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Norovirus cases have risen in the United States in recent weeks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Nearly 14% of tests for the illness came back positive during the week that ended on Nov. 15, according to CDC data. Over 2,700 tests were conducted that week, according to the CDC, meaning that about 380 cases of norovirus were diagnosed in that period.That’s more than double the percentage of positive tests recorded about three months ago, when test positivity in the U.S. this year was at its lowest. The week that ended on Aug. 9 saw a…
For Cyriac Lefort, the idea for his new startup, MyHair AI, came two years ago. The French native was sitting in a hair salon in New York getting a routine haircut when his hairdresser looked at him and said, “You’re starting to lose a bit of hair,” Lefort, who is 32, recalls being told. “He didn’t say that to my friend sitting next to me, just to me,” Lefort continued. “In my mind, I wasn’t balding, and I still don’t think I am. But when someone tells you you’re losing your hair, you buy whatever they suggest.” So, he bought the…
2025-11-26T15:58:03.156Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Apple’s luxury iPhone pocket, designed in collaboration with Issey Miyake, sold out worldwide. The limited-edition accessory debuted in November in eight colors and two sizes. The versatile pocket is compatible with several iPhone models. Apple’s luxury iPhone pocket is officially sold out.The limited-edition design was unveiled on November 11…
As marijuana use in the United States is on the rise, a growing number of drivers are getting behind the wheel high, while regulations and law enforcement agencies scramble to keep up with the danger.Earlier in November, 19-year-old Luke Resecker was sentenced to 65 years in prison for a car crash that killed six people and paralyzed another; Resecker tested positive for THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the substance responsible for the psychological effects of cannabis).The case has shined a spotlight on the effects of marijuana use on driving, and the ways law enforcement are able to detect it. As more states move…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials suspended a school vaccination mandate Wednesday after a judge ruled that parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out of vaccines required for their children to attend classes.In issuing a permanent injunction in a lawsuit filed in June, Raleigh County Circuit Judge Michael Froble on Wednesday said children of families who object to the state’s compulsory vaccination law on religious grounds will be allowed to attend school and participate in extracurricular sports. Froble ruled that a state policy barring parents from seeking religious exemptions violates the Equal Protection for Religion Act signed into…
Uber has told some of its gig workers focused on AI training that it no longer needs them two months before their stint was supposed to end, Business Insider has learned.The workers are part of Project Sandbox, Uber’s name for the AI training work it carries out for Google. The project represents an early effort by Uber to develop AI tools for other companies under its AI Solutions division.About a dozen contractors were involved in the project, two workers told Business Insider, though it wasn’t immediately clear how many were cut.”The client has recently communicated a change in their internal…
Should you believe the findings of scientific studies? Amid current concerns about the public’s trust in science, old arguments are resurfacing that can sow confusion.As a statistician involved in research for many years, I know the care that goes into designing a good study capable of coming up with meaningful results. Understanding what the results of a particular study are and are not saying can help you sift through what you see in the news or on social media.Let me walk you through the scientific process, from investigation to publication. The research results you hear about crucially depend on the…
Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States’ fight against the opioid crisis. It reverses an opioid overdose nearly instantly, restarting breathing in a person who was unresponsive moments before and on the brink of death. To bystanders witnessing it being administered, naloxone can appear almost supernatural.Although the Food and Drug Administration approved naloxone for medical use in 1971 and for over-the-counter purchase in 2023, exactly how it works is still unclear. Researchers know naloxone acts on opioid receptors, a family of proteins responsible for the body’s response to…
LONDON (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk shares rose 5% on Wednesday after analysts said that U.S. price cuts for the Danish drugmaker’s semaglutide came in broadly as expected.Late on Tuesday, the U.S. Medicare health plan announced newly negotiated prices for 15 of its costliest drugs which will go into effect in 2027. The list included a monthly price of $274 for Novo’s semaglutide, sold as Wegovy for weight loss and Ozempic for diabetes.Analysts at J.P. Morgan said that the impact from these prices has already been captured in the forecasts provided by Novo.When the company reported third-quarter results in early November, Novo…
By Nancy Lapid(Reuters) -Out-of-whack thyroid hormones during pregnancy in mothers with pre-pregnancy thyroid dysfunction may increase the child’s risk of autism, researchers found.While adequately treated chronic thyroid dysfunction did not increase the odds of an autism diagnosis in offspring, ongoing imbalances across multiple trimesters did increase the risk, study leader Idan Menashe of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel said in a statement.The study followed more than 51,000 births, including 4,409 in which mothers had abnormal thyroid hormone levels before or during pregnancy, or both.As long as any existing thyroid dysfunction was adequately controlled, it was not significantly linked…