Category: medical_science
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Media Monitor: ABC News AM Highlights 9/11 Anniversary, Migration Debate and Australian Court Cases
ABC News AM reports on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Australia's migration debate, a murder case involving Molly Ticehurst, and several Australian court and community stories.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementHealthBusinessWorldAustraliaMexicoGeneral PoliticsLegalReal EstateMedical ScienceSocial IssuesElectionEurope September 11 attacksDonald TrumpAustralia immigrationMolly TicehurstEnsenada Mexico courtBathla property groupproton therapy AustraliaABC News AM
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Media Monitor: TIME Health Reports Cyclospora Outbreak Over, Rising Rabies Exposures, and 9/11 Health Toll
TIME Health reports a record Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce has ended, rabies exposures rose this summer, and 9/11-related illnesses continue to grow 25 years later.
HealthScience & TechnologyMediaUSAMedical ScienceEnvironmentGeneral Politics TIME HealthCyclospora outbreakTaylor FarmsCDCrabiesindoor air quality9/11 health effects
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NIH-Funded Team Builds Bone Marrow-on-a-Chip to Study Human Antibody-Producing Cells
NIH-funded researchers combined a lymph node-like organoid with a bone marrow tissue chip to observe how human plasma cells migrate, mature and survive, a process previously hard to study.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceComputers and InternetEducation Bone Marrow-on-a-ChipPlasma CellsNational Institutes of HealthNIAIDAnkur SinghKrishnendu RoyScience Advances
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights Research, Campus Events in Week in Review
The Cornell Chronicle's Week in Review covers Sept. 11 remembrances, new hop varieties, AI cancer research, a Balzan Prize win and Climate Week NYC plans, the outlet reports.
Science & TechnologyEducationHealthEnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceClimate ChangeMedical ScienceSocial Issues Cornell ChronicleCornell UniversitySept. 11Climate Week NYCBalzan PrizeResearch Matters
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Media Monitor: Apple Watch to Summarize Conversations, Texas Tests Air Taxis, California Restricts Addictive Tech for Minors
The Rundown reports Apple's new Siri Recap will summarize conversations heard by its Watch, Texas begins eVTOL air taxi testing, and California enacts sweeping child online-safety laws.
Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentUSAArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetTransportationLegalSocial IssuesMedical ScienceAstronomy and SpaceState Governments AppleSiri RecapApple WatchTexasair taxisCaliforniachild online safetyThe Rundown
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Yale Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11 as a New Generation Reflects
Yale students, most born after the Sept. 11 attacks, gathered at Reese Stadium to mark the 25th anniversary, while Harkness Tower bells ring and campus events explore the tragedy's legacy.
HealthScience & TechnologyMediaEducationMedical ScienceClimate ChangeEconomyElection Yale University9/11 anniversaryReese StadiumHarkness TowerDavid Blightaxial spondyloarthritisranked-choice votingUniversity
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Harvard Panel Marks 9/11 Anniversary With Warning on National Unity
A Harvard Institute of Politics panel featuring a fire chief, a journalist and an admiral who survived the Pentagon attack lamented the decline in U.S. national unity since 9/11.
Politics and GovernmentHealthScience & TechnologyBusinessEducationMediaMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEmployment and LaborSocial IssuesFilm and TV 9/11Harvard Institute of Politicsnational unityPentagon attackopioidsHarvard Gazette
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George Mason to Host Flu Vaccine Clinics Across Three Campuses This Fall
George Mason University will offer flu vaccine clinics for students, faculty and staff at its Science and Technology, Fairfax and Mason Square campuses in October, alongside a teaching conference and campus events.
HealthScience & TechnologySportEducationArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceMediaSocial Issues George Mason UniversityFlu Vaccine ClinicsInnovations in Teaching and Learning ConferenceFairfax CampusMeredith Lair9/11George Mason AthleticsGeorge Mason University NewsFairfax CountyReston
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Transformational Gift From Stanley C. Middleman Creates New Engine to Accelerate Breakthroughs at Penn
A gift from Stanley C. Middleman establishes the Middleman Center in Philadelphia and the Middleman Fund at Penn Medicine to fund the institution's most promising scientific discoveries.
HealthBusinessScience & TechnologyEducationMedical ScienceClimate ChangeEnergyComputers and InternetSocial Issues Stanley C. MiddlemanMiddleman CenterMiddleman FundPenn MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPhilanthropy
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Media Monitor: TIME Health on Anonymous Confessions, Sleep, and Cancer Drug Shortages
TIME Health reports psychologists explain why anonymous online confessions resonate, a to-do list may help you fall asleep faster, and all U.S. cancer centers face drug shortages.
HealthMediaScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceDigital and Print PublishingArtificial IntelligenceSocial Issues TIME Healthanonymous confessionsto-do listssleepcancer drug shortagesNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkGLP-1 medications
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Reports Hop Breeding Effort, Field Brain-Research Device and Balzan Prize
The Cornell Chronicle reports on a hop breeding program for New York growers, a device tracking animal brain activity in the field, and a Balzan Prize for a chemistry professor.
