After receiving complaints from state attorneys general that it was “discriminating against pro-life pregnancy resource centers,” Yelp is changing its notification about Crisis Pregnancy Centers, according to Axios.
Instead of saying that the facilities “provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals onsite,” it’ll now bluntly say they “do not offer abortions or referrals to abortion providers.”
According to Platformer’s Zoe Schiffer, the company’s employees won’t have to test before coming into the office starting in February, and will be getting less sick leave for covid. Apple implemented its office hybrid schedule last September.
According to the regulator, the so-called “Pharma Bro” hasn’t been complying with its investigation into whether his new company, Druglike, Inc, violates his ban from working in the pharmaceutical industry. A press release calls Druglike “a Web3 drug discovery software platform,” which definitely seems like something the world needs.
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I can’t prove or disprove whether this wearable impacted my stress levels, but wellness gadgets need to be better about using science in marketing.
For years, scientists at the University of Florida have been on a quest to get the FDA to restrict the sale of cold medicines that they say are ineffective. Studies have shown that the ingredient phenylephrine is no better than a placebo.
But seven years after the researchers filed a petition with the agency, the FDA is still dragging its heels, and the drugs are still on the shelves.
My wife and I just rescued six perfectly good tests from the trash! Yes, many COVID-19 tests are effective longer than pharma companies originally wrote, and you can easily find the new date by looking up your test and its Lot Code at the FDA.
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After stopping the program last September, the US government is now offering another set of four free home rapid antigen tests to each household. Here’s how you can order yours.
Just in case you missed Elon Musk’s “show and tell” about brain-computer interfaces last night, we have the key details for you, viewable in less than 15 minutes.
If the video isn’t for you, Verge science editor Mary Beth Griggs can break it all down here.
During the presentation, Musk said that the company had submitted most of the paperwork needed for a human clinical trial to the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates medical devices in the United States. Previously, Musk had said that he’d hoped for human trials to begin in 2020, and then 2022. Now, that’s slipped to at least 2023.
The number of organ donors jumps 21 percent per day during motorcycle rallies, compared to before and after the rallies. That’s six additional transplant recipients for every two rallies!
