October 17, 2025
(KFF Health News) – Barden, 75, never had children. She’s lived on her own in western Massachusetts since her husband passed away in 2003. “You hit a point in your life when you’re not climbing up anymore, you’re climbing down,” … Read More
October 17, 2025
(NBC News) – As measles keeps popping up in some pockets of the United States, the possibility of being exposed to the highly contagious virus continues. At least 1,596 measles cases have been confirmed in 2025, according to data from … Read More
October 17, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – Genetics experts have been highlighting the potential deficiencies of this testing for years. A 2021 paper by members of the European Society of Human Genetics said, “No clinical research has been performed to assess its diagnostic … Read More
October 17, 2025
(The Atlantic) – I don’t think of myself as having much in common with Altman, but his persistent tinkering felt uncomfortably recognizable. I’m also in the dirty business of using language to keep someone hooked on a product: I write … Read More
October 17, 2025
(WSJ) – Bypassing the grid, at least temporarily, tech companies are creating an energy Wild West; ‘grab yourself a couple of turbines’ Tech companies in the AI race need power, and lots of it. They aren’t waiting around for the … Read More
October 17, 2025
(Wired) – ByteDance’s Doubao app has overtaken DeepSeek, proving that user-friendly design often matters more than having the most advanced AI model. Doubao, which launched in 2023, was deliberately designed to be personable. Unlike most popular AI chatbots, Doubao’s app … Read More
October 16, 2025
(NBC News) – New research found that gene therapy for children with a form of severe combined immunodeficiency was successful in 95% of trial participants. Scientists have identified about 20 gene variants that cause SCID. Eliana’s form of the disease, … Read More
October 16, 2025
(NPR) – Symington is among many doctors who say political attacks on science and medicine are affecting their relationships with patients, particularly in rural communities, where physician recruitment already poses a chronic challenge. Increasingly, misinformation and conspiracy theories about health … Read More
October 16, 2025
(Wired) – An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services. Around half a dozen people living with a variety of facial differences—from … Read More
October 16, 2025
(Wired) – A new advocacy group is pushing state lawmakers to pass more stringent autonomous vehicle regulations. The group, Safe Autonomous Vehicles Everywhere in the United States (SAVE-US), says its goal is to ensure that new self-driving technology will save … Read More
October 16, 2025
(BBC) – When Jess Smith uploaded a photo of herself into an AI image generator this summer, she wasn’t expecting a social experiment. The former Australian Paralympic swimmer wanted to vamp up her headshot and uploaded a full-length photo of … Read More
October 16, 2025
(The Markup) – For years a race-based medical calculation delayed Black patients access to life-saving kidney transplants The eGFR, or estimated glomerular filtration rate, is an equation that estimates the percentage of kidney function someone has — based on how … Read More
October 15, 2025
(The Guardian) – Where once daters were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they’re seduced by ChatGPT-polished banter and AI-generated charm. Dating app fatigue is nothing new; for all its promise of convenience and unlimited choices, the … Read More
October 15, 2025
(Undark) – A new anti-sunscreen movement is gaining momentum. It appears to be driven in part by a growing distrust in some circles of conventional expert health advice and federal regulators. Speaking as a private citizen last fall, Robert F. Kennedy … Read More
October 15, 2025
(Reuters) – Roche Diagnostics said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared its and partner Eli Lilly’s blood test as an aid in the initial assessment for Alzheimer’s disease. This comes at the heel of FDA’s nod for … Read More
October 15, 2025
(CT) – Study author praises staff members who “stay where their presence matters most.” A new study is shedding light on a rarely researched area: faith-based health care in low-resource settings. The study, published in JAMA Surgery, found dramatically lower … Read More
October 15, 2025
(TechCrunch) – California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state in the nation to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety protocols for AI companions. The law, SB … Read More
October 15, 2025
(BBC) – The world’s first IVF baby has given her backing to an international fertility care campaign. Louise Brown, 47, from Bristol, was the first in the world to be born via in vitro fertilisation (IVF) at Oldham General Hospital … Read More
October 15, 2025
(New York Times) – Studies based on the medical records of millions of people taking GLP-1s for obesity or diabetes have revealed strong signals of their potential as addiction treatment. The research shows reductions of 30 to 70 percent in … Read More
October 15, 2025
(AP) – With teams investing hundreds of millions of dollars every season into their rosters, keeping those players available to play is crucial and any small edge has the potential to lead to better results on the field. To help … Read More
October 14, 2025
(New York Times) – In July, the billionaire’s A.I. company introduced two sexually explicit chatbots, pushing a new version of intimacy. Ani is one of two sexually explicit chatbot companions unveiled by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, in July. … Read More
October 14, 2025
(The Guardian) – Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050 Hospitals across the world have recorded an alarming rise in common infections that are resistant to antibiotics, with doctors saying the number … Read More
October 14, 2025
(New York Times) – Scientists are searching for the secret in Doug Whitney’s biology that has protected him from dementia, hoping it could lead to ways to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s for many other people. For 14 years now, Mr. … Read More
October 14, 2025
(Nature) – Conservationists debate the pros and cons of using synthetic-biology techniques to alter wild species. The global conservation community is debating whether to ban the release of genetically modified organisms into the wild. Dozens of non-governmental organizations have called … Read More
October 14, 2025
(NPR) – Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That’s according to a new study that suggests a link … Read More
