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January 27, 2023

Big Tech Was Moving Cautiously on AI. Then Came ChatGPT

(Washington Post) – ChatGPT is quickly going mainstream now that Microsoft — which recently invested billions of dollars in the company behind the chatbot, OpenAI — is working to incorporate it into its popular office software and selling access to … Read More

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January 27, 2023

The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think

(Quanta) – A literature review that appeared in Molecular Psychiatry in July was the latest and perhaps loudest death knell for the serotonin hypothesis, at least in its simplest form. An international team of scientists led by Joanna Moncrieff of … Read More

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January 27, 2023

Crispr Wants to Feed the World

(Wired) – In 2023, we will begin to benefit from new Crispr-based solutions in other areas. For instance, following on the heels of the initial clinical trial results, the first agricultural applications using Crispr have recently entered the market: A … Read More

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January 27, 2023

Criminologists, Looking to Biology for Insight, Stir a Racist Past

(Undark) – Nearly 2 million people, most of them Black or Latino men, are locked up in the United States. In October 2021, the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, published a report … Read More

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January 27, 2023

FDA Moves to Ease Rules for Blood Donations from Gay Men

(Associated Press) – The U.S. is moving to further ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that typically face higher risks of HIV. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced draft guidelines that … Read More

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January 26, 2023

A Dilemma for Governments: How to Pay for Million-Dollar Therapies

(New York Times) – The treatment, called Zolgensma, a one-time infusion, is among the first in a new class of cutting-edge gene therapies that offer enormous promise for people with fatal or debilitating conditions — at hugely expensive prices. Its … Read More

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January 26, 2023

New Synthetic Opioid Complicates Public Health Response to Overdoses

(Axios) – A synthetic opioid up to 40 times more powerful than fentanyl is scrambling the public health response to the addiction crisis in a growing number of U.S. cities. The big picture: Nitazine comes in powder, pill and liquid … Read More

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January 26, 2023

Is Violence Driving Doctors in the Middle East to Emigrate?

(DW) – Surveys of health care workers in countries across the Middle East found that anywhere between 67% and 80% of doctors and nurses reported experiencing physical or verbal violence while at work. Surveys also confirm that younger doctors, usually those … Read More

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January 26, 2023

Social Media Platforms Face Pressure to Stop Online Drug Dealers Who Target Kids

(NPR) – According to Neville, her son began experimenting with illicit opioids and other drugs while using the social media site Snapchat. “It was on Snapchat that Alex was able to visit with dealers and other users. It was on … Read More

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January 26, 2023

Your Next Hospital Bed Might Be at Home

(New York Times) – Presbyterian started its home-hospital after a 2005 paper in The Annals of Internal Medicine found its way to its executives’ desks. The lead author, Bruce Leff, a geriatrician and professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, … Read More

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