New NHS Brain Tumour Test Delivers Results in Hours Instead of Eight Weeks
A Diagnosis in the Time It Takes to Watch a Movie A new brain tumour test can give doctors crucial answers while a patient is still on the operating table — potentially cutting diagnosis times from as long as eight weeks down to just two…
A Single Blood Draw Could Detect 50 Cancers — But Experts Have Questions
A Landmark Vote With an Asterisk Federal health advisers on Wednesday endorsed a blood test designed to spot signs of various cancers in apparently healthy people — while warning that it’s far from clear how well the technology works. The vote marks a pivotal moment…
Sensors in Socks and Smart Mattresses Are Helping Dementia Patients Stay Home Longer
A Home Transformed by Technology There are sensors in every room of Jyoti and Bharat Patel’s home. Their movements and habits are monitored constantly. But this doesn’t worry them — in fact, it gives them peace of mind. For this west London couple in their…
Netflix’s New Natalee Holloway Docuseries Finally Tells the Full Story With Her Mother’s Voice
A Case That Captivated — and Haunted — the World Natalee Holloway, an 18-year-old Alabama native, disappeared on May 30, 2005, while traveling in Aruba with classmates following her graduation. Her disappearance sparked international media coverage and an extensive search effort, and she was later…
A Philadelphia House Held Horrors for Years — Now Five Women Are Named
A Routine Traffic Stop Unravels a Nightmare The case began on June 19 after a federal park ranger became suspicious of a black BMW parked near Independence Mall. What followed was anything but routine. Eugene Horsch was arrested after federal park rangers noticed him parked…
Florida Murder Suspect Who Fooled Many With Disguises Finally Caught After 45-Day Manhunt
A Fugitive With Many Faces Authorities searched for Isabelle Johnson, a 38-year-old woman wanted for the murder of 43-year-old Jason Christopher Coulthart, whose body was found in a shallow grave in Freeport, Florida. What made the case especially alarming was not just the crime itself,…
New Study Pinpoints Exactly How Many Whole Grains Your Heart Needs Daily
The Magic Number Is Four to Six Servings Most people know whole grains are good for them. But knowing something and acting on it are two different things — and until now, the science has been frustratingly vague about exactly how much is enough. A…
A Sikh Man Was Planting Flowers When He Was Killed — 25 Years Later His Story Still Matters
The First Victim of Post-9/11 Hate Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh man, was outside the gas station he owned tending to his flowers when he was shot and killed by Frank Roque, a man who was targeting people who resembled the terrorists who carried out…
Treasury Yields Hit 19-Year High as Fed Rate Hike Looms and Oil Prices Surge
Long-term Treasury yields hit their highest levels since 2007, with the 10-year yield reaching 5.04% and the 30-year hitting 5.36%, driven by inflation fears tied to rising oil prices amid the Iran conflict. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates by 0.25%. US stocks fell on the news, and higher yields could push mortgage rates up further.
Top AI CEOs Agree It’s Time to Pump the Brakes on Powerful AI Models
A Rare Moment of Industry Unity Around AI Risk On Saturday, September 12, Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, published a 3,800-word essay calling for AI companies to slow down their improvement of AI models. What made the moment…
