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Research
U.S. agencies aren’t ready for the rising cost of making research papers free, report warns
Source: Science Science agencies could soon face nearly $1 billion publishing bill, Congressional analysts find.
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Scientists create wearable ultrasound to continuously monitor babies in womb
Source: The Guardian Team hope the UPatch – at present a proof-of-concept device – will aid early detection of complications and prevent stillbirths.
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CDC plans to transfer monkeys to nonprofit’s sanctuary as it seeks to reduce animal testing
Source: STAT The CDC intends to transfer more than 160 macaques to Born Free USA, a nonprofit that runs a large primate sanctuary in Texas, as the agency seeks to phase out the use of monkeys in research.
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Anthropic’s Mythos has hospitals on edge: 10 things to know
Source: Becker's Hospital Review Anthropic Mythos coming will accelerate vulnerability detection and increase cyberattack risks for healthcare IT; executives must prepare defenses now.
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Use and Public Reporting of Predetermined Change Control Plans for AI-Enabled Medical Devices
Source: JAMA Network This cross-sectional study describes predetermined change control plan use among AI–enabled medical devices and the comprehensiveness of public reporting documenting predetermined change control plans.
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Safety
FEMA Review Council Final Report Signals Major Shift in Federal Disaster Policy
Source: National League of Cities The FEMA Review Council approved a sweeping set of recommendations during its final public meeting on May 7 that could significantly reshape federal disaster response, recovery and mitigation policy.
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Thousands of US residents evacuated due to dangerous chemical tank can finally return home
Source: The Independent Evacuation order for thousands who live near the tank containing hazardous chemicals has been lifted.
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Compliance
California Doctor Convicted of $45M Botox Fraud Scheme Targeting Medicare
Source: U.S. Department of Justice A jury in the Central District of California convicted a California doctor in a $45 million scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting claims for Botox injections that were never provided and medically unnecessary.
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Takeda Agrees to Pay $13.6M to Resolve False Claims Allegations Relating to Improper Payments to Physicians
Source: U.S. Department of Justice Takeda Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $13,670,921 to resolve allegations that it knowingly caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and other federal health care programs.
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Higher Education
The Canvas Hack Confirmed Some Professors’ Fears. It Likely Won’t Change Anything.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education Last week’s widespread Canvas outage validated years of faculty anxiety about higher ed’s dependence on private tech vendors. Most say the likely response is a new vendor, not a new approach.
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AI is wiping out entry-level jobs. Here’s how colleges can fill the gap
Source: Fortune As AI automates the tasks that once defined first jobs, higher education must rethink how it delivers real-world experience—before students ever graduate.
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