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How some COVID vaccines triggered rare blood-clot disorder
(Nature) – Researchers identify genetic mutation in small group of people who developed the serious disorder after receiving the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson...
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Potentially Blinding Eye Condition Tied to Ozempic Again
(MedPage Today) – Absolute risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy remained low, however While rare, NAION is one of the most common causes...
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Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment
(NPR) – A new report from Congress has raised the alarm about children with mental health conditions being held in juvenile detention, rather than...
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AI researchers are sounding the alarm on their way out the door
(CNN) – They’re part of a wave of artificial intelligence researchers and executives who aren’t just leaving their employers — they’re loudly ringing the...
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Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
(The Guardian) – Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers Reading, writing and learning...
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Studies Test Whether Gene-Editing Can Fix High Cholesterol
(MedPage Today) – Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for...
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OpenAI Is Making the Mistakes Facebook Made. I Quit.
(New York Times) – This week, OpenAI started testing ads on ChatGPT. I also resigned from the company after spending two years as a...
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Inside OpenAI’s Decision to Kill the AI Model That People Loved Too Much
(WSJ) – ChatGPT’s 4o model was beloved by many users, but controversial for its sycophancy and real-world harms linked to some conversations Estrella is...
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Colorado Marijuana Regulators Consider Major Changes to How Labs Test for Contaminants
(ProPublica) – Critics say the current method of allowing manufacturers to choose the samples they send to labs is vulnerable to abuse and allows...
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Anthropic AI Safety Researcher Warns Of World ‘In Peril’ In Resignation
(Forbes)- An Anthropic staffer who led a team researching AI safety departed the company Monday, darkly warning both of a world “in peril” and...
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FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine
(Ars Technica) – In a news release late Tuesday, Moderna said it was blindsided by the FDA’s refusal, which the FDA cited as being...
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Under growing pressure, the biggest social networks agree to be rated on teen safety
(Washington Post via MSN) – Three leading social media companies have agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protect the mental health...
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University of Minnesota med school changes class after accusations of UnitedHealth ‘propaganda’
(Minnesota Star Tribune) – The school is changing an elective course while still working with the Eden Prairie-based health care giant after students raised...
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Hospitals are posting prices for patients. It’s mostly industry using the data
(NPR) – But amid low compliance and other struggles implementing the policy since it took effect in 2021, the available price data is sparse...
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Why Doctors Can’t Agree on How to Diagnose Alzheimer’s
(WSJ) – Divergent diagnostic criteria is raising concerns that some patients are being misdiagnosed and unnecessarily treated Divergent diagnoses for Alzheimer’s are the result...