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The problem(s) with the White House’s new women’s health initiative
Under the circumstances, it’s probably best to keep expectations low as the White House’s efforts on this issue get underway.
The problem(s) with the White House’s new women’s health initiative
Under the circumstances, it’s probably best to keep expectations low as the White House’s efforts on this issue get underway.
Silicon Valley GTM and Business Development Veteran Dylan Gittleman Joins Dialogica's Founding Sales Team
/PRNewswire/ -- Dialogica ("Dia"), the voice-first AI secretary for the world's top law firms, today announced that Silicon Valley go-to-market business...
“Among a lot of the more serious problems with Donald, …
“Among a lot of the more serious problems with Donald, …
A note to readers: Science, accountability and elections
Dear readers, As early voting begins, I wanted to share some news — and why it connects to the decisions we make at the ballot box. I’ve been selected for the inaugural cohort of the South Atlantic Climate Journalism Hub mentorship program, hosted by Covering Climate Now. I’m excited to join this group, learn from scientists and fellow journalists, and expand my science reporting. Science directly ties to governance. Local officials make decisions about where development goes, how infrastructure is maintained, what emergency preparations receive funding, and how communities rebuild after disasters. Understanding the evidence behind those decisions helps us evaluate whether our government is serving us well. Here in western North Carolina, those connections are all around us, in Lake Lure and beyond. Flood maps inform decisions about property and development. Engineering assessments help identify risks at dams and bridges. Rainfall forecasts guide emergency preparations. Geological information helps explain landslide hazards. Water testing gives communities information they need to assess conditions. Meteorologists’ knowledge and public perception of weather events shape public safety. Each involves scientific or technical knowledge. Each also raises questions about public responsibility: What did officials know? How did they use that information? What did they tell the public? What did taxpayers receive for their money? A study can identify a problem. Elected officials still have to decide what to do about it, how to pay for it, and how to explain their choices. Reporting should examine both the evidence and the response. That is where I want to strengthen my work. My reporting on Helene recovery, infrastructure, flooding, public safety, and public spending has repeatedly brought me to questions that require scientific expertise alongside public records. This mentorship may help me better understand the research, ask more precise questions, and explain the answers clearly. I also bring the perspective of someone living with these concerns. I live downstream of Lake Lure Dam, and landslides affected my property during Helene. Those experiences bring urgency to my questions. Careful reporting helps establish the answers. Readers deserve to know what the evidence shows, where uncertainty remains, and whether officials accurately describe the information guiding their decisions. You also deserve scrutiny of proposed solutions: what they cost, what they are expected to accomplish, and what risks remain. Access to that information matters. As a mostly deaf journalist who relies on written communication, I will continue pressing for written public warnings, records, and explanations that people can read and use in real time. As you consider the candidates seeking your vote, consider how they approach evidence, preparedness, and transparency. Do they support local journalism, even when it’s not parroting a press release? Do they explain weather events clearly in plain English and explain their decisions after them? Make supporting records available? Acknowledge uncertainty? Follow through when a report identifies a risk? Those are practical questions about governing. Thank you for supporting Cops & Congress and the work that makes these questions part of the public conversation. I’m grateful to David Dickson and the CC Now team for this opportunity, and I look forward to bringing what I learn back to you. Annie DanceEditor & Publisher, Cops & Congress — Learn more about this newsletter, ethics policy, how you can help shape this work, and support it. Follow on X and Facebook. Send constructive criticism, fan mail, and tips with public documents for future stories: CopsandCongress@gmail.com ICYMI: View the Cops & Congress archive — Annie Dance is the publisher of Cops & Congress, a newsletter that analyzes what happens when crime, courts, disaster, democracy, and small-town policies collide. Views expressed here are covered by the First Amendment. Dance has a Bachelor of Arts from Manhattan University in Communication with a focus in Journalism and Government. She has been a journalist for over 20 years. Share Upgrade now or give a gift subscription
China’s Ultimate Political Survivor Just Fell. What That Says About Xi’s Rule.
Plus, export-driven growth rebounds, masking deepening economic problems that are creating a lost generation.
Scientists think they've worked out why anything exists at all. Is this the answer to the oldest problem in the Universe? | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Could scientists have finally found the particle that explains why matter triumphed over antimatter and why anything exists at all?
Auburn's Georgia Upset Didn't Hide the Problems Alex Golesh Still Wants Fixed
Auburn head coach Alex Golesh isn't overlooking the Tigers' mistakes after their 27-24 upset of No. 1 Georgia. Ahead of Saturday's LSU matchup, Golesh emphasized fixing penalties and dropped passes, building on Byrum Brown's improved offensive role, and developing Auburn's young defense.
