October 15, 2024
(Washington Post) – Doctors can create a “digital twin” of your heart and other organs to reduce guesswork during surgery. The technology may transform health care. Twice a week, scores of people gather at Boston Children’s Hospital to plan the … Read More
October 15, 2024
(KFF Health News) – Portacolone got to work and now leads the Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment Project at UCSF. The project estimates that that at least 4.3 million people 55 or older who have cognitive impairment or dementia live … Read More
October 15, 2024
(Associated Press) – Federal disaster personnel have resumed door-to-door visits as part of their hurricane-recovery work in North Carolina, an effort temporarily suspended amid threats that prompted officials to condemn the spread of disinformation. Over the weekend, reports emerged that … Read More
October 15, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Some have no qualms about treating ChatGPT like their servant; ‘Just like humans, AI can’t always be the bigger person.’ As talking to chatbots is now becoming more like normal conversations, AI users face an awkward … Read More
October 14, 2024
(NPR) – Officials at TikTok discovered that there was “a high” number of underage streamers receiving a “gift” or “coin” in exchange for stripping — real money converted into a digital currency often in the form of a plush toy … Read More
October 14, 2024
(The Telegraph) – Patient asked about ‘medical assistance in dying’ as critics say euthanasia has spiralled out of control A woman undergoing life-saving cancer surgery in Canada was offered assisted suicide by doctors as she was about to enter the … Read More
October 14, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Imagine if having children came with more than $150,000 in cheap loans, a subsidized minivan and a lifetime exemption from income taxes. Would people have more kids? The answer, it seems, is no. These are among … Read More
October 14, 2024
(Ars Technica) – In the poll, 88 percent of providers said they were receiving less than half of their requested orders, and about 54 percent said their supplies were down to 10 days or less, which is below the typical … Read More
October 14, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Yann LeCun, an NYU professor and senior researcher at Meta Platforms, says warnings about the technology’s existential peril are ‘complete B.S.’ Yann LeCun helped give birth to today’s artificial-intelligence boom. But he thinks many experts are … Read More
October 11, 2024
(BBC) – The focus on puberty blockers in the gender-care debate is disproportionate, the paediatrician who led the NHS review into children’s services, says. Dr Hilary Cass said the merits of the treatment used to delay the onset of puberty … Read More
October 11, 2024
(Wired) – Now that the Mounjaro and Zepbound shortage is over, Eli Lilly is going after the cottage industry selling “compounded” versions of its meds. Eli Lilly has sent cease-and-desist letters to hundreds of compounding pharmacies, telehealth companies, and medical … Read More
October 11, 2024
(NPR) – For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers. This is despite its own research validating many child safety concerns. The confidential … Read More
October 11, 2024
(The Hill) – Microsoft unveiled several new artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Thursday aiming to support health care organizations through medical imaging models, health care agent services and an AI-driven workflow solution for nurses. The announcement detailed how each tool will improve … Read More
October 10, 2024
(Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) – The current debate on military AI is largely driven by “tech bros” and other entrepreneurs who stand to profit immensely from militaries’ uptake of AI-enabled capabilities. Despite their influence on the conversation, these tech industry … Read More
October 10, 2024
(The Guardian) – The director of the only major hospital in the northern Gaza Strip now offering specialised care for children has described a “catastrophic situation” as Israeli forces launched new ground assaults and airstrikes in the north and centre … Read More
October 10, 2024
(STAT News) – The director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Rwanda’s health minister on Thursday criticized the U.S. government’s decision to urge Americans to avoid travel to Rwanda because of the country’s ongoing Marburg … Read More
October 10, 2024
(New York Times) – The Daytona Beach plant that makes nearly a quarter of the IV fluids used in the United States is intact in the wake of Hurricane Milton’s tear across Florida, according to a company spokeswoman. The site, … Read More
October 10, 2024
(Reuters) – California reported a third human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a dairy worker who had contact with infected cattle and said the state identified two more possible cases in people. Officials in the most populous U.S. … Read More
October 10, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – The drugmaker responsible for bringing the controversial abortion pill to the U.S. is now pursuing a new use that could widen women’s access: treating miscarriages. Danco Laboratories is preparing scientific data and taking other steps to … Read More
October 10, 2024
(Wired) – Cultivators are turning to genetic sequencing and cellular-manipulation techniques to breed highly potent mushrooms—leaving some unprepared psychonauts in distress. New cultivation methods are making psychedelic mushrooms stronger, and fiendishly potent varieties are kicking in faster and lasting longer—even … Read More
October 10, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Vaccines designed to prevent cancer for high-risk groups are in early human trials Researchers are making progress toward vaccines that train healthy people’s immune systems to eliminate signs of cancer before it develops. Vaccines are in … Read More
October 9, 2024
(New York Times) – The F.D.A. has authorized shipments from overseas plants to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest patients. U.S. officials approved airlifts of IV fluids from … Read More
October 9, 2024
(Politico) – The practice has long been embraced by Christian families who might otherwise have qualms about IVF, because it can be seen as a solution to the most troubling part of the process: the disposal of frozen embryos. Lately, … Read More
October 9, 2024
(CNBC) – A CNBC investigation into counterfeit weight loss drugs revealed an international illegal marketplace where criminals either brazenly alter the drugs or ship the real product from overseas — what’s known as drug diversion and against federal law. The … Read More
October 9, 2024
(New York Times) – Hospitals and nursing homes in Florida have plenty of experience with hurricanes, but officials are aware that Milton may bring more damage than past storms. Healthcare facilities across the west coast of Florida, from clinics to … Read More