Science & TechnologyHealthPolitics and GovernmentAgricultureMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceElectionEducation Cornell Chroniclehop breedingNew YorkGeoffrey CoatesBalzan Prizeshock wave therapy
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NIH Launches $650,000 NOURISH Challenge for Autoimmune Digital Health Apps
NIH launches NOURISH Autoimmunity Digital Health Challenge, a three-phase crowdsourcing contest with up to $650,000 in prizes for apps helping people with autoimmune diseases track diet, nutrition, and symptoms.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceFederal GovernmentCongress NOURISH ChallengeAutoimmune DiseasesNational Institutes of HealthNutritionHealth & FitnessMedical HealthTechnology & ComputingUS Social Security Department
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Sherrill Tours Mobile Health Van to Promote 'Stay Well, Learn Well' School Initiative
Governor Mikie Sherrill toured a pediatric mobile health van in Orange to promote Stay Well, Learn Well, a statewide push to give New Jersey students physicals, preventive care and vaccines before school starts.
Politics and GovernmentHealthState GovernmentsGeneral PoliticsEducationMedical ScienceSocial Issues Mikie SherrillStay Well, Learn WellNew Jersey Department of HealthRWJBarnabas Healthchildhood vaccinationsback-to-schoolOrange, New JerseyOffice of New Jersey Governor
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Media Monitor: Vaccine Newsletter Rebuts Claims on Military Injuries, Measles and Herd Immunity
Voices for Vaccines says claims of hidden military vaccine injuries, a mild measles threat and impossible herd immunity are unsupported, citing Defense Department data and public health research.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceFederal GovernmentMilitaryGeneral PoliticsSocial Issues Voices for Vaccinesmeaslesherd immunityVAERSPete Hegsethmilitary vaccine injuriesDefense Medical Epidemiology DatabaseJust The Facts
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Yale Studies Reveal Hibernating Squirrels’ Touch, Machine Learning for Smell
Yale researchers find hibernating ground squirrels keep their sense of touch in the cold, machine learning predicts odor perception, and a new program pairs students with instructors on course design.
Science & TechnologyHealthMediaMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEducationDigital and Print Publishing Yale UniversityHibernationThirteen-striped ground squirrelSense of touchMachine learningPedagogical PartnersScienceUniversity
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Newly Approved Pancreatic Cancer Drug Called 'Critical First Step'
Harvard Gazette reports a frontline researcher calls a newly approved pancreatic cancer medication a 'critical first step'; also features a mathematician's lesson and Alejandro Mayorkas on post-9/11 Homeland Security.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEntertainmentMedical ScienceFederal GovernmentFilm and TVEducationUSA pancreatic cancernewly approved medicationHarvard GazetteAlejandro MayorkasHomeland Securitypost-9/11mathematician
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Media Monitor: WSJ Editorial Board Questions ICE Shooting, Warns on AI and Drone Threats
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board questions an ICE shooting in Minneapolis, criticizes a New York union law, and warns about AI and drone threats, among other opinion pieces.
Politics and GovernmentHealthScience & TechnologyEntertainmentGeneral PoliticsElectionMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceFilm and TVLegal ICEMinneapolisNew York9/11European UnionPoliticsWall Street Journal Editorial Board
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Dartmouth Reports Russo Hall Opening, Campus Construction, Media Workshop, and Ectopic Pregnancy Concerns
Dartmouth College reports Russo Hall opening marks housing progress, campus construction continues, a media workshop trains journalists, and a professor calls for investigating ectopic pregnancy deaths.
HealthMedical ScienceMediaPolitics and GovernmentGeneral PoliticsSocial IssuesEducationLegal Dartmouth CollegeRusso HallHigher EducationMedicine in the Media WorkshopCaitlin MyersEctopic PregnancyAbortion Bans
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Penn Today: Neighborhood Greening, AI Gene Editing, One Health Program
University of Pennsylvania scholars discuss how urban greening can improve health in Philadelphia, bioengineers use AI to develop a smaller gene-editing protein, and Penn Vet launches a One Health certificate program.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEducationEnvironmentSocial Issues University of Pennsylvaniaurban greeninggene editingCRISPROne HealthPhiladelphiamenopause
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Columbia University Announces Free Fall Community Events, Including Lantern Workshops and Football Game
Columbia University announces a series of free fall community events, including lantern-building workshops for the Morningside Lights festival and a complimentary Columbia Lions football home opener for Northern Manhattan residents on September 19.