Calcium-rich whey permeate improves bone health in postmenopausal women, study finds
AFI AFI COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Twice-daily supplementation with calcium-rich whey permeate supports the maintenance of bone mineral density in postmenopausal women, according to a 12-month clinical study.[1] Declining oestrogen levels during menopause can accelerate bone loss and reduce bone mineral density, increasing osteoporosis risk. The findings come from the RENEW project, a research collaboration investigating how calcium-rich permeate from whey production
The political calculus of peace in Ukraine
In Ukraine, few words carry as much weight — or as much political risk — as peace. In early October, several prominent Ukrainian politicians publicly called for an end to Russia's war on terms many considered to be closer to the Kremlin's desires. Their proposals differed, but the public reaction revealed a deep-seated fear: that calls for peace could be a prelude to concessions to Moscow rather than a path to a just settlement. For years, Ukraine's leadership framed victory, not compromise, a
Proposed New Visa for Home Health Aides and Nursing Assistants: What Healthcare Staffing Companies Need to Know
A new policy proposal published by the Brookings Institution recommends creating a temporary work visa that would let US employers sponsor foreign home health aides, personal care aides, and nursing assistants to help ease a growing shortage of caregivers. The September 29 proposal, authored by Brookings scholar Tara Watson through the Hamilton Project, would create an “H-1D” visa category built specifically for the direct-care workforce, launching as a pilot program of 30,000 visas per year. It would require employers to pay wages near the top of the local market, guarantee workers a minimum number of weekly hours, and contemplate a potential pathway to permanent residence after six years, although implementing that pathway would require additional changes to immigration law. The H-1D is only a proposal at this point. No H-1D legislation has been enacted, and employers cannot currently sponsor workers under this proposed classification. But if the idea gains traction, healthcare staffing companies could find themselves with both a significant recruiting opportunity and a new set of compliance obligations. This Insight walks through the proposal’s general immigration and employment requirements, then turns to the specific opportunities and challenges it could create for staffing firms.
Actor, activist Jane Fonda makes appearances, endorsements in Oregon
Actor and progressive activist Jane Fonda made appearances in Salem and Portland to support Oregon Democratic candidates for the November election.
Scientists discover a surprising link between vitamin C and cancer survival
A surprising clinical trial suggests that taking vitamin C daily could improve survival in people with precancerous blood disorders and early-stage blood cancers. Patients receiving the supplement had fewer adverse events and showed a promising survival advantage, raising hopes that a common vitamin could help protect against leukemia-related complications.
Friday Night Lights Stars Campaign For James Talarico In Midterms Final Push
Watch Friday Night Lights stars campaign for James Talarico in "clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose" ad
‘The user is hacking himself’: How AI exposes Israel’s political inner circles
The Urich leak raises concerns about AI-assisted programming, third-party messaging services, and the potential for personal accounts to expose sensitive political communications. Every 90 seconds, an...
Kingston Flemings Reveals What He’s Learning From Hawks’ Elite Defenders
Kingston Flemings says Dyson Daniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luguentz Dort are teaching him different defensive habits before his NBA debut.
The NU grad solving the “Frizzle problem” for women teaching science
Science With Sophie creator Sophie Shrand, a Northeastern grad, is using comedy to close the gap in women who teach science on screen.
Iowa 55-hour ‘FilmSprint’ comes to Cedar Rapids this fall
Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers launches the Iowa 55-Hour FilmSprint, Nov. 6-8, 2026, challenging teams to write, shoot and edit a short film with Iowa-themed secret elements.
How will the riots in France affect the country’s politics?
For weeks, people in France have been protesting over the cost of living and school conditions. But this weekend, many protests turned violent -- and now French officials have implemented a curfew to quell the violence. The country’s far-right is seizing the moment to make a case for their policies.This episode was produced by Sophia Paliza-Carre and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Damian Herring. Our director is Kathryn Fink.It was edited by Mallory Yu and Tinbete Ermyas.Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
Detroit Tigers’ Biggest Offseason Problem Is Worse Than Fans Realize
The Detroit Tigers blew 32 saves in 2026, but their biggest offseason concern runs deeper. Here's why fixing the bullpen could be harder than expected.
You can still get into Macklemore’s sold-out Red Rocks Amphitheatre show for under $100
The Seattle rapper plays a sold-out show in Morrison on Oct. 22.
Headway Issues, Then Retracts New Clinician Contracts After Backlash
Therapist enablement platform Headway is once again facing backlash from its clinician pool on its platform over a lengthy new contract the company rolled
Florida Republican Party wants court to block Democrats’ Hope Florida ads
A grand jury found $10 million of Medicaid settlement money had been misappropriated, funneled through Hope Florida for political purposes.
