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Texas medical pot industry sprouts new businesses, patients
After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas' medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities and more Texans enrolling in the program this year. In September, Texas…
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Nearly all Americans are aware of the U.S. opioid crisis. Overdose deaths increased sixfold between 2003 and 2023, from 12,940 to 79,358. Yearly increases have been especially steep since 2013, when fentanyl hit the streets. COVID-19 further…
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Google removes AI Overviews results that gave 'alarming' medical advice
Google has quietly removed AI Overviews for liver test queries after they were found to give incorrect medical advice. An investigation found the feature gave oversimplified liver test ranges without critical context like age, sex, or ethnicity.
ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: Crew-11 pilot to hand control of station over today
Good morning. NASA and SpaceX are now two days away from their planned 'controlled medical evacuation' of four Crew-11 astronauts from the International Space Station. To prepare for that departure, Crew-11 pilot Mike Fincke of NASA, who has been…
Kentucky's first medical cannabis processor is opening in Dayton
DAYTON, Ky. — Kentucky's first operational medical cannabis processor, Bison Processing, is opening in Dayton. As the first facility of its kind in the state, Bison Processing will be responsible for taking Kentucky-grown cannabis and…
It is bittersweet': Crew-11 astronaut hands over control of ISS ahead of 1st-ever medical evacuation
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) completed a change-of-command ceremony today (Jan. 12) ahead of the early departure of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission, which is leaving soon due to an undisclosed medical condition concerning one of its…
Fewer people using Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program
Pennsylvania's medical cannabis program shed users over the past year even as sales ticked up. Why it matters: The next big thing for cannabis in the Commonwealth — legalizing recreational adult use — remains in flux. State of play:…
Medical Groups Urge Congress to Probe Kennedy's Vax Schedule Changes
Hundreds of medical and public health organizations urged Congress to investigate the sweeping changes recently made to the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his administration. In a letter signed by…
NASA Astronaut Breaks Silence On 'Bittersweet' Historic Medical Evacuation From ISS
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has broken his silence on the International Space Station's first-ever medical evacuation. In a personal LinkedIn post, he assured the public his crew is safe whilst describing their early return as 'bittersweet'. Writing…
Free laptops distributed to students of Government Thoothukudi Medical College and Hospital
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment minister P. Geetha Jeevan distributed free laptops to students of Government Thoothukudi Medical College and Hospital on Monday. Speaking at the event she said that Tamil Nadu has emerged as the leading state in…
Here's what California should do to combat medical misinformation
In April of last year, as a measles outbreak swept across West Texas, an unvaccinated 8-year-old girl from Gaines County died from measles-related lung failure. That second vaccine-preventable death of a child during the Texas outbreak prompted…
OpenAI buys Torch to bring unified medical data into ChatGPT Health
OpenAI Group PBC announced today that it had acquired Torch Health Inc., a healthcare technology startup focused on unifying personal medical data, as the artificial intelligence company moves to expand its efforts in health-related applications.
Galway's Vivasure Medical acquired by Haemonetics in €185m deal
The sale of the medtech to Haemonetics Corporation will enable the organisation to scale its PerQseal technologies. Vivasure Medical, a medtech based in Galway's Parkmore Business Park, has announced it is to be acquired by Haemonetics Corporation…
Anthropic Increases Medical Focus With New Claude Program
The artificial intelligence (AI) startup's “Claude for Healthcare” program, announced Sunday (Jan. 11), is a set of tools and resources that lets healthcare providers, patients and payers use Claude for medical purposes via…
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