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August 22, 2025

Meta’s AI Companion Policy is Outrageous

(After Babel) – Last week, Reuters published an investigation that cited internal Meta documents and sources that should anger anyone who cares about children’s safety online. The documents explain that the social media giant’s AI policies explicitly permit chatbots to … Read More

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August 22, 2025

A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available

The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 5, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:

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August 21, 2025

In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses

(MIT Technology Review) – Google has just released a technical report detailing how much energy its Gemini apps use for each query. In total, the median prompt—one that falls in the middle of the range of energy demand—consumes 0.24 watt-hours … Read More

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August 21, 2025

A look at arguments around Colorado’s medical assistance in dying law

(NPR) – As more states adopt laws allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives, some groups representing disabled people are suing to stop them. In June, New York became the 11th state to pass legislation allowing terminally ill … Read More

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August 21, 2025

They Needed a Surrogate, So They Asked a Sibling to Do It

(Wall Street Journal) – Surrogacy is typically the most expensive path to parenthood. Turning to friends and family can lower the cost—for those willing to navigate legal minefields and tricky family dynamics. Having a surrogate give birth to your baby … Read More

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August 21, 2025

Do Large Language Models Dream of AI Agents?

(Wired) – For AI models, knowing what to remember might be as important as knowing what to forget. Welcome to the era of “sleeptime compute.” Large language models can typically only “recall” things if information is included in the context … Read More

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August 21, 2025

Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment

(NPR) – As human-driven climate change makes winters shorter, ticks are spending less time hibernating and have more active months when they can hitch rides on animals and people. Sometimes the ticks carry themselves — and diseases — to new … Read More

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August 21, 2025

Are Marathons and Extreme Running Linked to Colon Cancer?

(New York Times) – A small, preliminary study found that marathoners were much more likely to have precancerous growths. Experts aren’t sure why. By the time they came to see Dr. Timothy Cannon, all three had advanced colon cancer. He … Read More

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August 21, 2025

AI is helping patients fight insurance company denials

(NBC News) – Stephanie Nixdorf’s insurance company repeatedly declined to cover a drug to treat her arthritis. That changed after she sent an appeal letter crafted with help from AI. With his wife in agony, Jason Nixdorf had a chance … Read More

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August 20, 2025

America’s fragile drug supply chain is extremely vulnerable to climate change

(Ars Technica) – Using data from the Food and Drug Administration, the researchers identified 10,861 drug facilities that were active for at least one year between 2019 and 2024. These facilities represent the array of manufacturing stages of a drug, … Read More

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August 20, 2025

Microsoft Failed to Disclose Key Details About Use of China-Based Engineers in U.S. Defense Work, Record Shows

(ProPublica) – The tech giant is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of Microsoft’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no reference to the company’s China-based operations. … Read More

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August 20, 2025

Highly Sensitive Medical Cannabis Patient Data Exposed by Unsecured Database

(Wired) – Nearly a million records, which appear to be linked to a medical-cannabis-card company in Ohio, included Social Security numbers, government IDs, health conditions, and more. As legal cannabis has expanded around the United States for both recreational and … Read More

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August 20, 2025

World’s first spinal cord transplant to take place in Israel, could allow patients to walk again

(The Jerusalem Post) – Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday that the surgery will take place in Israel, marking a historic milestone in regenerative medicine. Israel is preparing to perform the world’s first-ever human spinal cord implant using a patient’s … Read More

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August 20, 2025

A New Edition of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics Is Now Available

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (vol. 34, no. 2, 2025) is available online by subscription only.  Articles include:

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August 20, 2025

Nation’s fertility clinics struggle with a growing number of abandoned embryos

(NBC News) – The dilemma over what to do with embryos cast aside, and who should assume ownership of them, is a thorny one. “We were not prepared for any of this,” Sweet said. Sweet is one of thousands of … Read More

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