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Thu, March 30, 2023 | 10:03

Masks work. Mask mandates don't

So masks don't work after all? That's the conclusion many conservatives took from a comprehensive analysis of the use of masks to prevent the spread of respiratory infections such as COVID-19 - and it's led, naturally enough, to a lot of football-spiking and I-told-you-so's.

2023-03-16 16:20

'Baby Boxes' aren't a solution to Roe's repeal

There was a time when U.S. parents who abandoned their children were a rarity and fit a narrow profile. Due to overwhelming cultural or social pressures, their unplanned pregnancy put them at significant risk, so they felt they had no choice but to hide the pregnancy, give birth alone and abandon the infant.

2023-03-16 16:10

A full banking crisis isn't apparent in the SVB wreckage

The market still appears to be hunting for weakness among some smaller U.S. banks and even across Europe after U.S. authorities stepped in to guarantee deposits at Silicon Valley Bank. This makes little sense: There should be no snowballing of runs on banks. But profit expectations could be trimmed at many firms, which could justify some - but far from all - of the price decl...

2023-03-15 16:20

Draconian social media law threatens democracy in Turkey

In the aftermath of Turkey's devastating earthquake, 78 people have been arrested - not necessarily as scapegoats of the tragedy but because they are accused of “sharing provocative posts” on social media.

2023-03-14 16:20

Governments should compete for residents, not businesses

Amazon.com Inc.'s pause of its plans to expand its second headquarters in Northern Virginia reflects some deep underlying trends - not just for metropolitan Washington, where I live, but for regional development more generally.

2023-03-13 16:20

Temper your expectations on childcare and the Chips Act

The Biden administration is requiring any semiconductor manufacturer that applies for more than $150 million in subsidies under the Chips Act to submit “plans to provide both their facility and construction workers with access to affordable, accessible, reliable, and high-quality childcare.” This requirement is expected to cover fewer than 200,000 workers, but it is a novel w...

2023-03-12 16:20

Worried that ChatGPT is coming for your job? An old assessment tool may have the answer

“AI passes U.S. medical licensing exam.” “ChatGPT passes law school exams despite 'mediocre' performance.” “Would ChatGPT get a Wharton MBA?”

2023-03-09 16:35

Want to make drugs, including insulin, affordable? End patent abuse

Drugmaker Eli Lilly on Wednesday said it will drop prices on some versions of insulin, and cap monthly out-of-pocket costs at $35 per product for insured individuals not covered by Medicare's prescription drug program, which also maintains a $35 cap. The welcome move comes as lawmakers in both major parties seek to control rising drug prices, but our patients and the rest of ...

2023-03-09 16:30

Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren't we warning them?

I still remember the raspy voice of the wizened cancer patient with the hole in her throat. So addicted to the poison that was killing her - cigarettes - she interspersed her words of warning about the dangers of smoking with taking puffs of a cigarette through her tracheostomy hole.

2023-03-08 16:20

A transgender patient's lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights

California teenager Chloe Cole has become something of a star of the movement to deny treatments to transgender youth. She has given testimony or made public statements in support of anti-treatment bills in Florida, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Idaho and North Dakota; appeared on Fox News; and shared a Washington platform with right-wing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-G...

2023-03-07 16:20

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