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
June 25, 2026
(Wired) – The biodegradable material can help improve healing after surgery—or an avocado-related accident. Roughly 500,000 Americans suffer nerve injuries that require treatment each year, whether from an errant attempt to hack out an avocado pit or an unfortunate woodworking … Read More
June 25, 2026
(Wired) – The startup Coherence Neuro is now testing a brain-computer interface that could one day use electrical stimulation to prevent tumors from growing. A San Francisco startup with ties to Elon Musk’s Neuralink has started testing its brain implant … Read More
June 25, 2026
(The Verge) – The issue is how we can even measure “flow.” How do we know when we’re well and truly focused? It’s an issue the EEG technology company Neurable has been ironing out with a gaming headset developed alongside … Read More
June 25, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Intercept, a new nonprofit, will focus on countering the common cold and the flu. The common cold comes for us all—often more than once a year. And there is no way to prevent it. The best … Read More
June 24, 2026
(Nature) – Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show. A study2 of physicians in Poland who specialize in endoscopy — the use of flexible probes to examine the inside of the human body … Read More
June 24, 2026
(Quanta Magazine) – Some are counting on outsourcing the analysis to artificial intelligence. Genomic “foundation models” such as Evo 2, Genos, and Google DeepMind’s AlphaGenome are trained on vast quantities of genomic data, which biologists use to make predictions about … Read More
June 24, 2026
(The Conversation) – The proliferation of AI-generated science images in public spaces is not simply a misinformation problem. As a researcher who studies visual science communication and public trust, I believe it also contributes to a crisis of trust in … Read More
June 24, 2026
(Vice) – Researchers caution it’s only one case, but the report raises questions about whether psilocybin could restore dormant brain functions. Psilocybin spent years as a maligned substance, better known for counterculture trips and moral panics. But its image has … Read More
June 24, 2026
(NYT) – The White House recently endorsed monitoring sewage for evidence of drug use. Critics fear such efforts could violate privacy and stigmatize neighborhoods. Sewage samples have been collected from high schools in Missouri and New Mexico, truck stops in … Read More
June 24, 2026
(WaPo via Yahoo!) – Despite growing evidence of potential harms, the allure of instant, comprehensive and personalized answers is too strong for many to overcome in a health care system plagued by high costs and inconsistency of access. The Post … Read More
June 24, 2026
(WSJ) – China is launching a full-scale push to roll out artificial intelligence across its economy and make this sector the foundation of its economic strategy. The text’s 17 points outline a plan to accelerate the rise of AI and … Read More
June 23, 2026
(NPR) – Two developments often get lost in the public’s perception of the abortion wars. One is that there were nearly twice as many abortions in the U.S. in 2025, compared to 2021, the year before the Supreme Court overturned … Read More
June 23, 2026
(NYT) – That drug, Trikafta, produced by Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals, has made it possible for people with cystic fibrosis to breathe easily and live longer. Vertex sells a year’s supply of it for about $346,000 in the United States. The … Read More
June 23, 2026
(BBC) – A trial examining the risks or benefits of drugs that can delay puberty for gender-questioning children will help reduce harm, according to the author of a landmark review. Dr Hilary Cass said she was “absolutely convinced that more … Read More
June 23, 2026
(Axios) – States are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence to help manage their social safety net programs and reduce worker caseloads, but advocates warn there’s little evidence of safeguards around the technology. Why it matters: AI systems can hallucinate and make … Read More
June 23, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Plenty of people are seemingly starting to feel like depleted AI babysitters. When Boston Consulting Group recently surveyed roughly 1,500 workers across several roles at major American companies, the firm found that many workers were experiencing “mental … Read More
June 23, 2026
(WSJ) – Doctors are looking for options given growing awareness of serious health risks tied to childhood obesity Now, even elementary schoolers are being put on popular weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy. By prescribing GLP-1 medications early, doctors say they … Read More
June 23, 2026
(Wired) – Trump administration officials tell WIRED that if Anthropic wants to rerelease Fable 5, it will need to ensure the model’s guardrails can’t be circumvented. Security experts say that can’t be done. Independent cybersecurity experts have increasingly taken the … Read More
June 22, 2026
(Mother Jones) – The new wave of Silicon Valley–backed gene-editing startups is straight out of “Brave New World.” And this notion of creating superbabies to stop the rise of something akin to Skynet from The Terminator is capturing the fancy—and … Read More
June 22, 2026
(Pew Research) – More Americans are using chatbots, and some are adopting AI summaries and smart speakers. But views about AI and how fast it’s advancing tilt negative – even for younger adults Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a … Read More
