The CIA on Saturday offered a new assessment on the origin of the Covid outbreak, saying the coronavirus is "more likely" to have leaked from a Chinese lab than to have come from animals.
Taking a trip down memory lane can be a powerful tool that can lift the mood and provide a sense of purpose for older adults. Called reminiscence therapy, this technique involves recalling and sharing personal memories and can be beneficial for the mental health and well-being of elderly people, even those with dementia and memory loss.
Seven members of Oregon's Congressional delegation are pressing Providence Health to reach an agreement with nearly 5,000 striking healthcare workers, marking escalating pressure on the hospital system as the work stoppage enters its third week.
According to a 2023 survey by the American Medical Association, 94% physicians indicated that prior authorization, the process by which physicians are required to receive health insurance companies’ approval before providing medical service, had delayed their patients’ care. Of the 1,000 physicians surveyed, 24% reported that prior authorization delays caused direct harm to patients.
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that’s just over a year old, has stirred awe and consternation in Silicon Valley after demonstrating breakthrough artificial-intelligence models that offer comparable performance to the world’s best chatbots at seemingly a fraction of the cost.