May 19, 2025
(CNN) – If you search “Adderall” on Spotify’s podcast page, you’ll find health podcasts about ADHD, shows about addiction recovery and comedy podcasts where hosts talk about using the medication. You may also come across multiple pages masquerading as podcasts … Read More
May 19, 2025
(CNN) – “This is just the beginning,” xAI said on its website; the company already has plans for a second facility in the city. But for some residents in nearby Boxtown, a majority Black, economically-disadvantaged community that has long endured … Read More
May 19, 2025
(New York Times) – Trump aides have discussed requiring insurers to cover the procedure, though one leading medical group says it has been shut out of the process. Infertility doctors and other leaders in the industry, along with representatives of … Read More
May 19, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – More Republicans are pushing for new treatments for veterans to help combat PTSD and reduce suicide risk Luttrell is among a growing group of Republican lawmakers—many of them veterans—who are making the case for drugs that … Read More
May 19, 2025
(Center for Humane Technology) – Right now, Congress is trying to stop state-level AI laws in the United States – for the next 10 years. The House Energy and Commerce committee passed a provision this week that proposes a sweeping … Read More
May 19, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Scientists are testing electric fields and pulses against a range of diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and brain cancer Electricity is gaining newfound traction as a potential treatment for diseases, from rheumatoid arthritis to hard-to-treat cancers including … Read More
May 19, 2025
(New York Times) – The explosion on Saturday morning, which occurred in or near a vehicle less than a mile from downtown Palm Springs, Calif., was “an intentional act of terrorism,” the F.B.I. said. Mr. Davis said that the bureau … Read More
May 19, 2025
(Axios) – The FDA on Friday cleared the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, potentially paving the way for earlier detection and treatment of the dreaded neurological condition. Why it matters: The test, developed by Fujirebio, is a … Read More
May 16, 2025
(Aeon) – It took months for my functional neurological disorder to finally be diagnosed. It’s a condition that must be recognised In my case, neurologist #4 noticed that if I performed certain complex tasks that distracted me, such as moving … Read More
May 16, 2025
(The Atlantic) – For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right. When the jaws of life freed him from the wreckage, Ian was still alive, … Read More
May 16, 2025
(NPR) – A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered, a move her family says a hospital … Read More
May 15, 2025
(New York Times) – The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases. The baby, now 9 ½ months old, became the first patient of … Read More
May 15, 2025
(Nature) – Researchers have coaxed stem cells to grow into amniotic sacs filled with fluid. The model sacs, which grew to roughly the same size as a four-week-old sac surrounding a developing embryo, could be used to study the protective … Read More
May 15, 2025
(Science) – A forensic technology developed in India sifts brain recordings for clues to a suspect’s guilt or innocence. Many neuroscientists are skeptical, but it is catching on in other countries The man accused of the crime, Surjaram, denied everything … Read More
May 15, 2025
(KFF Health News) – As the country’s incarcerated population ages rapidly, thousands die behind bars each year. For some researchers, medical providers, and families of terminally ill people in custody, Rigsby’s situation — and Moser’s frustration — are familiar: Incarcerated … Read More
May 15, 2025
(New York Times) – After the shooting in the West Bank, doctors were able to save the baby, a boy, who was taken to a neonatal intensive care unit. The woman’s baby, a boy, survived after being delivered in an … Read More
May 15, 2025
(Wired) – As the FDA halts the sale of Ozempic and Zepbound copycats, online clinics have begun offering liraglutide, an older GLP-1 medication injected daily instead of weekly. After telehealth startups recently lost the ability to sell exact copies of … Read More
May 15, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – The Justice Department is investigating UnitedHealth Group for possible criminal Medicare fraud, people familiar with the matter said. The healthcare-fraud unit of the Justice Department’s criminal division is overseeing the investigation, the people said, and it … Read More
May 15, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made combating chronic disease a rallying cry as he looks to overhaul the health department and “Make America Healthy Again.” So how healthy is America, historically? … Read More
May 14, 2025
(The Guardian) – Research raises questions about long-term treatment of and support for people using weight loss drugs People on weight loss drugs regain all the weight they have lost within a year of stopping the medication, analysis has shown. … Read More
May 14, 2025
(Wired) – With the active ingredients in drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound no longer in shortage, access to medicine for millions who had come to rely on compounded versions is increasingly uncertain. The injectable medications have become so popular that … Read More
May 14, 2025
(New York Times) – Students call it hypocritical. A senior at Northeastern University demanded her tuition back. But instructors say generative A.I. tools make them better at their jobs. When ChatGPT was released at the end of 2022, it caused … Read More
May 14, 2025
(Texas Observer) – Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution. Around May 2021, cryptominers migrated en masse to Texas for its cheap … Read More
May 14, 2025
(New York Magazine) – ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project. In January 2023, just two months after OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a survey of 1,000 college students found that nearly 90 percent of them had used the chatbot to help … Read More
May 14, 2025
(Washington Post via MSN) – An emboldened fringe movement is breaking with the antiabortion establishment by pushing for women who get abortions to face criminal charges, a departure from decades of “pro-life” tradition. The “abortion abolitionist” movement wants to see … Read More
