January 27, 2023
(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
January 27, 2023
(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
January 27, 2023
(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
January 27, 2023
(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
January 27, 2023
(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
January 26, 2023
(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
January 26, 2023
(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
January 26, 2023
(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
January 26, 2023
(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
January 26, 2023
(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
