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FDA offers new guidelines for Covid-19 vaccine
Source: STAT An FDA expert panel recommended the fall Covid booster shots should target the JN.1 subvariant, from which KP.2 derives. Pfizer and Moderna indicated that they could make shots targeting either version of the virus, and still deliver their doses in August.
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Cleveland Clinic to Pay Over $7 Million to Settle Allegations of Undisclosed Foreign Sources of Funding on NIH Grant Applications and Reports
Source: U.S. Department of Justice The CCF has agreed to pay $7,600,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the FCA by submitting to the NIH federal grant applications and progress reports in which CCF failed to disclose that a key employee involved in administering the grants had pending and/or active financial research support from other sources.
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Context, Consent, and Control: The Three C’s of Data Participation in the Age of AI
Source: Tech Policy Press Eryk Salvaggio says it is naive to believe tensions in AI policy development and norms of use could be resolved through a focus on copyright alone.
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Artificial Intelligence in enhancing sustainable practices for infectious municipal waste classification
Source: ScienceDirect This research paper focuses on effective infectious municipal waste management in urban settings, highlighting a dearth of dedicated research in this domain.
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At BIO, signs Congress’ tough stance on China is chilling biotech relationships
Source: STAT The BIOSECURE Act is, for now, just that — a proposal. But the looming bill’s impact was clearly visible at this year’s BIO conference.
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Scoping Review of Workplace Mental Health and Well-being Programs in Higher Education Institutions
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine The study aimed to conduct a scoping review of stressors in higher education institutions (HEIs), exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify successful interventions.
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Netflix reality show raises questions about the ethics of filming incarcerated people
Source: WAER The Netflix series “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment” about a prison reform program in Arkansas is getting pushback over exploitation and filming rights.
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It Is Too Soon for Clinical Trials on Artificial Wombs
Source: Scientific American A technology meant to help severely premature infants raises questions of inequity and may someday threaten parents’ rights to make decisions.
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I was lost in the details of my Ph.D. research—until my mentors guided me out
Source: Science “Big-picture thinking is one of the most adaptable, universal skills one can bring from a Ph.D.,” this scientist writes.
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Anti-obesity Medications: Ethical, Policy, and Public Health Concerns
Source: Wiley New anti-obesity medications (AOMs) have received widespread acclaim in medical journals and the media, but they also raise critical ethical, public health, and public policy concerns that have largely been ignored.
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