ARMOR HEALTH CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS NATIONAL FOOTPRINT - ADDS TWO REGIONAL LEADERS TO COMPLEMENT GROWTH
/PRNewswire/ -- Armor Health (Armorhealthcare.com), a leading provider of integrated correctional healthcare, continues to expand its footprint nationwide,...
What Does a Human Heart Need to Grow? Scientists Found the Answer in a Bioprinted Model
Heart problems that babies are born with, called congenital heart defects, often begin developing early in pregnancy. Approximately three weeks after fertilization, the human heart is still a simple, straight tube of cells and, over the course of about five weeks, this tiny structure must undergo a remarkable transformation to reshape itself into the complex organ that eventually pumps blood throughout the body.
A developer used AI to build 7 free Adobe alternatives, and subscription software has a new problem
A small team used AI to build free Adobe alternatives in days. The results are rough, but they could signal trouble for subscription software.
AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work
Delayed Steam Next Fest demo is a sign of a growing problem for indie devs.
Why Thinking About Divorce Is Actually Good for Your Marriage, According to Science
Researchers say imagining life without your spouse can sometimes serve as a wake-up call to address problems before they get worse.
EasyTone Lab Introduces Science-Led Supplement Lineup for Everyday Wellness
EasyTone Lab launches science-led EGT, NMN and White Tomato supplements for cellular wellness, daily energy and skin radiance, made in the U.S....
The Political Economy of Cognitive Dissonance
Cognitive dissonance helps explain why people often turn away from problems they feel powerless to change: denial takes hold. That denial can weaken the solidarity required to change the conditions that leave people feeling powerless.
Roberto De Zerbi Breaks Silence On Richarlison
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Roberto De Zerbi has insisted Richarlison’s future is no longer his ‘problem'
Why police arrive at this Arizona behavioral health facility almost daily
Recent reports of medication theft and assaults at a behavioral health center in Chandler add to an ongoing list of problems involving young patients at the facility, including allegations of rape, theft, runaways, and criminal property damage.
Using Math and Science to Tell a Story, Engineering Student Adds in Some Magic Too
‘The Enchanted Book’ combines elements of art and engineering to create an automated mechanism that flips pages, emits light, and offers sound
Newcastle’s fundamental problems and how to fix them
Newcastle United have not started the season well and the boos that rang out after their home defeat by Aston Villa were an amalgamation of frustration and concern that has been building for weeks.
Violence in France is a consequence of the last decade's political reconfiguration
NEWS ANALYSIS. The violence on the fringes of protests across France on Saturday is the result of the evolution of the political system during Emmanuel Macron's presidency, marked by the rise of radical parties that promote a conflict-driven vision of society and a confrontational approach.
RCPS seeks funds to expand science labs, STEAM education
CONYERS — Rockdale County Public Schools could receive up to $1 million to expand elementary science labs and arts education through a state tax credit initiative, as district officials work
Worried About Your Teen? Check Their Dental Exam Results For A Window Into Their Well-Being
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — You can tell a lot about your teen from their oral health, says a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) report. Many teenage health problems — eating disorders, smoking, drug use, sexually transmitted diseases — can be ...
GOP St. Louis County assessor candidate Messner wants to help set economic development policy
David Messner is a developer who also helped revive the Old Judge Coffee brand. He is competing against outgoing state Rep. Doug Clemens, D-St. Ann, to succeed Jake Zimmerman, who is running for county executive.
Commentary: What do we need after Nov. 3? Political imagination.
If we're going to have governments that respond to our problems, we have to abandon the idea that the only answers are in the free market.
Ashwagandha Promises Calm. The Science Is More Complicated
The popular supplement may help ease stress, but evidence for anxiety remains uncertain–and rare side effects complicate its soothing reputation.
Yankees news: Bombers showed past interest in Padres’ reliever
Yankees eyed Jeremiah Estrada in the past; third base remains a problem; which free agents are likely to return?
‘The little thieves and the bigger thieves’
During the 1950s, on one wall of each classroom at Holy Rosary Elementary School in Idaho Falls a huge pre-World War II map was posted. All the British Commonwealth holdings appeared in pink and seemed to cover nearly half the globe. Their Mercator projection made Canada appear immense, as well as Alaska. Tucked into Central […]
2026 In-House Counsel CLE Webinar Series presents, “Beyond Compliance: The New Era of Business and Human Rights”
Attendees will gain practical guidance on implementing human rights due diligence, managing supply chain risk, and aligning legal compliance with responsible business practices.