EntertainmentSportScience & TechnologyHealthEducationMedical ScienceEnvironmentSocial IssuesFilm and TVDigital and Print Publishing Columbia UniversityMorningside LightsLantern WorkshopsCommunity EventsFootballNorthern ManhattanSTEMColumbia Neighbors
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Rice Research Uncovers Shifting Religious Bias 25 Years After 9/11 Attacks
Rice University research reveals evolving religious bias 25 years after 9/11, showing less support for restrictive policies but deeper divisions. The university also marks the anniversary with a chorale performance and NROTC stair climb.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessScience & TechnologyElectionEducationMedical ScienceAstronomy and SpaceSocial Issues Rice UniversityReligious Bias9/11 AnniversaryMuslimsHoustonResearchCommemoration
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Virginia Medicaid to Implement Federal Changes Affecting Noncitizen Adults, Governor Highlights New Worker Protections and Housing Initiatives
Virginia Medicaid is set to implement federal changes impacting noncitizen adult eligibility, with virtual town halls planned. Governor Spanberger also announced new worker protections, including paid leave, and a commission to address housing affordability.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessState GovernmentsEmployment and LaborReal EstateMedical ScienceSocial Issues Virginia MedicaidH.R. 1noncitizen adultshealthcareGovernor Abigail Spanbergerworker protectionshousing affordabilityCardinal CareVirginia
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AI Recreates 70-Year Love Story for Couple with Fading Memories
A new documentary, "Love, Rendered," showcases how Google DeepMind's AI technology helped an elderly couple with memory loss vividly recreate their unrecorded past, offering a glimpse into preserving personal histories.
Science & TechnologyMediaHealthArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetMedical ScienceFilm and TVSocial Issues Love, RenderedBurt and Ethelle ShatzGoogle DeepMindMemory LossDocumentary FilmImage RestorationGoogleAlphabet
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DHS S&T Launches AI-Assisted Biodetection Prize Challenge
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate has launched a prize challenge to find innovative AI solutions for detecting biological threats. The 'Ready, Set...ID the Biothreat' competition offers nearly $1 million in awards.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyFederal GovernmentArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceEducation DHSScience and Technology DirectorateAIBiodetectionPrize ChallengeBiological ThreatsNational SecurityU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program to Begin September 12, 2026
Fairfax County's Deer Management Archery Program starts September 12, 2026, aiming to control deer populations and mitigate hazards. The program, known for its safety, also includes surveillance for Chronic Wasting Disease, with recent positive cases identified.
Politics and GovernmentHealthLaw EnforcementEnvironmentState GovernmentsGeneral PoliticsMedical ScienceSocial IssuesEducation Deer ManagementArchery ProgramFairfax CountyChronic Wasting DiseaseVirginia Department of Wildlife ResourcesPublic SafetyHuntingFairfax County Police DepartmentReston
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Fairfax County Gears Up for Month-Long Hispanic Heritage Celebrations
Fairfax County will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 with diverse cultural events. The county also announced Medicaid changes, emergency preparedness initiatives, and a new AI chatbot.
Politics and GovernmentHealthScience & TechnologyGeneral PoliticsEducationSocial IssuesMedical ScienceArtificial Intelligence Fairfax CountyHispanic Heritage MonthCultural EventsMedicaidEmergency PreparednessAI ChatbotVolunteeringFairfax County GovernmentRestonVirginiaVA
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Media Monitor: TIME Reports on Republican Convention, 9/11 Documents, AI Ban Efforts, and Public Opinion on Data Centers
TIME magazine reports on President Trump's midterm convention, the release of 9/11 documents, growing efforts to ban superintelligent AI, and public opposition to new data centers.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyHealthWorldGeneral PoliticsRepublican PartyArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceElection Republican ConventionDonald TrumpZohran Mamdani9/11 DocumentsData CentersNepal FloodsTIME magazine
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Yale Study Uncovers Genetic Link for Hair-Pulling and Skin-Picking Disorders
A Yale study involving 100 families reveals a genetic link between trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, and OCD, offering new hope for treatments for these often familial conditions.
HealthBusinessWorldSportMedical ScienceEconomyEducationSocial IssuesGeneral Politics Yale UniversityTrichotillomaniaExcoriation DisorderObsessive-Compulsive DisorderGeneticsMental HealthMedical ResearchUniversity
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Penn Study Links Black Identity to Code-Switching Behaviors
Penn Annenberg researchers found that Black Americans' perception of their Black identity, but not their American identity, is linked to how much they code-switch, adjusting language and mannerisms for different settings.
HealthBusinessScience & TechnologyEducationMedical ScienceSocial Issues Code-switchingBlack identityAnnenberg School for CommunicationUniversity of PennsylvaniaSocial sciencesPsychosocial rootsCommunication
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FDA Announces Class I Recall for BMC Luna G3 APAP Due to Firmware Flaw
BMC Medical's Luna G3 APAP devices face a Class I recall due to a firmware defect. The flaw can cause therapy failure, potentially leading to serious health consequences, with up to 196 units possibly still affected.
HealthBusinessScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceComputers and InternetLegal Product RecallMedical DevicesFDABMC Medical Co., Ltd.Luna G3 APAPFirmware DefectClass I RecallFood RecallsDrugs