July 22, 2026
(NYT) – A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug. The catchphrase, said Dr. Wendy Chung of Boston Children’s Hospital, is … Read More
July 22, 2026
(NYT) – I’m not aware of any brain scan studies published so far that show how attachment hacking affects the brain’s reward systems. We do know that all addictions — whether to cocaine, gambling or shopping — seem to generate … Read More
July 22, 2026
(Nature) – Testicle sample removed from a ten-year-old before chemotherapy and frozen proves viable 16 years later. A cutting-edge operation has restored a man’s ability to make sperm by transplanting tissue samples that were removed from one of his testicles … Read More
July 22, 2026
(NYT) – Doctors said the arrival of Emily, Harriet, Catherine and Alexa, who were conceived naturally and split from one fertilized egg, is an extremely rare event. An Australian woman gave birth last week to naturally conceived identical quadruplet girls … Read More
July 22, 2026
(NYT) – Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer. Millions of immigrants, eligible to work in the United States, fill positions across the elder care … Read More
July 22, 2026
(404 Media) – Cops and drone companies seem increasingly eager to put weapons on their drones. The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) looked at ways to arm quadcopter drones with weapons, according to a draft version of its drone manual … Read More
July 22, 2026
(Wired) – The FDA could decide whether to loosen rules around peptide production this week. Some telehealth players are already seeing dollar signs. Earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the podcaster Joe Rogan that the government intended to … Read More
July 21, 2026
(BBC) – That’s because Ruohola-Baker is part of a growing number of scientists worldwide harnessing the power of regenerative medicine to replace traditional dental procedures for the millions of people who are missing teeth and managing tooth pain. If their … Read More
July 21, 2026
(TechCrunch) – Craneware’s flagship accounting and billing software is used by thousands of clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies across the United States. The company did not say exactly what kinds of data were taken in the breach, only noting that a … Read More
July 21, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – The launch of Foundation in 2024 was a radical step, given many in the industry’s long-standing opposition to letting autonomous devices decide where to attack without human sign-off and promises by other leading robot companies … Read More
July 21, 2026
(The Guardian) – Many say lack of regulation allows people to exploit women’s bodies, but others argue it offers financial freedom, and a child to those with no other option Instead, like an increasing number of Europeans from countries with … Read More
July 21, 2026
(NYT) – Political campaigns have something new to worry about these days: unflattering or incomplete information produced by A.I. programs when voters ask questions about candidates. Mr. Lloyd, 33, relied on a report on his A.I. presence from CampSight, a … Read More
July 21, 2026
(WSJ) – Many moms and dads believe that their adult children are getting bad advice—and a growing number of researchers agree. ‘Everything becomes trauma.’ After decades of urging families to communicate better and work on their issues together, some therapists … Read More
July 21, 2026
(WSJ) – White House is divided on how to respond to recent advances in Chinese AI, has weighed crackdown measures Silicon Valley and Washington are debating a multibillion-dollar question: Should American companies be able to use Chinese artificial-intelligence models? OpenAI … Read More
July 21, 2026
(Becker’s) – For two years, nurses have battled artificial intelligence mostly at the bargaining table. A proposed set of AI billing codes has now opened a new front: how the technology is reimbursed. The American Medical Association is pushing to … Read More
July 21, 2026
(Axios) – The FDA said Monday it still thinks Taylor Farms lettuce is likely behind a Cyclospora outbreak, even after pulling back earlier test results linking the produce to the parasite. Why it matters: Tracking the source of the diarrhea-causing … Read More
July 20, 2026
(WSJ) – Agency earlier said sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms tested positive for cyclospora, but company’s recall remains in place The Food and Drug Administration walked back an earlier statement that a sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms tested … Read More
July 20, 2026
(NYT) – Jens Spahn, a top leader of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party, resigned his post after announcing that he had a baby by surrogate, which is illegal in Germany. It was a dizzying end to an overnight scandal that had … Read More
July 20, 2026
(Axios) – Artificial intelligence is dramatically speeding up drug development — and a proprietary survey shows how it’s priming a bigger automation push that’s changing the trajectory of early stage pharma research. Why it matters: The TD Cowen survey of … Read More
July 20, 2026
(First Coast News) – A St. Augustine surrogate mother is fighting for custody of the children she birthed after she says the intended parent from China never picked them up. Simpson said she did not hear from the intended parent … Read More
July 20, 2026
(The Conversation) – In my 2023 book, “Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics,” I show how embryo adoption developed as a Christian pro-life response to the accumulation of embryos remaining after IVF, recasting embryos as vulnerable children requiring … Read More
July 20, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – The adolescent boys indicated in the questionnaire that they found themselves frequently thinking about social media. They wanted to use it less often, but felt unable to stop. A year later, when their parents were … Read More
July 20, 2026
(The Atlantic) – In the data-center age, the business of tech companies is more like oil-refining than coding. The AI boom has showered some of the nation’s most prominent companies in market value. OpenAI and Anthropic are now the two … Read More
July 17, 2026
(WSJ) – In a bulletin posted Thursday night, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said federal and state health officials were probing a multistate outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell … Read More
July 17, 2026
(The Economist) – They are having too much impact on young people’s lives Chinese tech firms are stripping human-like personas from their chatbots in order to comply with new government rules aimed at reducing “emotional dependence” on AI. The regulations, … Read More
