would likely prompt staff to “wonder and feel, like … Read More
October 7, 2025
(Wired) – Research reveals that those diagnosed with autism early show distinct genetic and developmental profiles from those diagnosed later. The analysis, published last week in the journal Nature, showed that children diagnosed before the age of 6 were more … Read More
October 7, 2025
(The New Atlantis) – We’re worrying about the wrong arms race with China. A curious feature of the last few years of anxieties about AI has been how they favor some dystopian fears over others. Right now, because of ChatGPT’s … Read More
October 7, 2025
(CT) – It’s only a short leap to see that if men and women are interchangeable, if we are defined more by our late-modern capitalistic output than by our sexed bodies, our common human limitations, and our social relationships, then … Read More
October 7, 2025
(5280) – More terminally ill Coloradans than ever are turning to Denver Health’s Medical Aid in Dying clinic. We spent the summer witnessing the quiet decisions and final moments of those who chose when—and how—to say goodbye. Denver Health opened … Read More
October 3, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – People increasingly turn to do-it-yourself healthcare amid long waits for medical appointments and a rise in self-care options Healthcare is fast becoming a do-it-yourself project for patients. With a shortage of doctors, long wait times for … Read More
October 2, 2025
(New York Times) – Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause. Now Ms. … Read More
October 2, 2025
(5280 via Longreads) – More Americans are seeking expanded end-of-life options, and interest in Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) is increasing, with the practice now legal in 11 states. In Colorado, about 1,100 people have used MAID, and recent state … Read More
October 2, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – A team at Microsoft says it used artificial intelligence to discover a “zero day” vulnerability in the biosecurity systems used to prevent the misuse of DNA. These screening systems are designed to stop people from purchasing … Read More
October 2, 2025
(Futurism) – As AI bots like ChatGPT become inextricably tangled with people’s private and public lives, it’s causing unpredictable new crises. One of these collision points is in romantic relationships, where an uncanny dynamic is unfolding across the world: one … Read More
October 2, 2025
(New York Magazine) – As much as half of all spinal fusions don’t alleviate pain — why do doctors perform so many? Since it entered its first boom in the early 1990s, the field of spine surgery, and specifically spinal-fusion … Read More
October 1, 2025
(Rest of World) – Government support and tech companies’ drive for profit fuel a rush to integrate AI tools, from robot tutors to chatbots, in education and caretaking. From robot toys to homework-grading systems, AI tools are flooding classrooms and … Read More
October 1, 2025
(Axios via MSN) – President Trump signed an order Tuesday directing his administration to invest $50 million in AI-driven pediatric cancer research. Why it matters: The move is part of a broader embrace of artificial intelligence across federal agencies but … Read More
October 1, 2025
(NPR) – “These bots can mimic empathy, say ‘I care about you,’ even ‘I love you,’” she says. “That creates a false sense of intimacy. People can develop powerful attachments — and the bots don’t have the ethical training or … Read More
September 30, 2025
(NBC News) – Of the eight fastest-rising cancers examined by researchers, only two showed increases in deaths. New cases of cancer have been rising among younger people, worrying patients and doctors about causes. A new study suggests increasing numbers of … Read More
September 30, 2025
(CNN) – Scientists have used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs capable of producing early embryos, an advance that could expand possibilities for fertility treatment, according to new research. The proof-of-concept study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, … Read More