Haverhill Councilors to Hear School Roof Borrowing, Condo Changes, Health Board Choice
Haverhill city councilors Tuesday are expected to hear plans for the estimated $3.6 million roof replacement at Golden Hill Elementary School, proposed changes to a Marshland Street condominium plan and approve a changing of the guard on the city Board of Health. Councilors are expected to file the school roof request for the required 10
Nevada Health Centers will host mobile dental services at Carson City School District schools
They will be at Empire Elementary School on Monday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Ex-NCT member sees opportunity in K-pop music for kids
K-pop songs have long rung out across Korean kindergartens and elementary school classrooms, but few of them were ever written with children in min...
Trunk or Treat Held at Newport City Elementary School
Trunk or Treat was held at the Newport Elementary School on Saturday, and to see a full display of photos from the event, see The Express on 10-20-26. Pictured above,
BUTCH’S BLOG: Unhealthy Health Care
Unhealthy Health Care Lately I’ve had to deal with some health problems—skin carcinomas to be precise. Too much sunning in my youth on the waves and beaches of New Jersey. My mother used to slather us with Coppertone. Wear hats, I say. And use that high SPF sunscreen. But for me, the horse is already way out of the barn. I’ve had two surgeries now, painful, but successful, one more to go. But I’m not here to whine. I’m lucky. I will survive. And, importantly, I have health insurance. Many are not so lucky. When the bill came from the clinic,...
Fifth annual CAFLS Graduate Research Symposium showcases student research with real-world impact
This year’s celebration of graduate student research brought nearly 200 attendees to Clemson’s Sandhill Research and Education Center, where presenters shared work spanning agriculture, natural resources, food and health. The fifth annual CAFLS Graduate Research Symposium was held October 13th, 2026 at the Sandhill Research and Education Center in Columbia.
Streaming’s Biggest Show Returns…and a Buzzy Genre Struggles
(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Obviously, the big news of the week (if not month) is Netflix letting go of executive Bela Bajaria, their chief content officer. I’m going to cover this in my next “Most Important Story of the Week”, but I also have a data angle that I might publish before then. (Too much news this month, am I right?) But first, I have a bonus Streaming Ratings Report issue for you. Today’s article is a bit of a grab bag of topics I’ve wanted to write about, but couldn’t squeeze into the (already very long) Streaming Ratings Report issues. The NFL drives huge viewership numbers, so I’ve got a look at that. A whole bunch of TV shows returned to the traditional broadcast channels, and I have thoughts. And I have a quick look at adult animated shows, since a couple flopped earlier this month. Plus, the Emmys aired earlier this month, and we got some fun data bout how popular those nominated shows are and why I’m not optimistic about the show’s future. That’s a lot, so let’s dive right in. Subscribe Sports - Football Remains the King of Streaming Over the last two Streaming Ratings Reports, I sorta ignored the biggest “show” each week. (I was tempted to say “piece of content” but I know that word bugs folks.) In my database, I call these “specials”, and they sure are special. I speak of the king of American TV: football!!! Streaming football is back and, unlike some other sports, it routinely dominates all viewership. Probably the best way to show this is to update one of my favorite graphics, the “40 Million Hour Club”1 since football games have joined that club each week they’ve premiered: (Yep, that’s the data through 28-Sep, the first four weeks of the season. As a reminder, I take the average minute audience provided by Nielsen, factor out a percentage of linear TV viewers in home markets, and multiply the run time by the three-hour runtime.) Again, the numbers are huge. Let’s start with Netflix. They grabbed the rights to the bonus opening week NFL Kickoff game (which was on YouTube last year) and it put up 18.5 million viewers on average. That nets out to 47.4 million hours of estimated streaming hours. That’s good! Though, notably, it’s well below Christmas Day games from previous years. Compared to other streamers/broadcasters, that’s a bit of a mixed result. On one hand, Netflix’s 18.5 million average is about what YouTube claimed last year, though Nielsen used a bespoke methodology at that time, so I trust this viewership figure more. So that’s good. (The game also shifted from a Friday to a Thursday and that could have helped the viewership as well.) And Netflix continues to best Prime Video in total viewership—as you’ll see next—though Netflix has had much higher-profile (opening week and Christmas Day) games. NBC/Peacock’s opening game the night before averaged 25.1 million average viewers, which is just much bigger than Netflix (or Prime Video). That’s the big caveat to all streaming viewership records: even in success, they can’t compete with traditional linear TV. Previously, I called this my “hierarchy of viewership”, and the data keeps supporting that thesis. The downside for NBC is that this game’s viewership was down compared to previous years, though it may be a counting issue. Here’s a great chart from Sports Media Watch: Indeed, looking at all the opening week games across all windows, Netflix still lags the other primetime windows, but does well compared to the afternoon games: I saw a few folks make the case that streamers still lag traditional broadcasters in reach, and I’d add they really lag compared to “broadcast plus streaming” options like NBC/Peacock, ESPN/Disney+ and CBS/Paramount+. The best data I saw for this came from Samba TV, who charted reach through the 2025 season, and, wow. (Samba TV’s numbers are historically lower than Nielsen’s, so don’t compare their household figures to Nielsen’s hours, but use them as a proxy for the