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The National Institutes of Health Did Not Ensure That All Clinical Trial Results Were Reported in Accordance With Federal Requirements
Source: HHS Office of Inspector General Our preliminary review of data from ClinicalTrials.gov showed that most NIH-funded clinical trials that were completed in calendar year 2018 did not have their results posted.
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NIH awards $23 million to establish centers of excellence to study telehealth for cancer care
Source: National Institutes of Health During the pandemic, the use and availability of telehealth skyrocketed in primary and specialty care, including cancer care.
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How to ease the transition to college when mental health is a concern
Source: Washington Post Especially since the pandemic began, conversations about mental health have become more common, so students should find a person they feel safe to talk with about their concerns.
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What Title IX Changes Would Mean for Study Abroad
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education Proposed rules would reverse Trump-era policy for sexual misconduct overseas. And calls for an investigation into a student-visa sting.
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Sloppy Use of Machine Learning Is Causing a ‘Reproducibility Crisis’ in Science
Source: Wired AI hype has researchers in fields from medicine to political science rushing to use techniques that they don’t always understand—causing a wave of spurious results.
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FDA approves $2.8m gene therapy treatment for a rare blood disorder
Source: The Hill The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved the first gene therapy treatment that could offer a permanent cure for patients who suffer from a rare blood disorder, which the manufacturer priced at $2.8 million per patient.
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Two radiation incidents involving staff, and patients, reported at Salem Hospital
Source: Statesman Journal Both of the incidents are still under investigation, according to the Oregon Health Authority, which regulates radioactive materials in the state.
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Restrictions on Psilocybin ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Are Easing as Research Ramps Up
Source: Scientific American Here’s how the psychedelic substance’s legal status has been shifting.
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Universities Are Making Ethics a Key Focus of Artificial Intelligence Research
Source: Insight into Diversity As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more commonplace in our lives, many activists and academics have raised concerns about the ethics of this technology, including issues with maintaining privacy.
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The nanoscience revolution
Source: Nature Breakthroughs in nanotechnology could offer wide-ranging benefits to a host of industries, from agriculture to computing, but getting public buy-in remains key.
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First synthetic embryos: the scientific breakthrough raises serious ethical questions
Source: The Conversation Adults today may have grown up dreaming they would live to see working jet packs and robot assistants but few people imagined it would be possible to create life without reproductive cells.
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