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Financial reckonings in assisted death – incentives, savings, and single-payer pressure

Financial reckonings in assisted death – incentives, savings, and single-payer pressure
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In a publicly funded healthcare system already strained by wait times, staffing shortages, and an aging population, the emergent normalization of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was never going to remain constrained. Once a procedure enters the bureaucratic and budgetary machinery, incentives emerge – quiet,...
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Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement – what’s in it?

(Al Jazeera Media Network) Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a joint defence pact as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate with the...

Mexican influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

(Al Jazeera Media Network) A Mexican social media influencer with 650,000 followers on TikTok has been killed while he was doing a livestream, authorities...

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Believing things that are not happening – what Venezuela and the Canadian oilsands reveal

Believing things that are not happening – what Venezuela and the...

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The Iranian sky lit up with missiles and drone swarms, but the slower, quieter war continued beneath the surface – in offices, boardrooms, and...
Pop quiz – is there an AI bubble on the verge of bursting?

Pop quiz – is there an AI bubble on the verge...

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Are United States stock markets experiencing an “AI bubble” that is about to burst? Or is that theory nothing more than wishful thinking from...
Trends in Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality

Rising Alzheimer’s mortality linked to numerous factors

Hanee Solanki - 0
Alzheimer's disease is one of the leading causes of death among adults age 65 and older. While it is widely reported that the Alzheimer’s...
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Step aside Donald – I am gunning for the Nobel Peace Prize

With the United States having initiated military conflict with numerous nations in recent months, I think it is safe to say that Donald Trump...

Fight boredom and misinformation by joining at a 99.999% discount on my billion-dollar seats!

Sometimes I surprise myself. Amazing, completely original ideas just pop into my head ... often as I am in what I call Prime Innovation Zone,...
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News media faith in experts continues to lead us astray

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Don't blame Anthony Fauci and other medical officials for all of the lies. Don't blame Al Gore and the other climate alarmists for being wrong...
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From cribbage board to battlefield, AI-generated content is not to be trusted blindly

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Once again today, I find myself defending the work of my editorial team because an armchair quarterback has had an AI chatbot provide analysis...
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The Dunning-Kruger effect – why you are often wrong when it feels so right

Rob Driscoll -
In 2021 and 2022, as a fledgling platform offering an elevated form of news journalism, it was difficult to educate the masses because the...
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