June 30, 2026
(Nature) – A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high cholesterol to a rare muscular disorder. The idea is to remove or add epigenetic markers — essentially chemical groups that … Read More
June 30, 2026
(SFGate) – Newspaper publishers across the country are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly scraping their websites to train their flagship artificial intelligence models. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on … Read More
June 30, 2026
(WSJ) – Some prosecutors believed they had enough to charge Abbott Laboratories, but senior officials opted for civil settlement Some prosecutors believed they had evidence to criminally charge the company under a law they have used to pursue other businesses … Read More
June 30, 2026
(Nature) – Ethical discussions are urgently needed as genome-editing science advances, some researchers say. For the second time this month, a team of researchers has reported harnessing a precise gene-editing technique to alter the DNA of human embryos. This time, … Read More
June 29, 2026
(WSJ) – How AI’s sycophantic responses, language mirroring and hyperpersonalized content work together to send some people into a spiral We’ve all experienced the tendency of AI chatbots to tell us what we want to hear, but there are two … Read More
June 29, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – You wake up to your 7 a.m. alarm feeling relatively refreshed and ready to tackle the day ahead. But when you check your smartwatch, you’re surprised to see a low sleep score staring back at … Read More
June 29, 2026
(Axios) – Nursing homes and other providers of senior care are predicting upheaval and cutbacks in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court decision to terminate temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. Why it matters: Individuals who in … Read More
June 29, 2026
(Wired) – After weeks of negotiations, the White House permitted Anthropic to grant access to its most advanced AI model to a select group of US companies and government agencies. The US government has eased the restrictions it imposed on … Read More
June 29, 2026
(Knowable Magazine) – Inks created with a patient’s own cells might one day help the body regrow tissues Scientists have long tried to develop ways to nudge the body to build healthy tissue instead of defaulting to emergency repair. In … Read More
June 29, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Children and people with mental health disorders are especially vulnerable. It’s not just exhaustion and confusion. The effects of heat on the brain can be deadly. And researchers are still trying to figure out why. Studies … Read More
June 26, 2026
(The New Yorker) – After my husband’s death, I had never been more pliable, tender, open, or raw. It was then that I tried E.M.D.R. therapy. My husband had been dead for six weeks when I asked my primary-care doctor … Read More
June 26, 2026
(NYT) – Francis Ferrari, a French ophthalmologist, invented a controversial procedure that can change eye color. People from around the world are willing to take the risk. Kolvert is one of more than 2,500 people who have come to New … Read More
June 26, 2026
(Voice of San Diego) – Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the dough. Its name is Ameca, and it’s been … Read More
June 26, 2026
(Wired) – The AI arms race between China and the US has researchers on both sides worried about a “Chernobyl moment.” Until now, the US has largely viewed China’s AI advances as an economic and national security threat. Washington has … Read More
June 26, 2026
(Science) – After tumultuous Fable 5 takedown, scientists fear AI safety rules could reshape open research For many scientists, the lesson was hard to miss: They’re becoming increasingly dependent on AI research tools they do not control. That access instead … Read More
June 26, 2026
(Daily Mail) – For the first time since a change in the law in the Netherlands, a child under the age of 12 has died by euthanasia. The death of the child was confirmed by the country’s health minister, Sophie … Read More
June 26, 2026
(Media ITE) – Military branches are reintroducing flu shot requirements as an outbreak has been growing at Lackland Air Force Base, where new recruits are trained. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ended flu shot mandates for the military in April, … Read More
June 26, 2026
(WSJ) – Move comes after end of 42-day quarantine at Nebraska facility for exposed American cruise-ship passengers The announcement will free up considerable resources at the CDC that since early May have been dedicated toward containing the outbreak. More than … Read More
June 25, 2026
(STAT News) – Federal health officials announced a pilot program Monday to speed up early-stage clinical trials, which they say will reduce development timelines by six to 12 months, in hopes of encouraging U.S.-based trials and combating Chinese dominance in … Read More
June 25, 2026
(ABC News) – The Justice Department has charged a Texas doctor in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme, accusing him of billing insurers for medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests for college student-athletes and then rubber-stamping the results as normal without … Read More
June 25, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Many assume that if they can afford paid help in older age, they won’t need to rely on kin. They’re wrong. It is no secret that in the United States, the accessibility and quality of long-term care … Read More
June 25, 2026
(NYT) – A doctor who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo was infected, the French health ministry said. The authorities said the risk to the wider population was low. French officials on Wednesday identified the first case of … Read More
June 25, 2026
(NYT) – Doctors are contending with low supplies and unfilled orders of generic chemotherapy infusions that are central to the treatment of a long list of cancers. Doctors treating cancer patients nationwide are facing a shortage of essential generic chemotherapy … Read More
June 25, 2026
(Marketplace) – Companies are developing AI tools that do everything from taking notes on appointments to proposing real diagnoses based on someone’s medical records. This winter, a nurses’ union in New York City with more than 10,000 members got protections … Read More
June 25, 2026
(NBC News) – Black and American Indian/Alaska Native communities have the highest cancer rates of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. Cancer death rates in the U.S. have dropped dramatically in the past 35 years, falling by 35%, … Read More
