Our Scans · (ZY.2.06) Health Science · Weekly Summary

• [New] Debunked media claims include claims that greenhouse gases threaten public health, Atlantic Ocean losing circulation, adjusting temperature data is science, earth's thermostat is rising, and glaciers shrinking faster than ever. Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York
• 2024's summit will delve into the transformative impact of nanoscience as it relates to microscopy, materials science, AI and machine learning, hard technology, human health, and more. The Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine
• HealthKois plans to invest between $7 million and $25 million in early growth-stage companies across sectors such as healthtech, medtech, life sciences, healthcare delivery, and climate health. Yourstory
• ESS will enable scientific breakthroughs in fields such as materials science, energy, environmental research, transport, medicine, and health. News Powered by Cision
• The Trump administration's 2026 budget includes sweeping cuts to federal science funding, with the National Institutes of Health facing a 40% reduction and the National Science Foundation (NSF) losing 55% of its budget. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• In 2025, funding opportunities may be more likely to support research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries, such as combining engineering, medicine, and social sciences to address issues like public health, artificial intelligence, and climate change. Cayuse
• In 2025, Life Sciences and Health Care (LS & HC) companies face rapidly evolving global and local business paradigms that create regulatory, intellectual property, transactional and contentious risks and require daily monitoring. JD Supra
• The Academy of Digital Health Sciences is testing and will soon transition all its digital health trainings to AI-based modules that will redefine how medical education is delivered across the world. ETHealthworld
• Google's head of quantum AI, Hartmut Neven, recently indicated that commercialized quantum computing applications will be up and running within five years in key areas like materials science, health care and energy. WTOP News
• Like many fields in the healthcare industry, changes and adaptations spurred by new advances in technology, health science, healthcare delivery models and more will have a large impact on the medical assistant career within the next five to ten years. University of Providence
• WSU Health Sciences and Whitworth University are excited to announce the expansion of a 55-year partnership that will allow students access to a broader range of degrees in health sciences and ultimately fill a growing number of positions in Spokane's healthcare industry. WSU Spokane News & Events
• Washington State University Health Sciences and Whitworth University are excited to announce the expansion of a 55-year partnership that will allow students access to a broader range of degrees in health sciences and ultimately fill a growing number of positions in Spokane's healthcare industry. WSU Insider
• CARMA has the potential to teach humankind how to design and create replicating chemical systems outside the confines of biology, with applications in health care and material science. College of Natural Sciences
• The potential for artificial intelligence to transform science, health care, and the world of work hinges on access to a diverse supply of chips. Time
• Health and Life Sciences will address potential topics such as Precision Medicine, Preventive Genetic Sequencing, Cell-Cultured Foods, and Crop Resilience. Emirates24|7
• Business sector demand for proptech will come from life sciences, manufacturing, higher education, health care, and industrial buildings. Commercial Observer
• Researchers at Loyola University Chicago's Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health have uncovered promising findings that medications like Ozempic, often prescribed for diabetes and weight loss, may also reduce the risks associated with opioid and alcohol use disorders. Loyola Today
• To better protect people globally from the devastating effects of climate change on health, solutions that draw across climate, health, and agricultural science will be needed. ReliefWeb
• As thousands of new species of plants are discovered every year, science could be at a precipice where the future of human health maximizes on the gift of global biodiversity, instead of destroying it. Blavity News & Entertainment
• Researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology have achieved a significant breakthrough in emotion recognition technology, introducing a novel system that could transform the way we interact with machines and monitor mental health. Tech Xplore
• AIChemy will ensure that the chemical sciences community is able to exploit the AI revolution so that researchers can provide solutions to global challenges such as net zero emissions and global health. University of Liverpool

Last updated: 14 July 2025