relative reach of the streamers.) The good news is Prime Video is NOT having a down year. Their opening Thursday Night Football game reached 18.6 million viewers (about what Netflix got), but that’s a high for Prime Video on Thursdays and the biggest Thursday night game since 2015. The TNF games the weeks of 21-Sep and 28-Sep continued this streak, getting 43.1 (16.8 million average viewers) and 42.5 total hours (16.6 million average viewers), which were both up from last year. Still, that continues the (typical) season slide: (For those new-to-streaming-football-numbers folks, the viewership declines for Thursday Night Football as the year goes along.) Overall, it appears as if Prime Video is now part of the “football habit”, be it for customers at home or out at places like bars and restaurants. And its viewership is slowly catching up to broadcast. One last chart shows this. Last season, Nielsen started adding out-of-home viewership to the charts, so I try not to do season-to-season comparisons as I did for the first few years. And while Nielsen added Big Data viewing this year, I’m going to compare the last two seasons. Here’s that chart, which shows the season-over-season gains: When it comes to streaming football, we have to keep a few seemingly contradictory thoughts in our head… First, streaming doesn’t come close to matching broadcast’s reach and, thus, viewership. Second, even with that gap, football is still the biggest “thing” on streaming. It’s very, very popular. Third, while some methodology changes have likely helped Prime Video’s numbers, their viewership does appear to be growing. Lastly, yeah, the NFL started the season off poorly, with week one dragging down the numbers in year-over-year comparisons. However—and again, methodology changes may have helped this—the viewership grew compared to previous seasons over the next couple of weeks. So football is still king. On streaming and off. Television - Adult Animation Continues to NOT Make the Streaming Charts In the last two reports, two adult-animated shows whiffed: Netflix’s animated comedy, Dang! Paramount+’s Sega-video-game-inspired fantasy/comedy, Golden Axe. Neither made the charts, but that’s usually the case for animated shows. I mean, here’s literally every animated show that’s made the Nielsen Original charts since the start of 2025: And one of those shows is G_abby’s Dollhouse_! A kids show! The problem with charts like this is that they don’t give you a sense of how many shows miss the charts. Netflix had at least eleven animated flops, including comedies like Big Mouth (a show everyone assumed was popular in the pre-Streaming Ratings Era), Long Story Short, Haunted Hotel, Mating Season, Strip Law, and Alley Cats, and action shows like Blood of Zeus, Castlevania: Nocturne, Devil May Cry, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. Prime Video had at least six animated misses, two in the same universe (Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss), three more comedies (#1 Happy Family USA, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy and Kevin) and an action show (The Mighty Nein). Disney+ had MCU and Star Wars animated misses (Eyes of Wakanda, Marvel Zombies, Star Wars: Visions, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, and Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld) but I can’t tell how many of those shows were geared towards adults. HBO Max had Harley Quinn and Hulu had Solar Opposites. None of these shows made the charts! That’s a lot of misses! If I remade the chart with all those misses, here’s how it would look: Listen, I know the counter arguments. First, it’s cheaper to produce animated shows than live action. Fair enough, but with viewership this low, even that cheaper price point starts to not matter. Second, just look at the acquired charts. Hit animated comedies can generate viewership for years! Shows like The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, and Bob’s Burgers do really, really well. Fair enough, but streaming has failed to recreate the dynamic that Fox has mastered so well. That’s a problem for streaming still. Television - Emmys! The annual Emmys broadcast was a few weeks ago, and I’ve got data on how the nominees performed on streaming, plus hot takes on this year’s viewership (and the big news about the broadcast’s, er, streamcast’s future). We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… The top Emmy-nominated shows… ...why I’m worried about the future of the Emmys telecast... ...the pros of broadcast television ...and the cons... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. Coming Soon! Next week, we’ve got a double issue (since the weeks of 21-Sep and 28-Sep were so light), but then I’ll be all caught up after a deluge of streaming ratings data from Nielsen in September. In the meantime, I’m going to try to take a look at Netflix’s stats to explain why Bela Bajaria is out. But even light weeks give me plenty to talk about. The Great British Baking Show returns to Netflix and Apple TV has a buzzy new star-studded comedy. And Netflix has a controversial-but-appears-to-be-popular new game show. Plus big films like Toy Story 5, Backrooms and The Breadwinner head to streaming. And is East of Eden a hit? After that, The Kardashians return to Hulu, Prime Video has a reboot of Carrie, and Netflix has a horror show, Below. Disclosure Day heads to Peacock, The Housemaid heads to HBO Max_,_ a new Ben Affleck film, Animals, lands on Netflix, and Apple TV has a new John Cena action film based on, checks notes, Hasbro’s Matchbox toys. Okay. Longterm, some interesting TV production news. HBO Max ordered How to Survive Without Me, starring Kaley Cuoco, Joshua Jackson, Ray Romano and Rita Wilson, for fifteen episodes! I love that some streamers (or, at least, HBO Max) are finally ordering TV shows with more than eight episodes. In less wise production news, Landman does not appear to be coming back this year, since it just started production. Frankly, I don’t love this (get your shows out on time) but Landman is so popular, I doubt it matters.
