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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...
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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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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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....