Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would exempt physicians and other healthcare workers from a new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee. Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-Ga.), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), and Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) unveiled legislation that would exempt doctors and other health workers from the fee. If…
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. With Amazon’s annual Big Spring Sale right around the corner, we’re starting to see prices drop on Amazon devices. That includes the newest model of the Echo Spot, which combines smart home and speaker…
NASA’s Perseverance rover is on the hunt for gems NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS The Perseverance rover has found precious stones inside Martian pebbles. These gem grains are made of a substance called corundum, which is also known as ruby or sapphire depending on the traces of metals within it. Ann Ollila at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New…
Microsoft is the latest technology company to roll out a health-focused artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Copilot Health, launched late last week, enters a rapidly growing field that includes Amazon’s Health AI, Open AI’s ChatGPT Health, and Anthropic’s Claude for Healthcare. As more people seek advice from chatbots, it isn’t surprising that companies are now tailoring…
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Health officials increasingly believe they have contained the fatal outbreak of meningitis in Kent, with no cases emerging that are not linked to the original cluster of 20. In another boost to efforts to contain the infection, the bug that caused it has been identified as a known strain of meningitis B, the Guardian understands….
This is famously the case in the Meningitis Belt – which stretches across 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia. Dust, high temperatures and low humidity throughout the dry season are thought to damage the back of the throat and give the bacteria a route into the body. This triggers regular epidemics. Source:…
In response to more than 8,000 public comments, the FDA has withdrawn a proposal to restrict the sale and use of sunlamps, including tanning beds, in minors. In a notice to be published in the Federal Register, the FDA cited concerns raised by public comments on the proposal, which was introduced in December 2015. The…
We may earn a commission from links on this page. When digital music first started popping off, the vast majority of us didn’t care all that much about audio quality. Some of the less, erm, legal methods of downloading music offered horrific quality audio, while even the best options at the same (i.e., iTunes) only…
Lightning strikes over Volcán de Agua in Guatemala Mario Dalma Leon/Getty Images Physicists have solved a longstanding mystery around the process that creates volcanic lightning: when similar particles rub together, why do some become positively charged while others become negatively charged? The exchange of electric charge when two objects touch, called the triboelectric effect, is…
