April 25, 2025
(The Atlantic) – I’ve spent recent weeks speaking with scientists and executives at universities, major companies, and research institutions—including Pfizer, Moderna, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center—in an attempt to understand what the technology can (and cannot) do to … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Science) – Three years in the making, the accord aims to increase equity and avoid errors of the COVID-19 pandemic It took an extension to the extension of the extension, but after more than 3 years of negotiations, governments around … Read More
April 24, 2025
(NPR) – Men over 75 have the highest suicide rates in the U.S. There are many reasons for this, says Mary Gagnon, director of suicide prevention at NAMI Maine, a mental health nonprofit. Among them are loss, sickness and the … Read More
April 24, 2025
(NBC News) – Attorney General Pam Bondi said existing U.S. laws against female genital mutilation prohibit doctors from providing certain care to transgender youths. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo this week seeking to further curtail access to transgender … Read More
April 24, 2025
(The Guardian) – In a Danish palliative care unit, the alternative to assisted dying is not striving to cure, offering relief and comfort to patients and their families The way we die is a topic of a heated debate in … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Axios) – Food and Drug Administration databases that physicians and public health experts rely on for key drug safety and manufacturing information have been neglected due to DOGE-directed layoffs, leaving health professionals flying blind on basic questions about certain drugs … Read More
April 24, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Researchers found mixtures of multiple additives may raise risk of diabetes; food industry groups back ingredients’ safety Food additives might be riskier for health than previously understood, a new study suggests. In recent years, scientists have … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Social and economic challenges have prompted some women to forgo or delay having children Births in America hovered near record-low rates last year. More than 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2024—a less … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Axios) – Anthropic expects AI-powered virtual employees to begin roaming corporate networks in the next year, the company’s top security leader told Axios in an interview this week. Why it matters: Managing those AI identities will require companies to reassess … Read More
April 23, 2025
(ProPublica) – China’s vast security apparatus shrouds itself in shadows, but the outside world has caught periodic glimpses of it behind the faded gray walls of Shijiazhuang prison in the northern province of Hebei. Chinese media reports have shown inmates … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Hims, Keeps and other companies advertise topical finasteride with limited disclosures of side effects The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday posted a warning about generic forms of a popular hair-loss medication often sold by major … Read More
April 23, 2025
(NBC News) – Antibiotic use in children may contribute to bacteria in the gut that produce the chemical. A gut toxin that’s been linked to colorectal cancers for more than two decades may be contributing to the sharp rise of … Read More
April 23, 2025
(New York Times) – In 2018, Timberline Knolls, an upscale mental health center for women that once attracted pop stars like Demi Lovato, was in trouble. At least four residents said a therapist had sexually assaulted them on the facility’s … Read More
April 23, 2025
(Wired) – Margaret Mitchell, an AI ethics researcher at Hugging Face, tells WIRED about a new dataset designed to test AI models for bias in multiple languages. Margaret Mitchell is a pioneer when it comes to testing generative AI tools … Read More
April 23, 2025
(ABC News) – Novavax’s closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is on track for full approval after additional discussions with the Food and Drug Administration, the company said Wednesday. The news sent company shares soaring more than 21% in morning trading and … Read More
April 23, 2025
(The Atlantic) – As of 2021, about one in five patients struggling with opioid-use disorder is taking this or other medications for treating addiction. One of the most effective tools for defusing a crisis that in recent years has killed … Read More
April 22, 2025
(New York Times) – Neuroscientists have learned that estrogen is vital to healthy brain development but that it also contributes to conditions including multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s. Changes in estrogen levels — either from the menstrual cycle or external sources … Read More
April 22, 2025
(New York Times Magazine) – Social media became a place of both solace and torment. How much was mine to share? The urge to consult my phone overpowered me. I could already perceive how it was mediating my relationship with … Read More
April 22, 2025
(UPI) – Texas health officials said Tuesday reported measles cases have now surpassed 600 with most of it affecting children and teenagers in a historic outbreak. The Lone Star state reported 624 cases of measles since January, the Texas Department … Read More
April 22, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Can an Alabama health clinic survive Musk’s “chainsaw for bureaucracy”? People called the clinic Cahaba, which was short for Cahaba Medical Care, a larger system that was managing to get doctors into some of the poorest, sickest, … Read More
April 22, 2025
(The Verge) – Covid[dot]gov, the government website where you could previously find information about covid, now redirects to a page that pushes the conspiracy theory that the virus originated from a lab. Navigating to the website reveals a prominent banner … Read More
April 22, 2025
(TechCrunch) – In recent years, focus on career and delayed marriage age is driving some women to consider preserving their fertility through egg freezing. But the steep cost of the procedure, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000 per attempt, means many … Read More
April 22, 2025
(The Guardian) – Most of 51 brands tested, including those for children, contained dangerous heavy metal Most of 51 brands of toothpaste tested for lead contained the dangerous heavy metal, including those for children or those marketed as green. The … Read More
April 22, 2025
(Axios) – President Trump has called himself the “fertilization president,” but DOGE-directed cuts this month decimated Centers for Disease Control staff who track the safety, cost and outcomes of the nation’s fertility clinics. Why it matters: The CDC had been … Read More
April 21, 2025
(Associated Press) – Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. The Vatican … Read More
