A Mystery in the E.R.? Ask Dr. Chatbot for a Diagnosis.
The patient was a 39-year-old woman who had come to the emergency department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Her left knee had been hurting for several days.…
How a Drug Maker Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy
In 2004, Gilead Sciences decided to stop pursuing a new H.I.V. drug. The public explanation was that it wasn’t sufficiently different from an existing treatment to warrant further development. In…
How to Work Out Safely in the Heat
As unprecedented heat waves become more common, exercisers increasingly have to weigh the joys versus the risks of an outdoor workout. There’s no simple answer to the question of how…
UPS Contract Talks Go Down to the Wire as a Possible Strike Looms
Barely a week before the contract for more than 325,000 United Parcel Service workers expires, union and company negotiators have yet to reach an agreement to avert a strike that…
The Big Problem With Small Nuclear Reactors | naked capitalism
Yves here. There’s enough NIMBY-ism in the US and I would assume most advanced economies that it’s hard to see an increase in nuclear capacity getting all that far, separate…
Muslim-majority countries react to Quran desecration in Sweden
Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. (July 21)…
Florida groups begin rabbit colony rescues
Florida non-profit groups have begun to rescue dozens of rabbits that have established a colony in a residential neighborhood after being released by a breeder. (July 21) (AP video: Daniel…
Oklahoma mother and 3 children dead in possible murder-suicide
VERDIGRIS, Okla. – A woman and her three children were discovered dead in their home in Oklahoma on Thursday evening in an incident that unfolded during an hours-long standoff. Law enforcement…
7 tech companies commit to AI safeguards set by WH
President Joe Biden is hailing new commitments by seven tech companies including Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology to meet a set…
New York artist to hold his last Bodypainting Day
On Sunday, over 50 everyday people of all shapes, sizes, genders, ethnicities, and ages will get completely nude in public to celebrate the 10th and final Body Painting Day in…