July 2, 2026
(The Economist) – The genomic generation is on its way Freddie is part of the Generation Study, an English programme which plans to sequence the complete genetic code of 100,000 babies. The idea is both to screen them for genetic … Read More
July 2, 2026
(Wired) – Welcome to the “Temu experience of telehealth,” where everyone from Grindr to MAGA influencers can open a virtual clinic selling weight loss drugs and more. JustAnswer is part of a growing movement of newbie virtual clinic owners who … Read More
July 2, 2026
(NYT) – Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can be turned into life. On Wednesday, a team at the University of Minnesota announced that it had taken a major step toward that vision. Blending together … Read More
July 1, 2026
(Wired) – The maps and images show the extent of destruction and give rescue operations a tool to find any remaining survivors. Satellite Technology Is being used to streamline rescue efforts in Venezuela following the two earthquakes that struck on … Read More
June 30, 2026
(Axios) – The Trump administration wants to formalize the process for recording whether Medicare patients want to be kept alive if they become incapacitated. Why it matters: Health providers have been required to ask about living wills and other “advance … Read More
June 30, 2026
(Nature) – A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high cholesterol to a rare muscular disorder. The idea is to remove or add epigenetic markers — essentially chemical groups that … Read More
June 30, 2026
(SFGate) – Newspaper publishers across the country are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly scraping their websites to train their flagship artificial intelligence models. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on … Read More
June 30, 2026
(Nature) – Ethical discussions are urgently needed as genome-editing science advances, some researchers say. For the second time this month, a team of researchers has reported harnessing a precise gene-editing technique to alter the DNA of human embryos. This time, … Read More
June 29, 2026
(WSJ) – How AI’s sycophantic responses, language mirroring and hyperpersonalized content work together to send some people into a spiral We’ve all experienced the tendency of AI chatbots to tell us what we want to hear, but there are two … Read More
June 29, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – You wake up to your 7 a.m. alarm feeling relatively refreshed and ready to tackle the day ahead. But when you check your smartwatch, you’re surprised to see a low sleep score staring back at … Read More
June 29, 2026
(Wired) – After weeks of negotiations, the White House permitted Anthropic to grant access to its most advanced AI model to a select group of US companies and government agencies. The US government has eased the restrictions it imposed on … Read More
June 29, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Children and people with mental health disorders are especially vulnerable. It’s not just exhaustion and confusion. The effects of heat on the brain can be deadly. And researchers are still trying to figure out why. Studies … Read More
June 26, 2026
(The New Yorker) – After my husband’s death, I had never been more pliable, tender, open, or raw. It was then that I tried E.M.D.R. therapy. My husband had been dead for six weeks when I asked my primary-care doctor … Read More
June 26, 2026
(NYT) – Francis Ferrari, a French ophthalmologist, invented a controversial procedure that can change eye color. People from around the world are willing to take the risk. Kolvert is one of more than 2,500 people who have come to New … Read More
June 26, 2026
(Science) – After tumultuous Fable 5 takedown, scientists fear AI safety rules could reshape open research For many scientists, the lesson was hard to miss: They’re becoming increasingly dependent on AI research tools they do not control. That access instead … Read More
June 26, 2026
(WSJ) – Move comes after end of 42-day quarantine at Nebraska facility for exposed American cruise-ship passengers The announcement will free up considerable resources at the CDC that since early May have been dedicated toward containing the outbreak. More than … Read More
June 25, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Many assume that if they can afford paid help in older age, they won’t need to rely on kin. They’re wrong. It is no secret that in the United States, the accessibility and quality of long-term care … Read More
June 25, 2026
(NYT) – A doctor who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo was infected, the French health ministry said. The authorities said the risk to the wider population was low. French officials on Wednesday identified the first case of … Read More
June 25, 2026
(NYT) – Doctors are contending with low supplies and unfilled orders of generic chemotherapy infusions that are central to the treatment of a long list of cancers. Doctors treating cancer patients nationwide are facing a shortage of essential generic chemotherapy … Read More
June 25, 2026
(Marketplace) – Companies are developing AI tools that do everything from taking notes on appointments to proposing real diagnoses based on someone’s medical records. This winter, a nurses’ union in New York City with more than 10,000 members got protections … Read More
June 25, 2026
(NBC News) – Black and American Indian/Alaska Native communities have the highest cancer rates of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. Cancer death rates in the U.S. have dropped dramatically in the past 35 years, falling by 35%, … Read More
June 25, 2026
(Wired) – The startup Coherence Neuro is now testing a brain-computer interface that could one day use electrical stimulation to prevent tumors from growing. A San Francisco startup with ties to Elon Musk’s Neuralink has started testing its brain implant … Read More
June 24, 2026
(Vice) – Researchers caution it’s only one case, but the report raises questions about whether psilocybin could restore dormant brain functions. Psilocybin spent years as a maligned substance, better known for counterculture trips and moral panics. But its image has … Read More
June 23, 2026
(NPR) – Two developments often get lost in the public’s perception of the abortion wars. One is that there were nearly twice as many abortions in the U.S. in 2025, compared to 2021, the year before the Supreme Court overturned … Read More
June 23, 2026
(NYT) – That drug, Trikafta, produced by Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals, has made it possible for people with cystic fibrosis to breathe easily and live longer. Vertex sells a year’s supply of it for about $346,000 in the United States. The … Read More
