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[Link] Womp, womp: Efficacy of Merck’s Thor-inspired COVID pill crumbles, vexing experts
Read: 2/12/2021 arstechnica.com
In a 13-to-10 vote, advisers for the Food and Drug Administration narrowly supported authorizing Merck's Thor-inspired antiviral pill molnupiravir for use against severe COVID-19.
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[Link] We Spoke to the Unlucky Company With the Same Name as the Investor of Taliban’s Marijuana Center
Read: 25/11/2021 www.vice.com
On Wednesday night, the Twitter account for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) announced that a foreign company was investing $450 million into setting up a hashish processing factory within the country.
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[Link] What to Do if Your ADHD Medication Messes With Your Appetite and Body Image
Read: 18/11/2021 www.vice.com
When Spencer Jardine was 15, she was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and prescribed treatment in the form of Adderall.
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[Link] Pig Kidney Successfully Transplanted From Hog to Human
Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com
Doctors in New York City transplanted a kidney grown in a pig to a brain-dead woman in a major step forward for xenotransplantation, a process in which human organs are grown in animals and then transplanted into humans.
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[Link] This Guy Is Cumming Out of His Ass
Read: 22/9/2021 www.vice.com
A rare complication from a catheter might have made this man ejaculate through his anus for two years. A man spent two years nutting out of his butthole before seeking help, in a case that perplexed and impressed researchers.
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[Link] AI Can Guess Your Race Based On X-Rays, and Researchers Don't Know How
Read: 23/8/2021 www.vice.com
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers opening the door to a wider array of artificially intelligent medical devices, new research suggests that medical AI systems can perpetuate racial bias in health care in ways humans don’t understand and can’t detect.
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[Link] Adults diagnosed with ADHD later in life facing 'unfair' medication prices
Read: 12/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Healthcare professionals and adults with ADHD say more affordable medication options are needed for people diagnosed with the condition in adulthood.
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[Link] Australia's biggest medicinal marijuana farm to be built in Queensland's conservative garden city
Read: 16/4/2021 www.abc.net.au
Two medicinal marijuana companies have fast-tracked plans to build a large cannabis farm in the conservative heartland of Queensland.
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[Link] Pfizer getting more information about EU threat to block vaccine exports
Read: 29/1/2021 www.abc.net.au
Representatives from Pfizer say they do not believe the European Union is planning on blocking exports of its vaccine, including to places like Australia. Both Pfizer and AstraZeneca appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into the Government's response to the pandemic.