During the pandemic, scientists had a chance to watch the human immune system respond in real time to a new threat.
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Covid's scientific silver lining: A chance to watch the human immune system respond in real time The Covid pandemic marked the first time people armed with powerful scientific tools could study how the immune system awakens to and develops defenses against a new threat, in real time, in the global population. Think about it: At the start of 2020, the immune systems of nearly 8 billion people were effectively blank slates as pertains to this new coronavirus. Read more. By Helen Branswell |
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Switzerland had a drug overdose crisis. Then it made methadone easy to get At a leading Swiss clinic, all patients in need of addiction care are given instant access to weeks' worth of medication. They are not required to participate in counseling, or subjected to drug tests, or punished if they relapse and use illicit substances. It is a strategy that many American methadone clinics warn would result in disaster — but that European experts say is the continent's key to success. Read Part 4 of The War on Recovery series. By Lev Facher
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Nvidia says generative AI will revolutionize health care. So did IBM, with Dr. Watson Generative AI is undeniably getting more powerful, and more beneficial to businesses in health care and beyond. But many physicians, chemists, and computer scientists also fear that the overheated rhetoric — and the thinly veiled profit motives behind it — will inevitably result in yet another letdown. Read more. By Casey Ross
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