Rubio heads to Central Asia as some wonder if he's keeping the most pressing matters at a distance
This tour is intended to promote U.S. economic and security ties with Central and South Asia. But it has only tangential links to the Trump administration’s current main foreign policy dilemmas in the Middle East and with the Russia-Ukraine war.
NMSU hosts 12th annual Health Professions Fair Nov. 4
The New Mexico State University Aggie Career Studio is scheduled to host its 12th annual Health Professions Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 4, offering students, alumni, and community members opportunities…
Berkeley's Nabolom Bakery blames political backlash for decline ahead of closure
Nabolom's owners say an Instagram removal and backlash over its political positions hurt sales, but they also point to rising costs, staffing problems and fierce competition.
Philly Mom and Young Son Turn His Eczema Into a Skincare Business
A bedtime story sparked Soak & Soothe Co., whose fragrance-free bath bombs with toys inside now sell at local markets, online and wholesale.
Slotkin wants GOP prosecutions to deter young people from Trump administration jobs
Elissa Slotkin said she wants young people to fear legal problems before joining the Trump administration, sparking fierce online backlash..
Berkeley’s Nabolom Bakery blames political backlash for closure
Nabolom’s owners say an Instagram removal and backlash over its political positions hurt sales, but they also point to rising costs, staffing problems and fierce competition.
Darcy Burbage։ Does ePRO Implementation Require More Oncology Nursing Society?
Darcy Burbage։ Does ePRO Implementation Require More Oncology Nursing Society? / ASCOQLTY26, cancer, Darcy Burbage, electronic patient-reported outcomes,
iOS 27's new CarPlay features are great, but only these iPhones can actually use them
With iOS 27, car owners with CarPlay support can enjoy lots of cool new features. The problem is, only the iPhone 15 Pro and newer can support them all.
Research suggests women living in states with abortion bans bear higher health insurance costs
Ten states with near-total abortion bans were compared with five states that did not implement bans, including Pennsylvania.
Bob Ferguson’s board is telling him to let people out of prison. He keeps saying no
Ferguson has given little explanation as to why he has so often rejected the recommendations of his Clemency and Pardons Board.
Prediction markets are partnering with top athletes and sports teams. Why it’s taking the magic away for many fans
Partnerships between prediction markets and teams have for some, become emblematic of what fans see as unfettered greed permeating throughout sports.
Katie Zacharia and the problem with workers embellishing credentials
In this edition of Business Insider Today, we explore the reason why workers embellishing their credentials is a major problem.
Nestle, Unilever face regulatory action in India over misleading health claims
Investing.com -- India’s food safety regulator has issued notices to Nestle India and Hindustan Unilever over allegedly misleading nutritional and health claims on dietary supplements, as authorities intensify scrutiny of food manufacturers.
Guardians just one part of huge weekend for Ohio sports
Postponements due to inclement weather usually don’t include a positive outcome. But Friday night’s Game 4 postponement, pushing the ALCS back a day, made this weekend in the rock and roll capital of the world that much more jam-packed, with the Guardians' push for their seventh World Series appearance at
ASUS Makes Its First Intel Arc Card, a 32 GB Arc Pro B70 Under the UGen AI Brand
ASUS has listed the UGen Arc Pro B70 32 GB on its website, which makes it the company's first Intel Arc graphics card. ASUS sat out both the Alchemist and Battlemage consumer generations, and its last Intel discrete card was the passively cooled Iris Xe DG1-4G from 2021. Interestingly, ASUS files...
Freeland Elementary Middle School students enjoy magic show
On Oct. 7, Freeland Elementary Middle School’s fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students, along with their parents, enjoyed an exciting presentation by Joe Romano, titled ‘Is It Magic or Science?’ Through fun…
The Yankees have bigger problems than Judge’s blunt message
Jon Heyman reported in the New York Post that one or two Yankees executives were “slightly to somewhat annoyed” by […]
Business Bulletin: Are those “Cloud storage is full” messages real?
