Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet
On July 25th, the UK became one of the first countries to widely implement age verification. Its Online…
What is 7-OH? Opioid-like product may get banned by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending banning a compound found in unregulated tablets, gummies and drink…
Health care, tech companies promise to make patient data more accessible
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…
Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge
Microsoft has used a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and…
Vinay Prasad departs FDA | STAT
Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall…
Discovering what my mind is like without SSRIs
Here is a short list of things that have made me cry recently: Trying to explain a scene…
YouTube will identify and restrict minors’ accounts with AI
YouTube will soon begin using AI-powered age estimation technology to figure out which users are under the age…
Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK
Microsoft is starting to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act by prompting Xbox players to verify their…
Medicare Savings Programs face cut, hospitals and insurers report Q2 results
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
Texans have the least access to health care
Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman | Hearst – Austin Transition Texas is in the bottom five states for health…
Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache – POLITICO
In Rome, for example, tens of thousands of people signed a petition to stop the mayor from greenlighting…
Health insurance companies raise premiums at record pace in 2026 after the GOP budget bill
We just got a preview of the likely consequences of the “big, beautiful bill” passed by Republicans in…