Forty years after Chernobyl, more nuclear disasters are inevitable — plan for them Civil nuclear technology comes with unlikely but dangerous risks that shouldn’t be overlooked.

Reflecting on the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev lamented that the “victims of the tragedy were confronted by a crisis which they could scarcely understand and against which they had no defence”

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AI Data Centers in the Land of Diminished Local News “At least some of these big companies look for communities that are news deserts to build projects,” a local journalist said, “because it’s easier for them when there’s less public scrutiny.”

AI Data Centers in the Land of Diminished Local News www.cjr.org/feature/ai-d...

Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers’ Health Data - KFF Health News After KFF Health News reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers’ medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office of Personnel Management drop its request.

The Trump administration is seeking medical records for millions of federal workers. After KFF Health News reported on the plan, some Democratic lawmakers are now questioning the legality of the request.

The agency has not publicly addressed concerns about its proposal.

Herbal Butters; For Summer Barbecues and a Garlic Herb Loaf Spread

Herbal Butters;
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They finished the #Bostonmarathon

In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals - KFF Health News Physicians, dentists, and other nonhospital providers account for more than 80% of health care debt collection cases in Connecticut courts, a CT Mirror-KFF Health News investigation finds.

Lawsuits by doctors and other nonhospital providers now dominate health care collections in Connecticut, accounting for more than 80% of cases filed against patients and their families in recent years.

The lawsuits are typically over bills of less than $3,000, but the impact can be devastating.

Headed down there with my camera.

Physicians across the U.S. are suffering moral injury—not burnout, but moral injury.

PNHP conducted a two-year research initiative to better understand the scope of this crisis, and what can be done to reclaim the medical profession.

Read our full report: pnhp.org/moral-injury...

Thank you @baldwin.senate.gov & Sen. Susan Collins for introducing S. 4283 to reauthorize the Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment Programs to strengthen the ID, HIV & public health workforce.

IDSA & @hivma.bsky.social call on Congress to swiftly reauthorize: bit.ly/4vyUlnz

You don't want kidney injury

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Wondering how to shuck an oyster? ⁠ ⁠ Andy Rogers, one of the competitors in Island Creek’s recent “Shuck Off” contest, and the owner of Jolie Rogers Raw Bar in Wiscasset, Maine, talks us through the ... TikTok video by The Boston Globe

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Why Is Everyone Wicked Obsessed With This Boston Globe Reporter?

@bostonglobe on TioTok: Why Is Everyone Wicked Obsessed With This Boston Globe Reporter? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/s...

Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters Long-term care facilities in Ohio are increasingly discharging their residents to homeless shelters, according to interviews and facility inspections.

Shocking story: Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters

Waiting for Shihab-Eldin. Early last month, the journalist was arrested in Kuwait on the basis of what CPJ calls “vague and overly broad accusations.” I’ve known him to be a reporter who is quick and elegant and resists euphem...

Early last month, Shihab-Eldin was arrested in Kuwait on the basis of what CPJ calls “vague and overly broad accusations.” I’ve known him to be a reporter who is quick and elegant and resists euphemism, writes @aidaalami.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/wai...

Sadly, the five colleges are now four. All the cool kids went to Hampshire. www.hampshire.edu/closure-info...

Now the FDA has approved it anyway, requiring only a very small study after it is already approved. Meanwhile, let the buyer beware!

Why did the FDA make this risky decision? Is

FDA's Center for Devices a public health agency or a cosmetics company?

Watch: As AI Makes More Health Coverage Decisions, the Risks to Patients Grow - KFF Health News Major health insurers and even Medicare are using artificial intelligence to make coverage decisions. But class action lawsuits have accused insurers of using AI to wrongfully withhold treatment, and ...

Health insurance executives have said using AI to make coverage decisions will save them money.

But lawsuits have accused insurers of using the technology to wrongfully withhold treatment.

@hannahnorman.bsky.social & @dariustahir.bsky.social explain ⤵️

Before the recent $53 million verdict against Abbott Laboratories, David Hilzenrath reported on evidence from lawsuits against Abbott and Mead Johnson over infant formula and an often-deadly bowel disease in babies.

It’s been 20 years since Romneycare sparked near-universal health insurance coverage in Mass. Now, that status is under threat. - The Boston Globe The landmark health care reform made Massachusetts the most insured state in the country.

Pay wall, but worth knowing www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/13/b...

Copy or Create? Some Possibilities for Enriching Journalistic Narratives about Science and Technology Based onPress Releases | Intercom - Brazilian Journal of Communication Sciences Copyright (c) 2026 Carlos Henrique Fioravanti

"Churnalism (the
full or partial reproduction of the original text) is prevalent in PR."
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14 things our PhD supervisors got right and why it mattered PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference — from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance.

PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference — from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance

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For Many Patients Leaving the ICU, the Struggle Has Only Just Begun - KFF Health News A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive, and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to resolve.

A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that can take months or years to resolve.

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real Nature - Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

This researcher created a fictional illness, and fake studies funded by the Professor Sideshow Bob Foundation and University of the Fellowship of the Ring and the Galactic Triad.

LLMs warned people the illness was real.

go.nature.com/47UhWFb

Why this strife of the chase? why weary, and palsy the arm at the oar, and the iron, and the lance? how the richer or better is Ahab now?

AI can design and run thousands of lab experiments without human hands. Humanity isn’t ready for the new risks this brings to biology Researchers have found that even people with limited experience in biology can use AI to help them create a dangerous pathogen.

AI can now autonomously design and run thousands of biological experiments, but the regulatory systems meant to oversee this capability have fallen dangerously behind.


The gap between what’s possible (like making a dangerous virus spread more easily) and what’s regulated is growing, and that’s a

Who’s Been Impersonating This ProPublica Reporter? A mysterious impostor who claimed to be ProPublica reporter Robert Faturechi reached out to a Canadian official and a Latvian businessman working with Ukraine. So, the real Robert did some reporting of his own.

www.propublica.org/article/impe...

Measles Elimination Status: What It Is and How the U.S. Could Lose It | KFF The United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status. This post looks at what measles elimination means, how the current measles outbreak threatens this status, and what losing it mig...

In many places across the U.S., measles vaccination rates have steadily declined, and these levels are below that needed for herd immunity. Since 2025, most measles cases primarily stem from local outbreaks.

Explore what this means in our updated brief: ⤵️ https://on.kff.org/4bYOxfy

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