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Better medical record-keeping needed to fight antibiotic overuse
A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics, a pair of new studies suggests. In one of the studies, about 10% of children and 35% of adults who got an antibiotic prescription during an office visit had no specific reason for the antibiotic in their record.
Global life expectancy to increase by nearly 5 years by 2050 despite geopolitical, metabolic, and environmental threats
The latest findings forecast that global life expectancy will increase by 4.9 years in males and 4.2 years in females between 2022 and 2050. Increases are expected to be largest in countries where life expectancy is lower, contributing to a convergence of increased life expectancy across geographies. The trend is largely driven by public health measures that have prevented and improved survival rates from cardiovascular diseases, COVID-19, and a range of communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases (CMNNs).
US Government Moves to Reclassify Weed, Citing Medical Uses: What to Know – CNET
The move would align marijuana more closely with other drugs that are often used for medicinal purposes, but that doesn’t mean pot will be legalized.
You Can Now Play Old-School Nintendo Games on Your Apple TV, iPhone or iPad – CNET
Maybe you can finally get Frogger across the road, or beat your buddy at Mario Kart.
The Free Version of ChatGPT Just Got a Big Upgrade – CNET
The ChatGPT upgrade “brings GPT-4-level intelligence to everything, including our free users,” said OpenAI’s Mira Murati.
Microsoft’s Surface AI event: news, rumors, and lots of Qualcomm laptops
At Microsoft’s big AI and Surface event on May 20th, the company takes another shot at Arm Windows PCs.
Physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots
Physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug delivery.
Can we revolutionize the chemical industry and create a circular economy? Yes, with the help of catalysts
A new commentary paper puts forth a transformative solution to the unsustainable reliance on fossil resources by the chemical industry: catalysis to leverage sustainable waste resources, ushering the industry from a linear to a circular economy.
Saber Teeth are as Mysterious Evolutionarily as They are Iconic Visually
Analyzing teeth, jaws, and skulls from many cat species over time and from around the world paints a clearer picture of how saber teeth developed.