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AI and medicine may be a dangerous combination

172 Views   Artificial intelligence as really artificial! OK, we hear that AI makes up things, or hallucinates, as researchers call it. What if AI is asked to create intricate misinformation about very important things?

Legislators propose amendments to New Mexico red flag law

172 Views   Two New Mexico legislators are proposing amendments to a state law that allows district courts to issue yearlong orders to prohibit individuals from possessing, purchasing or receiving firearms if they are found to pose a threat of injury to themselves or others.

Flu cases in New Mexico higher than most states

148 Views   New Mexico is one of four states in the country where flu activity is the highest right now./em> “We are in the middle of what I would say is respiratory viral season, which includes influenza,” UNMH Dr. Megan Brett said. But that also includes RSV and Covid. The

New vaccine could lower bad cholesterol developed at UNM

188 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. — According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 2 in 5 adults have high cholesterol, and a new vaccine developed by researchers at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine could help lower “bad” LDL cholesterol.

RECA compensation for New Mexico Downwinders rejected by US House

159 Views   Sen. Ben Ray Luján, a Democrat, has introduced radiation exposure compensation bills in every Congress since he was first elected to the U.S. House in 2008 All members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation expressed outrage with the U.S. House leadership’s move to block compensation for people sickened by

Sandia Labs develops sensor to use during cancer treatment

193 Views   The Sandia National Laboratories has developed a new sensor to detect radioactive materials during proton radiotherapy. Researcher Patrick Doty, among others, created a plan to use an imaging patch, which makes it easier to provide dosages to the correct areas. Doty explains how this can help, especially with

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