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YouTube tests AI-generated comment summaries and a chatbot for videos
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Norway tests flour for STEC; issues warning about Prime beverages
Norwegian surveillance has found a low level of flour samples positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) commissioned a survey of STEC in wheat flour to gather data on the problem. A total of 151 samples of flour were collected from retailers in 2021 and analyzed in 2022. Enriched
Diagnostic tests ‘just to be on the safe side’ not recommended
High and low-guideline-concordant provider groups comparison of environmental, patient, and provider factors influencing unneeded LS-MRI. Credit: Journal of General Internal Medicine (2020). DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05410-y Paradoxical maybe, but it's what often happens in the health services: When you ask for an MRI to be on the safe side, your uncertainty increases, says Bjørn Hoffman, a professor
Arizona tests a progressive take on medical debt relief
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosAn Arizona ballot initiative addressing medical debt collection could provide an important test next week of whether a populist progressive approach to health care costs can fly in conservative-led states.Why it matters: The measure limiting how hard creditors can pursue people with outstanding medical bills could become a model in states unwilling to
NASA administrator tests positive for COVID
by Jeff Foust — June 29, 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (third from left) recently returned from Europe that included an appearance June 23 at the ILA Berlin air show. Credit: ESA BALTIMORE — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced June 29, but is continuing to lead the agency as…
China tests tech that could beam solar power from space to Earth
Chinese researchers have successfully tested a full-system model of technology that could one day wirelessly transmit solar power from outer space to Earth.A model power station at Xidian University in Shaanxi province captures sunlight high above the ground and converts it into microwave beams. It then transmits through the air to a receiver station on…
April 8, 2022Some of the beef cattle in a no-antibiotics program tested positive for antibiotics, which could call into question the “raised without antibiotics” label on products, according to a new study in Science.Most cattle in the study — about 85% — tested negative for antibiotics. However, 10% came from lots where at least one…
Tests de Sakhir, J2 : Lawson domine l’après-midi
Liam Lawson est le premier pilote à passer sous la minute 42 sur un tour lors de ces essais d’avant-saison à Bahreïn. Quelques équipes ont choisi de mener des simulations de qualifications l’après-midi, mais seul le Néo-Zélandais de Carlin est parvenu à tourner en 1.41, quasiment cinq dixièmes devant Boschung et Pourchaire, tous deux avec…
Bitcoin Tests USD 44K, Ethereum Nears USD 3K, LUNA and WAVE Outperform
Bitcoin price tested the USD 44,000 level.Ethereum broke the USD 2,850 resistance, XRP is still below USD 0.80.LUNA jumped 23%, while WAVES rallied 48%.Bitcoin price broke the main USD 40,000 resistance to start a strong uptrend. It is currently (04:02 UTC) trading near USD 43,200 after briefly spiking to almost USD 44,200. Similarly, most major altcoins…
John Mayer tests positive for Covid-19 twice within two months
John Mayer has tested positive for Covid-19 several weeks after previously contracting the virus. The singer-songwriter, who previously tested positive in early January, announced on Instagram on Thursday that he had to reschedule four shows on his Sob Rock tour as he has contracted the virus again. "Whelp. More members of the band tested positive…