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Studies show how common long COVID is globally and in teens

Studies show how common long COVID is globally and in teens

Long COVID, the post-infection condition that can encompass a number of symptoms in the weeks following an active COVID-19 infection, is shown to be highly prevalent in a new global analysis of studies published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.  A second study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases describes the prevalence of long COVID in adolescents in the summer of …

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What teens need to know before seeing the doctor on their own

What teens need to know before seeing the doctor on their own

Facebook Tweet Email Link Dr. Jill Grimes is the author of “The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything From Hangovers to Homesickness.” With more than 30 years of experience in private practice and academic medicine, she shares her medical wisdom on social media platforms as Jill Grimes, MD, the College Doc. Parents typically handle every aspect of …

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Two teens arrested in shooting of D.C. congressional intern, Pirro says – The Washington Post

Two teens arrested in shooting of D.C. congressional intern, Pirro says  The Washington Post Two teens arrested, charged with murder of Capitol Hill intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym  FOX 5 DC 2 teens charged in deadly shooting of DC congressional intern  NBC4 Washington U.S. Attorney Pirro Announces Arrests in Killing of Congressional Intern  C-SPAN $50K reward offered to find 3rd suspect in shooting death of Congressional …

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Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment

Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment

Common Sense Media, a kids-safety-focused nonprofit offering ratings and reviews of media and technology, released its risk assessment of Google’s Gemini AI products on Friday. While the organization found that Google’s AI clearly told kids it was a computer, not a friend — something that’s associated with helping drive delusional thinking and psychosis in emotionally vulnerable individuals — it did …

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2 teens arrested, 3rd suspect at large in DC murder of congressional intern

2 teens arrested, 3rd suspect at large in DC murder of congressional intern

Two 17-year-olds have been arrested in the murder of congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Friday. WTOP’s Scott Gelman reported live on the arrests. (WASHINGTON) — Two 17-year-olds have been arrested in the murder of congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Friday. Investigators are still searching for a …

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One Teen’s Incredible “Mental Time Travel” Memory System

One Teen’s Incredible “Mental Time Travel” Memory System A paper recently published in a behavioral sciences journal describes a high school student’s hyperthymesia, an extraordinary ability to retrieve autobiographical memories. Teenager With Hyperthymesia Exhibits Extraordinary Mental Time Travel Abilities: The subject of the study, referred to as TL, was a 17-year-old high school student in France when she came to …

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OpenAI will add parental controls for ChatGPT following teen’s death

OpenAI will add parental controls for ChatGPT following teen’s death

After a 16-year-old took his own life following months of confiding in ChatGPT, OpenAI will be introducing parental controls and is considering additional safeguards, the company said in a Tuesday blog post. OpenAI said it’s exploring features like setting an emergency contact who can be reached with “one-click messages or calls” within ChatGPT, as well as an opt-in feature allowing …

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California parents sue OpenAI for wrongful death over teen’s suicide – San Francisco Chronicle

California parents sue OpenAI for wrongful death over teen’s suicide  San Francisco Chronicle Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI  BBC ChatGPT under scrutiny as family of teen who killed himself sue Open AI  The Guardian A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.  The New York Times OpenAI, Altman sued over ChatGPT’s role in California teen’s suicide  Reuters …

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