Year: 2024

Feb
16
2024
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By Lily Chang
More Young People Are on Multiple Psychiatric Drugs, Study Finds

More Young People Are on Multiple Psychiatric Drugs, Study Finds

Health
The NewsGrowing numbers of children and adolescents are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs to take simultaneously, according to a new study in the state of Maryland. The phenomenon is increasing despite warnings that psychotropic drug combinations in young people have not been tested for safety or studied for their impact on the developing brain.The study, published Friday in JAMA Open Network, looked at the prescribing patterns among patients 17 or younger enrolled in Medicaid in Maryland from 2015 to 2020. In this group, there was a 9.5 percent increase in the prevalence of “polypharmacy,” which the study defined as taking…
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Feb
16
2024
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By Lily Chang
Kylian Mbappe is leaving PSG: Thank god that’s finally over

Kylian Mbappe is leaving PSG: Thank god that’s finally over

Health
Ice ages haven’t lasted as long as this.Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid… it has been a thing for about a decade at least.The Athletic was not even in existence when the pair began courting each other. Twitter was still fun (and called Twitter), Taylor Swift hadn’t heard of American football and the closest thing we got to a global pandemic was from watching Contagion.It has been an inexorably long saga, the very worst kind of transfer saga in fact, with endless posturing, incessant lies and spin and thousands upon thousands of stories claiming that it is finally happening.Well now, once…
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Feb
16
2024
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By Lily Chang
In Big Election Year, A.I.’s Architects Move Against Its Misuse

In Big Election Year, A.I.’s Architects Move Against Its Misuse

Science and Technology
Artificial intelligence companies have been at the vanguard of developing the transformative technology. Now they are also racing to set limits on how A.I. is used in a year stacked with major elections around the world.Last month, OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot, said it was working to prevent abuse of its tools in elections, partly by forbidding their use to create chatbots that pretend to be real people or institutions. In recent weeks, Google also said it would limit its A.I. chatbot, Bard, from responding to certain election-related prompts “out of an abundance of caution.” And Meta, which…
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Feb
16
2024
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By Lily Chang
Investing in Panama’s beaches: real estate projects for investors from Greece

Investing in Panama’s beaches: real estate projects for investors from Greece

Investments and Business
Located in Panama, Playa Caracol Residences is a real estate project that goes beyond expectations, offering investors from Greece a unique beachfront experience. With extensive and captivating views of the majestic Cerro Chame and more than a kilometer of uninterrupted beach, this project presents itself as a true paradise where every detail creates an environment of incomparable beauty and serenity on the beaches of Panama. Playa Caracol: a real estate project in Panama The architectural design of Playa Caracol stands out for its originality, modernity and harmonious integration of local elements. Each property is a masterpiece that captures the essence…
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