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Research
NIH to prioritize human-based research technologies
Source: National Institutes of Health New initiative aims to reduce use of animals in NIH-funded research.
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How halt in funding hurts efforts to ensure safety of patients in medical research
Source: The Harvard Gazette The Trump administration's stop-work order disrupts system that facilitates oversight of studies happening at multiple sites.
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‘Borders on the insane’: New NIH policy on funding foreign scientists stirs outrage
Source: Science Agency will make researchers outside United States seek grants of their own rather than “subawards” from U.S. scientists.
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University must hand over names of anonymous animal committee members, court rules
Source: Science Advocates of animal research fear decision will lead to harassment of scientists and others who oversee such studies.
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This Was Bound to Happen, an AI Tries to Rewrite Its Own Code… Towards an Out-of-Control Intelligence?
Source: Daily Galaxy An advanced Japanese AI quietly tried to rewrite its own code—just to run a bit longer. Developers were caught off guard by what seemed like a small tweak with big implications.
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AMIE gains vision: A research AI agent for multimodal diagnostic dialogue
Source: Google Research Language model–based AI systems have shown considerable promise for conducting text-based medical diagnostic conversations.
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Safety
Nursing students face chemical explosion scenario in Corning Community College mass casualty drill
Source: My Twin Tiers Corning Community College held its mass casualty event, where nursing students showed their knowledge on how to care for patients.
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Robots and Workers: Redefining Safety
Source: Occupational Health & Safety Robots and humans are starting to work together to enhance workplace safety through AI-driven solutions and human expertise.
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The future of wearable ergonomic devices in plastic surgery: A systematic review
Source: Mayo Clinic This review evaluates the types of ergonomic devices used across surgical specialties and their impact on pain reduction.
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Compliance & Legal Accountability
Trump’s 2026 budget plan cuts healthcare funds: 6 notes
Source: Becker's Hospital Review President Donald Trump unveiled his fiscal 2026 budget proposal May 2, cutting non-defense federal spending by $160 billion.
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U.S. Attorney Announces $202 Million Settlement With Gilead Sciences For Using Speaker Programs To Pay Kickbacks To Doctors To Induce Them To Prescribe Gilead’s Drugs
Source: Unites States Attorney's Office Gilead admits to paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to high prescribers of Gilead’s HIV drugs to serve as speakers at programs and to holding programs at luxury restaurants.
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