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Your new therapist: Chatty, leaky, and hardly human17:34 Vince Lahey of Carefree, Arizona, embraces chatbots. From Big Tech products to "shady" ones, they offer "someone that I could share more secrets with than my therapist." New federal Medicaid rules require one month of work. Some states demand more.17:34 Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years will have to prove they've been working, going to school, or volunteering for at least a month before they can gain or retain health insurance through the government program. Study highlights voluntary disengagement from technology in later life14:53 Differences in how often older people use the internet is less driven by a person's age and more by cognitive ability and socioeconomic factors such as education and employment status, a new study reveals. UCL study urges clinician vigilance when prescribing gabapentinoids for pain14:21 People who take gabapentinoids, a medication prescribed increasingly frequently worldwide, particularly for chronic pain, face a much greater risk of drug poisoning if they are also taking another medication, finds a new study by University College London (UCL) researchers. US Medicaid data finds buprenorphine safe for long-term child development14:21 Children born to mothers who used buprenorphine for opioid addiction during pregnancy do not have a greater risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism, compared with children whose mothers took methadone, finds a large US study published by The BMJ today. Scientists warn of a silent surge in resistant Aspergillus and Candida9:31 An increasing number of fungi are becoming resistant to medication, posing serious risks for patients with weakened immune systems. That is why fifty researchers from around the world, led by Radboudumc, are calling for action against drug‑resistant fungi. Their call has been published in Nature Medicine. Fast answers and extra research drive AI healthcare use in America8:59 One in four U.S. adults - the equivalent of over 66 million Americans - report having used artificial intelligence tools or chatbots for physical or mental healthcare information or advice, according to new research released today from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. Academic stress weakens mental resilience and triggers a reliance on gaming8:27 China's highly competitive education system is known for its strict evaluation, rigorous intensity, and academic pressure. A recent study has highlighted the growing problem of this academic pressure leading to burnout amongst Chinese adolescents, which is pushing them towards online gaming. Researchers debunk the existence of the childhood "adiposity rebound" phenomenon8:27 In new research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) and published in The Journal of Nutrition, a 42-year old theory as to why children's body mass index (BMI) decreases post-infancy before then rising continuously from age six years –'the adiposity rebound' is refuted using new analyses – rather than decreasing body fat, the real reason is proposed as increasing muscle mass. |