Paramedics who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine convicted of negligent homicide: The Colorado health workers had injected the 140-pound young adult with a dose appropriate for a 200-pound person, contributing to his death. Read CBS News‘ rundown of the trial that concluded Friday.
New FDA-approved test for opioid use disorder looks at “brain reward pathways:” The new test is intended for people considering use of opioids for short-term medical situations like recovery from surgery and may help those prone to opioid addiction understand this quality beforehand. (MedicineNet).
Judge to rule by the new year on Iowa’s book ban: A restriction on “pornographic” books in public schools has been too broadly interpreted by schools to focus too much on LGBTQ+ content, according to an attorney defending the state of Iowa against lawsuit by a family and the ACLU. (Iowa Public Radio).
AI facial recognition duplicates existing biases: A case against the national drugstore chain Rite Aid has highlighted how artificial intelligence duplicates implicit bias by building pre-existing prejudices into algorithms, Forbes writes.
Biden expands pardons for cannabis offenses: The president’s proclamation Friday pardons, for the first time, those with criminal records related to possession on federal properties, reports Marijuana Moment.
(photo credit: The White House through Wikimedia Commons, showing President Joe Biden signing the first marijuana offenses pardon of his term in October 2022.)
