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MRSA Infections In Hospitals Are A Problem: This Simple Change Can Help
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in hospitals are a worry but a new program implemented in 106 intensive care units (ICUs) and 87 non-ICUs at 94 hospitals caused cases to plummet.
News Account Mon, 09/14/2026 - 12:29 Categories Public HealthOn The Annihilation Risk From AI
The debate on the risk connected with the development of superintelligent systems has been going on for a while now, and in the last few years it has intensified considerably - especially since large language models have established themselves as powerful new oracles, mathematics superpowers, and code-writing wizards.
Tommaso Dorigo Mon, 09/14/2026 - 05:44 Categories TechnologyPhase 3 DESTINY-Lung04 trial shows first-line trastuzumab deruxtecan significantly improves progression-free survival in HER2-mu...
In the PAPILLON study, first-line amivantamab-chemotherapy demonstrates the longest overall survival reported for EGFR exon 20 i...
Zidesamtinib demonstrates 93% response rate in TKI-naive patients with advanced ROS1-positive NSCLC
Eight-year ADAURA update shows sustained overall survival benefit with adjuvant osimertinib in resected EGFR-mutated NSCLC
Zipalertinib plus chemotherapy significantly extends progression-free survival in first-line EGFR exon 20 insertion-positive NSC...
Why Does Anyone Still Get Married?
Marriage for love is essentially a 20th-century convention. It's still financial in most ways. You need a government license to enter a marriage contract and a financial settlement to exit. But it still has religious overtones also. The question now is; why do people get married at all? Professor Devorah Baum has answers.
The Conversation Sun, 09/13/2026 - 04:29 Categories Philosophy & EthicsKAIST and KIOM develop a wearable microneedle electroceutical for personalized pain management
Sacituzumab govitecan plus pembrolizumab does not meet primary endpoints in first-line PD-L1-high metastatic NSCLC
Late-breaking HARMONi-2 analysis shows ivonescimab significantly improves overall survival versus pembrolizumab in PD-L1-Positiv...
Phase III ARTEMIS-008 trial shows risvutatug rezetecan significantly improves overall survival in relapsed small-cell lung cance...
Phase III TAISHAN-302 trial shows Tam-Peli significantly improves survival in relapsed small-cell lung cancer
Epidemiology Reduced To Sounding Alarms About Fake Eyelashes
A new paper links fake eyelashes to demodicosis - parasites living in your eyes. How worried should you be?
Hank Campbell Sat, 09/12/2026 - 04:29 Categories Science Education & PolicyJMIR Publications and ZB MED extend flat-fee unlimited open access publishing agreement through 2028
University of Toronto researcher in organizations, occupations, and work elected to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Sci...
Why Do Technological Advances Cause A Surge In Folk Beliefs?
Sweden, for example, claims to be a secular, modern country, yet their belief in the paranormal is the same as everywhere else. Dr. Katarzyna Herd has insights.
The Conversation Fri, 09/11/2026 - 17:10 Categories Psychology