November 7, 2024
(NBC News) – The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1. Dairy workers who’ve been exposed to bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they … Read More
November 7, 2024
(BBC) – Australia’s government says it will introduce “world-leading” legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the proposed laws, to be tabled in parliament next week, were aimed at mitigating the “harm” social … Read More
November 7, 2024
(New York Times) – The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed removing a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold medicines that was found to have no effect on nasal congestion, despite its widespread use for decades. The proposal stems from … Read More
November 7, 2024
(Reuters) – Novo Nordisk chief financial officer Karsten Munk Knudsen said on Wednesday the company was aware of reports of 10 deaths and 100 hospitalisations of people who had taken compounded copies of its weight-loss and diabetes drugs. U.S. regulations … Read More
November 7, 2024
(L. A. Times via MSN) – A Los Angeles gynecologist has surrendered his medical license after a state agency accused him of “unprofessional conduct,” including asking a patient about her religious beliefs after she disclosed having had an abortion. Dr. … Read More
November 6, 2024
(Axios) – Emergency room visits due to eating or drinking too much caffeine roughly doubled among adolescents in the past several years, according to new data from Epic Research. Why it matters: The episodes are still relatively uncommon but they … Read More
November 6, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Drone attacks have made any time outdoors in the city, even a cigarette break, potentially deadly. ‘Run for shelter.’ Russian drones are hunting civilians in Kherson, unleashing a new kind of terror on Ukraine’s largest front-line … Read More
November 6, 2024
(Wired) – As Hollywood studios, actors, and writers wrangle over the use of AI in films, a major new release has fully embraced it. On Friday, TriStar Pictures released Here, a $50 million Robert Zemeckis-directed film that used real-time generative … Read More
November 6, 2024
(KFF Health News) – Voters backed abortion rights in seven of the 10 states where the issue appeared on ballots Tuesday — at first glance, seemingly reshaping the nation’s patchwork of abortion rules. Colorado, Maryland, Montana, and New York — … Read More
November 5, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Children are experiencing the largest rise in mild respiratory infection characterized by a lingering cough If you’ve had a lingering cough recently, there is a chance the culprit wasn’t Covid-19, flu or RSV, but mycoplasma pneumoniae. … Read More
November 5, 2024
(Axios) – About $1.5 billion in annual Medicare payments to hospitals will be on the line Tuesday when the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case over whether the federal government shortchanges facilities that care for low-income seniors. Why it … Read More
November 5, 2024
(Nature) – Generative-AI technologies can create convincing scientific data with ease — publishers and integrity specialists fear a torrent of faked science. From scientists manipulating figures to the mass production of fake papers by paper mills, problematic manuscripts have long … Read More
November 4, 2024
(The Atlantic) – Lupus cannot be cured. No autoimmune disease can be cured. Two years ago, however, a study came out of Germany that rocked all of these assumptions. Five patients with uncontrolled lupus went into complete remission after undergoing … Read More
November 4, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Cast aside in favor of sons, some women say trauma of one-child policy shattered their sense of family Having scrapped the one-child policy, the Communist Party is now championing the term “family values” and pressuring women … Read More
November 4, 2024
(Axios) – Health systems are under increasing pressure to embrace new artificial intelligence tools without a formal system for evaluating how well they work. Why it matters: Even AI developers can struggle to explain why a model makes a particular … Read More
November 4, 2024
(Axios) – Almost 200 countries at a UN biodiversity conference in Colombia agreed on a system for distributing proceeds from products derived from genetic information into a global conservation fund. Why it matters: Countries are seeking fair compensation for their … Read More
November 4, 2024
(Washington Times) – Massachusetts could become the third U.S. state to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychedelic drug found in mushrooms, if enough state voters mark “yes” on their ballot’s Question 4. Many drug policy researchers say legalization could be dangerous because … Read More
November 1, 2024
(KFF Health News) – Amid this booming industry, some implant experts worry that many dentists are losing sight of dentistry’s fundamental goal of preserving natural teeth and have become too willing to remove teeth to make room for expensive implants, … Read More
November 1, 2024
(New York Times) – The new director overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty approvals as she ushers in revolutionary technology. Medical device technology is now deeply entrenched in many patients’ health care and can have a stunning impact … Read More
November 1, 2024
(New York Times) – If every emergency room in the United States were fully prepared to treat children, thousands of lives would be saved and the cost would be $11.84 or less per child, researchers found. More than 80 percent … Read More
November 1, 2024
(Associated Press) – Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state’s clash … Read More
November 1, 2024
(IBT) – A researcher is set to unveil research that finds humans can feel pity for robots if they exhibit distress signals, like sad sounds or trembling motions. Marieke Wieringa conducted a series of experiments at Radboud University that studied … Read More
November 1, 2024
(The Walrus) – Jonathan Pruitt was prolific, influential, and charming. Then academic sleuths started poking around Laskowski revealed that her ambition had drawn her into the web of prolific spider researcher Jonathan Pruitt, a behavioural ecologist at McMaster University in … Read More
October 31, 2024
(Discover) – The discovery suggests that any hope AI can be a neutral player in the spread of ideologies could already be lost. By querying models such as ChatGPT, and Gemini, it is possible to receive accurate, detailed and informative … Read More
October 31, 2024
(Science) – Revised Declaration of Helsinki stresses need for equity, protection of vulnerable groups, and research integrity The Declaration of Helsinki—a foundational text that outlines international ethical principles for medical research—has undergone one of the most extensive revisions since it … Read More