If you receive an email warning appearing to be from a company you know and trust that states your online storage is full and your family photos, important documents and other files could soon be deleted ... would you click on the "fix" button?
ASUS Finally Builds An Intel Arc Graphics Card After Two Generations On The Sidelines, And It’s The Full 32 GB Big Battlemage Arc Pro B70
ASUS is releasing its first Intel Arc graphics card, which is powered by the Big Battlemage GPU, and aims at the lucrative AI segment.
Qualcomm says rumors about Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 overheating are ‘inaccurate’
Qualcomm says that rumors of thermal issues and overheating problems on Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 are "inaccurate."
Political scientist: 'The darkest moment' in the war in Ukraine
Geopolitical expert Klemens Fischer believes Ukraine finds itself in a desperate situation following President Donald Trump's decision to halt the new US sanctions package intended for Russia. "This i...
It’s Too Late for Small Fixes at Pepsi
The problem may be bigger than a few weak brands. Pepsi needs to stop tinkering and consider more fundamental changes.
'Dad bod' may be a warning sign of deeper health problems, fitness expert says
Marfred Suazo, a New York City-based personal trainer known as Fonz the Trainer, spoke with Fox News Digital about the potential risks associated with excess abdominal fat and ways to reduce it.
Mavericks Overwhelmed By Hawks As Defensive Problems Persist
Dallas struggles to contain Atlanta's offense in its preseason finale as Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg return, leaving Dusty May with concerns before opening night.
Michigan State Extends Offer to 4-Star Tackle
Jonathan Smith targets Illinois powerhouse Ben Coleman, a versatile 285-pound mauler whose rare blend of elite size and soft hands makes him a prized Big Ten commodity.
DC Lawmakers Focus on Business, Wealth Taxes in Budget Hearing
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Last week I asked you what worries you most about AI in health. It was close, but your top answer was “AI giving bad health advice.” Last week’s poll results: You’re in good company. This concern was top of mind at a conference I joined at Stanford last week, where researchers, clinicians, and people who build AI systems spent a day debating trust and safety in health AI. Stepping back, I’m also hearing your emerging concerns about AI’s impact on our well-being generally. I see this as a matter of public health, and we’ll take it in pieces as we learn together. Today we’ll focus on AI chatbots used for therapy for mental health. Early this month, Governor Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 903, California’s most ambitious attempt to regulate AI use for mental health. It’s at the center of active debate, and raises the questions patients, family members, citizens, and voters will face as AI moves deeper into health care. Let’s work through it. What is “AI-based therapy”? It’s really two things: purpose-built mental health apps designed to deliver structured support, and general chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini that people increasingly use for emotional support—even if they weren’t built for it. Spoiler alert: I don’t know whether the shift toward AI therapy is good or bad. The evidence isn’t there yet. But I do know it’s already happening, and I have some ideas about how we can roll it out with safety in mind. The therapy dilemma, in a nutshell Mental health challenges are common, and strain health and well-being across populations. Therapy (interactive dialogue with a trained, empathetic practitioner) helps many people heal. The demand for licensed therapists far exceeds the supply in California, and AI-based therapy can narrow that gap. AI-based therapy remains novel, unproven, and not well tested. Right off the bat, we can see we’re dealing with trade-offs here. Since the main driver of demand for therapy from a robot is lack of access to therapy from a human, we’ll start there. It’s too hard to find and afford a human therapist California is short roughly 55,000 licensed, non-prescribing therapists and counselors, about 40% of what we need. Psychiatrists, who rely on talk therapy as a complement to prescribed medications, are even more scarce. Eight counties have none, and density ranges from 1.7 per 100,000 residents in San Benito County, to 68.1 in Marin County. My wife is a psychiatrist in Marin, and even here access is tight. If it’s hard in the best-supplied county, imagine rural Sierra County, or the San Joaquin Valley. In 2024, more than half of Californians who tried to make a mental health appointment struggled to find a provider who took their insurance, compared with 14% for physical health care. When Senate staff posed as “secret shopper” patients and called 120 mental health providers in Medicare Advantage networks, they landed an appointment less than once for every five tries. Insurers pay behavioral health clinicians about 22% less than medical and surgical clinicians for comparable office visits. On top of that, billing denials and prior authorizations hit hardest at the solo and small practices common in mental health. Psychiatrists opt out of Medicare at the highest rate of any specialty. In many places, a cash practice for therapy fills quickly with patients paying $250 or more an hour, with no insurance paperwork at all. Families who can pay cash find providers more easily. Those who rely on insurance, including Medi-Cal enrollees, older adults, rural residents, and non-English speakers, compete for what’s left. So we can’t pretend the human system works, and we can’t blame people for turning