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The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the processes that allow key details of what happened to be kept from the public.Three monkeys have remained on the loose since the crash on Tuesday in a rural area along Interstate 59, spilling wooden crates labeled “live monkeys” into the tall grass near the highway. Since then, searchers in masks, face shields and other protective equipment have scoured nearby fields and woods for the missing primates. Five of the 21…

About half to three-quarters of expectant mothers experience pain during pregnancy that is largely untreated, contributing to preventable suffering and harm. Many mothers avoid medications and treatments during pregnancy for fear that they may cause harm to their unborn baby. Yet, most are unaware of the harms that untreated pain in pregnancy may cause.Like many women, I experienced severe pain in pregnancy. As a nurse researcher, I listen to women’s stories and analyze data from across the United States. I share these findings through publications, presentations and the media to raise awareness and reduce the suffering of untreated pregnancy pain.Not…

Asthma is a common, serious and difficult-to-manage chronic health condition. In the U.S., 1 in 7 people are diagnosed with asthma, and that number is rising.Over the years, researchers have identified a mix of individual and environmental factors that play a role in asthma. For instance, obesity and alcohol use increase a person’s risk for asthma. And more extreme weather is linked to worse asthma symptoms.In that mix of research, a new pattern has emerged pointing to links between asthma and abuse by a current or former romantic partner. As surprising as that might sound, these links are important because…

Every week of 2025 seems to bring a new health headline, whether it’s about climbing autism rates, changing vaccination recommendations or unexpected cancer risks.For people trying to make informed choices about their own health and that of their families, it can be tough to make sense of it all. The science can feel contradictory and confusing. Human data is messy, and studies often yield conflicting results.Sparring between government officials and scientists can muddy the picture further.As professors who teach epidemiology and research methods to public health students, we start our students off with a few key questions that can help…

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said AI chatbots aren’t a major traffic driver for the social platform despite companies like OpenAI and Google having seen progress in people using AI for search. During Reddit’s Q3 2025 call, the exec noted that Google search and direct access continue to be its top traffic drivers. “[Chatbots are] not a traffic driver today. I think our relationships with the companies that we work for — or work with directly are healthy, and we both learned a lot over the last couple of years, really the value of Reddit’s data and where our respective products…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea for the first time in fifteen years to unveil new plans and deepen collaboration with major Korean tech companies — including Hyundai Motor, Samsung, SK, and Naver. During this week’s APEC Summit 2025, Nvidia and the South Korean government announced an expanded partnership to boost the country’s AI infrastructure and physical AI capabilities. The announcement comes just days after the U.S. signed technology deals with Japan and South Korea, aiming to deepen strategic ties and boost collaboration on emerging technologies, including AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotech, and 6G. South Korea will secure…

Manage your relationships like you manage your stock portfolio.That’s the advice that Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, the CTO of Meta, gave in a blog post this week about what he described as managing your “emotional economy.””Imagine each person in your life as a publicly traded security,” Bosworth, who has been at Meta since 2006, wrote. “You’re heavily invested in a few — your parents, your partner, your manager. You hold small positions in many others, like coworkers or acquaintances. And then there are people you have no stake in at all — strangers on the street, commenters online, passing critics.”Bosworth said…

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic announced on Friday a new contract with the European Commission, allowing countries across Europe to buy up to eight million doses of its smallpox and mpox vaccine over the next four years.Under the framework replacing a 2022 deal, 1.1 million doses have already been committed, with 750,000 scheduled for delivery in 2026, while provisions are made for donations to low-income countries at adjusted pricing, the Danish biotech said.”This agreement is a recognition of public health security as part of the resilience that the EU is building to unify against threats on a larger scale,” Bavarian CEO…

Almost two years after a jury awarded the family at the center of the “Take Care of Maya” case more than $261 million against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, an appellate court has reversed the entire verdict and cleared the pathway for a new trial.The Second District Court of Appeals released its opinion on Wednesday, Oct. 29, reversing the entire verdict, including the $208 million in compensatory and punitive damages, and cleared a path for a new trial on a limited number of claims, including Maya Kowalski’s intentional-infliction-of-emotional-distress (IIED) claim, and the remaining false imprisonment, battery and…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 28-year-old Jen Baik, a former Google employee who left the company to focus on AI safety. The following has been edited for length and clarity.My first two years at Google, working as a product operations manager for Google Meet, were magical in a way I could have never imagined. The job was challenging, and I got to collaborate with some of the best people I’ve ever encountered.It was perfect on paper, but something was missing. As time went on, being on the outskirts of the suffering I knew was happening in…