AI is a ‘double-edged sword’ for utilities – weighing the risk against the benefits
Utilities are modernizing the grid for cleaner energy, using AI for planning, as discussed in a DTECH panel moderated by Sundeep Dakarapu. Continue reading →
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine
Moderna received a refusal-to-file (RTF) letter from the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for its investigational mRNA vaccine for influenza, the company said Tuesday. The letter is inconsistent with the feedback received at pre-Phase 3 and pre-submission consultations,...
Novo Nordisk sues Hims for GLP-1 patent infringement
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, some say. Novo Nordisk would probably disagree. Copycats of the company’s popular weight loss treatment, Wegovy, have been popping up for years. One copycat comes from the company Hims & Hers, an online provider of obesity medications as...
SLAS 2026: Orchestration patforms, API-first instruments and the rise of semiautonomous labs
SLAS 2026 in Boston (Feb. 7–11) drew the usual mix of liquid-handler demos and poster sessions, but this year’s show floor had something of a different energy. Three orchestration platforms launched in the same week. Multiple instruments shipped API-first. Just two days earlier, on Feb. 5,...
Providence Cedars-Sinai nurses plan 5-day strike
Registered nurses and licensed medical professionals at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana (Calif.) Medical Center are set to begin a five-day strike Feb. 16, according to a union news release shared with Becker’s. The strike involves members of Service Employees International Union Local...
MUSC Health expands virtual nursing to NICU
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is one of the first health systems to have virtual nursing in the neonatal ICU. The organization is expanding a collaboration with startup VirtuAlly, which previously provided pediatric virtual nurses in the med-surg unit at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s...
HHS seeks feedback on 340B rebate model
HHS is weighing whether to redesign its 340B rebate model pilot program after two federal court rulings blocked its implementation and the agency formally agreed to abandon the initiative. On Feb. 13, the Health Resources and Services Administration issued a request for information to gather...Mario Tennis Fever is fun, but I'm still searching for a great realistic tennis sim
Mario Tennis Fever was released this week to a positive reception, with our review calling it “a perfect arcade sports game offering a generous plethora of ways to play it.” Its Fever Rackets make it a delectable pick-up-and-play arcade experience with the ways they can set opponents aflame or...
Sweetgreen names Wpromote paid media AOR as brand looks to reignite growth
Wpromote is tasked with balancing a cohesive national strategy with more market-specific opportunities as Sweetgreen combats a sales slump. Continue reading →