Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin , of the Northern District of California, described the settlement as a source of "significant relief" for the plaintiffs in her ruling on Monday.
Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to authors for using pirated books to train Claude. - Sinaptica
What happened A federal judge in the United States approved the $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and a group of authors and publishers who sued the com
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"France's leadership could trigger the beginning of a renaissance in political commitment, partnership, and science-based decision making for health." Richard Horton reflects on the International Summit on One Health held in Lyon earlier this month: tinyurl.com/2nht6xvy
Offline: Reinvigorating One Health—merci!
One lament you will often hear from global health activists is the lack of commitment, even interest, shown by high-income country political leaders towards health and health equity. There have been e...
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On the cover, our latest Editorial—'Childhood cancer: progress, but not enough' Read this & more in our latest issue ▶️ spkl.io/63328AF70M
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Until the Sky Falls Quiet - Documentary
Dr Siraj Sira and Dr Sanjay Adusumilli, two Australian doctors from Western Sydney, volunteer to go on a medical mission to Gaza. Filmed in real time with much of the footage captured by the doctors t...
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A little shameless self promotion here. Was honoured to be asked to write the environmental health chapter for the MedSci 101 textbook Core Concepts in Health (5th Ed). It came out last week. Definitely a stretch for me, something I've never done. 1/
It was an excellent experience, relearning and reviewing all the important issues of our time. In particular, trying to tease out which bits of information was important enough for budding learners to absorb. here's hoping this makes for solid fundamental for future leaders/doctors. fin/
My response to those who view AI in qualitative research in polarised terms. I argue for the AI enthusiasts and the conscientious objectors to meet in the middle and deliberate. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/SNHUC...
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Just out: a fascinating collection of autobiographical essays by psychiatrists about how their personal struggles have intersected with their professional identity. Editor Glenn Roberts is one of the pioneers of narrative-based approaches to psychiatry and psychotherapy. personally-speaking.com
Personally Speaking – Personally Speaking
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Home from SCS. Got free books. Missed my bed. Time to sleep 😴
After a convocation speech he gave about practicing kindness went viral, the writer George Saunders earned a public reputation for goodness — a narrative that he resists. On “The Interview,” Saunders explains how he’s just as flawed as anyone else. Read, watch or listen. trib.al/ZWKt6Gc
Researchers are investigating whether GLP-1 drugs can help blunt cravings for nicotine, alcohol and opioids. go.nature.com/496UaW0
Audio long read: Will blockbuster obesity drugs revolutionize addiction treatment?
Listen to an audio version of a recent Nature Feature.
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To all our fans, all the best for 2026! Looking forward to more cricketing fun the world over in the next twelve months.
‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world
‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world
From the construction worker who won a place at medical school to an art exhibition in a country with no galleries, we asked journalists for their most optimistic tales of the year
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Delighted to hear that The Invisible Doctrine, the film by @peterhutchison.bsky.social and @lucas-sabean.bsky.social, is being offered free to view on YouTube for the holiday season. It's all yours! youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0
The secret history of Neoliberalism | The Invisible Doctrine | Full Film
YouTube video by Journeyman Pictures
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Medical misinformation and social media go hand in hand now. After a rousing chat with @caulfieldtim.bsky.social about his new book, I wrote my thoughts on a five-steop guide to recognizing and resisting medical misinformation. vajenda.substack.com/p/a-five-ste...
A Five-Step Guide to Combating Misinformation on Social Media
How fear, profit, and cherry-picked data shape your feed—and what to do about it.
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"A Five-Step Guide to Combating Misinformation on Social Media #1: The Road to Misinformation is Paved with Supplements #2 Read Before You Share #3 Be Extra Mindful with Health Halos #4 Check the Scientific Consensus #5 Did the Post Make You Feel Like You Scored a Touchdown?" #Misinformation ⬇️
Dr. Jen Gunter@drjengunter.bsky.social · 8mo agoMedical misinformation and social media go hand in hand now. After a rousing chat with @caulfieldtim.bsky.social about his new book, I wrote my thoughts on a five-steop guide to recognizing and resisting medical misinformation. vajenda.substack.com/p/a-five-ste...
'*Little* words, *little* statements make such a huge impact'. 👏 Fabulous podcast from @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social Miss Maria Satchi, Miss Tharani Nitkunan and Miss Tina Rashid with advice for everyone (not just women). #MedSky #GenderEquity #ILookLikeASurgeon
Leadership, Surgery & Motherhood
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As Zohran Mamdani wins the New York election, check out our @empirepoduk.bsky.social special, an interview with his father, my friend the wonderful Professor Mahmoud Mamdani on his family's history in East Africa & their journey to America. Zohran zindabad! share.google/RS4MWp65kxNy...
#KillerTunes #MusicChallenge Day 17: Sadako (The Ring) The Moody Blues - Watching And Waiting
Watching And Waiting (Remastered 2022)
YouTube video by The Moody Blues - Topic
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“These papers lay out for the first time a comprehensive description of health in the post-pandemic world.” 📄 A Lancet Editorial provides an overview of 3 new articles, presented at the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/yke8vh56 #WHS2025 #GDBStudy @ihmeuw.bsky.social
Health progress in a post-COVID-19 world
The COVID-19 pandemic upended global mortality and morbidity. COVID-19 was ranked as the number one age-standardised cause of death globally in 2021 but by 2023 had dropped to the 20th cause of death ...
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“Opportunity depends on our health […] This Commission identifies adverse foods and adverse food environments as the often unacknowledged barrier to health, opportunity, and justice.” - Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet, opens the 2025 EAT–Lancet launch. Livestream here ➡️ bit.ly/3VKhnaz
The Lancet@thelancet.com · 10mo agoThe world produces enough food, yet billions lack access to healthy & sustainable diets. A new EAT–Lancet report presents a science-based approach to improve health, safeguard our environment & provide for a projected 9.6 billion people by 2050. 🔗 bit.ly/3W7rxlP
A long-awaited consensus statement on inflammation and heart disease "We have thus entered an era when the evidence linking inflammation with ASCVD is no longer exploratory but is compelling and clinically actionable." @jaccjournals.bsky.social open-access www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
We’re hiring! We’re looking for two RAs to study neuroplasticity in sight loss, sight rescue and development in children and adults @ucl.ac.uk using a wide range of neuroimaging and behavioral methods. Please help spread the word! Apply by 16 Oct! t.ly/q3aYe #neurojobs #NeuroSkyence
Research Assistant at UCL
Recruiting now: Research Assistant on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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A passion for prevention – meet Denise Lyons, President of the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association. www.croakey.org/a-passion-fo... #PHCmatters #HealthReform #ScopeOfPractice
A passion for prevention
Introduction by Croakey: With decades of experience as a nurse, working in diverse settings across the United States and Australia,
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