Imagine this: a social media giant suddenly decides to loosen its rules on hate speech and ditch its fact-checkers. This is what's happening at Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, sees this as a return to the company's roots, promoting free speech.
Wildfires are wreaking havoc in Los Angeles, challenging the healthcare system. Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes are under strain. Medical facilities are closing, and routine appointments are canceled. Healthcare workers, like oncologist Ravi Salgia, are putting their duties first, even when th
In Sri Lanka, many people accidentally or intentionally consume profenofos, an insecticide, and often mix it with alcohol. This makes treating their poisoning much harder. Doctors want to know how alcohol levels in the blood affect the poisoning and how the body processes profenofos. They're trying
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has decided to exit the "Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. " This group, backed by the UN, aims to combat climate change. The decision comes as the city of Los Angeles faces devastating wildfires. Are woke policies to blame? Let's rewind. A few years
Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) often face infections due to their weakened immune system and the treatments they receive. One rare but serious infection is Cryptococcus, a fungus that can cause pneumonia and spread to the brain. Here's a look at a patient's experience with this infection. A 75
In a recent YouTube video, Corridor Crew revealed the clever tricks behind one of the most memorable scenes in James Cameron's Aliens. The movie, a follow-up to Ridley Scott's Alien, features Sigourney Weaver as Lt. Ellen Ripley, who battles Xenomorphs with a team of marines on the planet LV-426. Th
This week, the United States is experiencing some crazy weather! In the central states, it's incredibly cold, with temperatures dropping to -22 degrees Fahrenheit in the northern Midwest. Meanwhile, it's much warmer in parts of Florida and California, reaching up to 77 degrees Fahrenheit. NASA's GEO
Abusive head trauma, a severe child abuse injury, is a major killer of young kids. Doctors often rely on basic patient info from Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to spot these cases. But what if there's more to the story? Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLM) can dig deeper in
Imagine this: even a tiny bit of wrong information in the training data of AI models can make a huge difference. A study from a university in New York set out to prove this. They used a popular database, The Pile, and focused on three medical areas – general medicine, neurosurgery, and medications.
Imagine this: a worker is fixing an air conditioner, and suddenly, a blast of high-pressure refrigerant hits his palm. Ouch! But hold on, this isn't a story about surgery. In fact, the guy's hand was treated without any cuts, and it healed just fine. This isn't to say all high-pressure hand injuries