to AI for support when they’re in distress. AI is filling the gap It’s estimated that roughly a quarter of AI users use it for mental health support. If you have internet, it’s available 24/7, it’s cheap, and it speaks your language. Uninsured adults are about twice as likely as insured adults to do it (30% vs. 14%). It feels anonymous in ways that may enable people to ask things they’re unsure or embarrassed about. The largely hidden, personal use makes it hard to study whether it’s actually helping people with their mental health issues, but researchers are trying. Does AI therapy work? A 2026 analysis of nearly 40 randomized trials found chatbots showed a real but small reduction in depression symptoms. But most of these trials were compared to an alternative of no therapy, not a human therapist. So the benefit of AI therapy is probably real, but modest, and mostly untested against the alternative of human contact. We need more studies. Serious concerns OpenAI’s own estimate is that more than a million ChatGPT users each week show signs of suicidal planning or intent. These are high stakes encounters, and AI doesn’t always get it right. That’s partly because a chatbot can sound like a therapist, but it has no license, no duty of care, and it’s not clear who to hold accountable when it gets things wrong. AI is also designed to help users in whatever task they’re seeking to accomplish. People may feel like they’re getting therapy, but they’re mainly getting a convincing conversation. It’s easy for an AI companion to wander into gray areas, like playing along with “creative writing” that may be about the user’s own suicidal intent. Courts are driving safety conversations A wave of lawsuits have been filed on behalf of families claiming that chatbots pushed people they loved toward self-harm, including teens who died by suicide. The first settlements came this year. OpenAI is headquartered in San Francisco, and dozens of cases alleging that ChatGPT drove users to suicide or self-harm are now before a San Francisco judge. Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy after several states brought lawsuits accusing the chatbot of pushing dangerous content to kids. But the technology seems to be improving. Last month, an independent evaluation found that newer AI models “almost never endorse suicide.” That’s progress, but our societal appetite for even one preventable death is very low. So how do we move forward? Finding a middle ground Earlier this month the governor vetoed Senate Bill 903, a bill designed to place guardrails on the use of AI for therapy. The bill would have prohibited any AI-based platform from being advertised as psychotherapy, and would have required a licensed professional to review and approve each encounter where AI was used to support therapeutic decisions. Newsom called it overly broad, since even routine screening questions would have needed clinician sign-off. Knowing we’re already short on mental health providers, requiring human review of AI encounters may not relieve our access problems. Still, the answer isn’t no oversight. Here’s one feasible short term solution. Rather than reviewing each encounter, a licensed clinician can design the guardrails: what counts as a crisis, what triggers an immediate handoff to a human, and what gets sampled for audit each month. The AI runs inside that structure. Conversations get checked, failures get reported, and a real clinician owns the framework. Medicine already has models to learn from. The FDA process for rolling out newly approved medications is an example. After a product reaches patients, we keep watching for adverse events. Patient-facing AI needs the same “digital pharmacovigilance”: systematic tracking of harms, near misses, and the types of groups that get hurt and why. It’s also critical that users know that they can reach a human if they’re in crisis. Most chatbots now include messages like these: Bottom line The rush to use unproven AI tools for mental health support is mostly a workaround, a sign of a health system people can’t get into. We need better access to proven care from licensed clinicians. That takes reimbursement that makes accepting insurance viable, and a bigger workforce. But, built and tested well, AI could be part of the answer. It could be the 2 a.m. check-in when no one else is awake, or a way for patients to practice skills their therapist taught them. It could be the first step to get someone the right level of care, and take paperwork off clinicians’ plates so they spend more time with patients. None of this is simple. The SB 903 veto doesn’t end the debate, and the legislature will be back. In the meantime, those of us using these tools need to stay informed, ask hard questions, and hold the companies building them accountable. I’ll try to do my part, and we’ll keep learning together. Love,Matt P.S. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988- you’ll reach a real person— or chat at 988lifeline.org 24/7. Dr. Matt Willis is the author of Your Local Epidemiologist in California. A California native, he’s served as a primary care physician, CDC epidemiologist, and public health officer for Marin County, where he guided the pandemic response. He lives in Marin with his family and their dogs, Teddy and Ramona. Thank you Cynthia He, MD, PhD, and Parnika Saxena, MD, for their guidance in preparing this article. Cynthia works in an outpatient mental health clinic, treating patients who have Medi-Cal or, sometimes, no insurance. Parnika works in an inpatient psychiatric unit, treating patients with public or private insurance or self-pay ability. All opinions are their own and do not represent their employers.
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