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NIH mandate that foreign partners of U.S. scientists regularly submit all data stirs outcry
Source: Science Some researchers worry reporting requirement is burdensome—and even insulting.
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US FDA advises COVID vaccine makers to develop shots aimed at XBB.1.5 variant
Source: Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it has advised manufacturers that are updating their COVID-19 vaccines to develop monovalent shots to target the XBB.1.5 subvariant.
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Federal advisory group rejects proposal to make medical device tracking easier
Source: STAT News “It’s a setback in patient safety and surveillance,” one expert said, "and will leave us with an insufficient regulatory system for identifying unsafe devices."
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Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight – but what do they do?
Source: SFGATE Many states have imposed sweeping restrictions that all but ban abortion since the June 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned the 50-year-old constitutional right to the procedure.
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An EU landmark for AI governance
Source: Science A groundbreaking draft law adopted with overwhelming majority by the European Parliament provides a glimpse into the future of governance of artificial intelligence (AI).
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What do higher education students want from online learning?
Source: McKinsey & Company What over 7000 students across 17 countries value most in online education.
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Google and Mayo Clinic Partner to Infuse AI Into Health Care
Source: CNET Google says its generative AI tool is HIPAA compliant.
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Life on Social Media Platforms, in Users’ Own Words
Source: Pew Research Center In focus groups, highly engaged social media users describe the purposes that different platforms serve for them, their choices about what to reveal and how they try to anticipate any hostile reactions that could be lurking.
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MIT Clears Bioengineering Professor of Research Misconduct Allegations
Source: MedCity News Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bioengineering Professor Ram Sasisekharan and his lab have been cleared of research misconduct allegations following a lengthy university investigation.
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