Reuters Finds AI-Using Surgery Devices Harmed Patients; Nature Magazine and Reuters Find Medical Chatbots Not Beating Patients’ Own Internet Sleuthing
We have been alarmed at how the profit-driven US medical system has been eagerly embracing AI despite ample evidence of uneven performance, such as too-frequent,
America’s Real Health Crisis? Inequality— and a Generation Pays
Yves here. This interview highlights a key issue that deserves far more attention than it gets: that our longevity-obsessed squillionaire class are working against their
An Effort to Ease Water Pollution With Oysters Fizzled. Why?
Conor here: I guess the oysters aren’t going to save us. By Mykal Bailey, a senior at Howard University with reporting interests in environmental justice
With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients
Conor here: Here we see the effects of ICE gaining access t nearly 80 million Medicaid patients, including patients’ banking “routing number, account type, account
Why Futuristic, Tech-Centered ‘Smart City’ Projects Are Destined To Fail
Yves here. The smart city vogue has been under way for a while. Some of this reflects a belief that new must be better. Others
Bitcoin/Crypto Crash Captures Headlines as Potentially More Serious Tech-Driven Debt Retreat Progresses
We’ll first turn to what looks like an accelerating rout in Bitcoin and other crypto currencies and then to what we see as potentially much
American Society for Plastic Surgery Position Statement Withdraws Support for Transition Surgery for Those Under 19 as New $2 Million Judgement Points to Looming Liability for Hospitals
Two recent developments point to the fact that not just individual medical practitioners but even some important hospitals are facing the risk of having to
Türkiye Plays Peacemaker But Has Central Role in Iran Encirclement
Word was that Türkiye was going to host talks between the US and Iran as part of broader regional discussion, but it appears as if
It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?
Yves here. KFF Health News today is giving prominent play to the US health insurance crisis triggered by big increases in 2026 across nearly all
‘Corruption on a Breathtaking Level’: Report Details Massive Foreign Investment in Trump Crypto Firm
Conor here: The first comment under the WSJ piece sums it up well: The swamp has been drained and backfilled with radioactive waste. Unreal, but