We Need a Cure for AI Health Hype

We Need a Cure for AI Health Hype

As Amy Dockser Marcus writes for The Information, we’ve been here before. In 2000, on the heels of the first sequencing of human DNA, Francis Collins, then-director of the Human Genome Project, predicted that “in another 20, 25 years we should be able to prevent or cure most cases of cancer, of diabetes, of heart…

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Mamdani’s ‘Race Plan’ sets dangerous goals —thank goodness it’s unlikely he delivers

Mamdani’s ‘Race Plan’ sets dangerous goals —thank goodness it’s unlikely he delivers

Bad news: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s just-released Racial Equity Plan is promising to address “disparities” in racial outcomes based on a dangerously flawed understanding their causes — and seemingly with a distinctly anti-American solution: racial favoritism. Good news: There’s little sign, based on the plan and on his record, he’ll actually deliver on his promises. Start…

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Marijuana users may face hidden driving danger that standard tests can miss

Marijuana users may face hidden driving danger that standard tests can miss

A new study warns that driving after eating cannabis edibles can significantly impair road performance and reaction times, even if blood tests show THC levels far below the legal limit. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight a potential challenge for impaired-driving enforcement in Canada and some US jurisdictions. Most previous cannabis-driving studies have involved smoked…

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UN endorses new world map showing Africa’s true size — after US voted against it

UN endorses new world map showing Africa’s true size — after US voted against it

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups. Friday’s resolution, which was sponsored by Togo and backed by members of the African Union, was passed with 164 member states voting in favor. Only the US voted against it…

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Ohio State pays $2.1M settlement as it admits researcher had ‘inappropriate foreign affiliations’ to China

Ohio State pays .1M settlement as it admits researcher had ‘inappropriate foreign affiliations’ to China

The Ohio State University acknowledged that a former researcher had “inappropriate foreign affiliations” after agreeing to pay $2.1 million to resolve federal allegations that the university failed to share researchers’ ties to China while seeking and receiving taxpayer-funded research grants. The Justice Department alleged Ohio State failed to properly disclose affiliations and financial support involving Chinese…

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ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about Minneapolis shooting involving Venezuelan man

ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about Minneapolis shooting involving Venezuelan man

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of lying about a January shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis during the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Christian Castro appeared in a Texas federal court where he faces six charges of making “materially false” statements to investigators, according…

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