– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. Google's new artificial intelligence search tool, Bard, is being tested before its public release later this year. Accurate Google recently tweeted an advertisement for Bard. It included a question about the James Webb Space elescope. Bard answered that the telescope took the first picture of a planet … [Read more...] about Accurate (News Words)
Experts: Medical Tourism Has Several Risks
– Manuscript – The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico brought attention to a common practice for many people in the United States: medical tourism. Medical tourism is traveling to other countries to receive medical care that is not available or too costly at home. The four Americans were caught in a shootout between criminal drug organizations. Two were … [Read more...] about Experts: Medical Tourism Has Several Risks
Library Organization: Book Ban Attempts Hit Record High in 2022
– Manuscript – The American Library Association (ALA) released a new report Thursday about book banning in the country. It found attempted book bans and information restrictions at school and public libraries continue to increase, setting a record in 2022. The report says there were 1,200 known challenges in 2022. That is almost double the number from the year before, and … [Read more...] about Library Organization: Book Ban Attempts Hit Record High in 2022
Vaccine Makers Prepare Bird Flu Shots ‘Just in Case’
– Manuscript – Some of the world’s leading vaccine makers are developing bird flu shots to prepare for possible outbreaks of the sickness in humans. Bird flu, or avian flu, is officially known as H5N1. The virus usually spreads among different kinds of poultry. Human infections remain very rare. But most human cases have been linked to direct contact with infected … [Read more...] about Vaccine Makers Prepare Bird Flu Shots ‘Just in Case’
WeightWatchers Aims to Start Marketing Diet Drugs
– Manuscript – The company WeightWatchers recently announced it would buy a health company whose providers prescribe drugs for weight loss. However, some experts worry about the use of drugs for weight loss. They argue the treatment does not include enough monitoring for side effects among patients. WeightWatchers is a company that sells products and services to help … [Read more...] about WeightWatchers Aims to Start Marketing Diet Drugs