progscrape: health

Investing in wind and solar provides several times more climate and health benefits per dollar than Direct Air Capture (DAC)

22 days ago nature.com environment investing

Lancet Digital Health Viewpoint proposes a four-part functional typology of "AI psychosis": large language models can act as catalyst (precipitating new symptoms), amplifier (worsening existing symptoms), co-author (developing harmful narratives), or object (becoming the focus of delusional belief).

17 days ago thelancet.com ai psychology

WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak

7 days ago boingboing.net

Social Media Sites Got Information from Ad Trackers on US State Health Insurance Sites

17 days ago gizmodo.com media

Study Reveals Why Older Adults Are Using Cannabis Edibles: many older adults start cannabis seeking more effective or non-pharmaceutical options to manage sleep, pain, or mental health, and that many people base their decisions on word of mouth rather than discussions with health care providers.

17 days ago healthcare.utah.edu cannabis medicine

"Not Medically Necessary": Helping America's Health Insurers Deny Coverage

13 days ago propublica.org

Kennedy Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force

6 days ago nytimes.com

AI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound — citizens complain high- and low-frequency sounds do not register on decibel meters but cause adverse health effects

16 days ago tomshardware.com ai

A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries and lowest in high-income countries

24 days ago sph.cuny.edu

Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest

19 days ago theguardian.com