#MIT robot doctors see patients, fight spread of COVID-19

#MIT robot doctors see patients, fight spread of COVID-19

“#MIT robot doctors see patients, fight spread of COVID-19” The digi-doctor is in. Dr. Spot, a dog-like mobile robot programmed to triage hospital patients, is the newest front-line health-care worker to join the fight against COVID-19.  And while at first glance this four-legged creature might look like something out of your worst nightmare, people are…

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#Biotech researcher bought 800 castor beans to extract ricin: feds

#Biotech researcher bought 800 castor beans to extract ricin: feds

“#Biotech researcher bought 800 castor beans to extract ricin: feds” A research director at a Massachusetts biotechnology firm has been arrested by federal authorities for allegedly trying to acquire the highly toxic poison ricin, officials said Tuesday. Dr. Ishtiaq Ali Saaem, 37, who has a doctorate in biomedical engineering, allegedly wanted to extract the toxin…

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#NYC sees spike in kids with myopia amid increased screen time

#NYC sees spike in kids with myopia amid increased screen time

“#NYC sees spike in kids with myopia amid increased screen time” Doctors are sounding a warning for parents with grade-school kids who rub their eyes frequently, squint or complain of blurry vision. That’s because they could be showing symptoms of myopia, or nearsightedness, which is surging right among elementary students because of all the screen…

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#Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell

#Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell

“#Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell” NICE, France — The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient’s right nostril, making her whole nose glow red with its bright miniature light. “Tickles a bit, eh?” he asked as he rummaged around her nasal passages, the discomfort causing tears to well in her eyes and roll…

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#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine

#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine

“#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine” Elizabeth Blackwell had an epiphany. After a friend back home in Cincinnati admitted that she delayed treatment for uterine problems because she didn’t want to be handled by a “rough unfeeling man,” Blackwell — then a shy 24-year-old music teacher — decided to study medicine. “If…

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#CA doctor arrested for trying to have sex with underage girl

#CA doctor arrested for trying to have sex with underage girl

“#CA doctor arrested for trying to have sex with underage girl” A Stanford pediatrician was arrested for allegedly sending pornographic images to an underage girl and trying to have sex with her, police announced Tuesday. Dr. Dylan O’Connor, 33, who practices at Stanford’s Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, was busted last Friday in…

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