How an AI solution to drug overdoses ended up hurting patients

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 08.22.21 Nearly 70,000 people died from opioid drug overdoses in the US in 2020. That was up from more than 50,000 deaths in 2019. To combat the American opioid crisis, the health care system has built a prescription-drug surveillance system and endowed it with artificial intelligence. As Maia Szalavitz writes on Backchannel, "nearly all Americans have the equivalent of a secret credit score that rates the risk of prescribing controlled substances to them. And doctors have authorities looking over their shoulders as they weigh their own responses to those scores." Unfortunately, this new system has had unintended consequences: People who need prescription painkillers are being denied relief and are sometimes "fired" by the doctors who once took care of them. As Szalavitz reports, "20 percent of the patients who are most likely to be flagged as doctor-shoppers actually have cancer, which often requires seeing multiple specialists. And many of the official red flags that increase a person's risk scores are simply attributes of the most vulnerable and medically complex patients, sometimes causing those groups to be denied opioid pain treatment." For those who legitimately need pain meds, the system is Kafkaesque. Mark Robinson | Features Editor, WIRED   The Pain Was Unbearable. So Why Did Doctors Turn Her Away? BY MAIA SZALAVITZ | 22-MINUTE READ A sweeping AI has become central to how the US handles the opioid crisis. It may only be making the crisis worse.   Big Tech Is Bending to the Indian Government's Will BY AKANKSHA SINGH | 5-MINUTE READ The chasm between how platform giants uphold democratic values in the West and don't in the global south grows by the day.   OnlyFans' Explicit Content Ban Betrays Its Creators BY JASON PARHAM | 6-MINUTE READ The adult fansite made its name off of personalized porn. This week, it announced that it would restrict "sexually-explicit conduct" starting in October.   Smart Cities, Bad Metaphors, and a Better Urban Future BY ADAM ROGERS | 7-MINUTE READ Shannon Mattern's new book 'A City Is Not a Computer' digs into the data, dashboards, and language that keep people from building better, safer communities.   It's Time to Bring Back Cargo Pants BY GILAD EDELMAN | 5-MINUTE READ The much-maligned fashion trend is actually perfect for stashing your huge slab of smartphone. From the Archive     When Influencers Switch Platforms—and Bare It All BY JASON PARHAM | 12-MINUTE READ You follow them on Instagram, admiring their bodies, envying their lifestyles. And then they get intimate on OnlyFans. The influencers are now obtainable. GET WIRED Stare the future right in the eye. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.

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[New post] Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai is planning to “work as long as I can”

Sickr posted: " Katsuhiro Harada, the producer of Tekken and the general manager from Bandai Namco, has had the chance to interview and discuss video games with the exceptionally hard working Smash Bros creator, Masahiro Sakurai. The topic for the recent video is about " New post on My Nintendo News Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai is planning to "work as long as I can" by Sickr Katsuhiro Harada, the producer of Tekken and the general manager from Bandai Namco, has had the chance to interview and discuss video games with the exceptionally hard working Smash Bros creator, Masahiro Sakurai. The topic for the recent video is about retirement as both Katsuhiro Harada and Masahiro Sakurai are 51 years of age, with the general […] Read more of this post Sickr | August 22, 2021 at 11:21 am | Tags: gaming industry, harada, interview, japan, Nintendo, retirement, sakurai, smash bros, video games | Categories: Nintendo | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1dwx Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/22/smash-bros-creator-masahiro-sakurai-is-planning-to-work-as-long-as-i-can/

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[New post] Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition took 3 years to develop and sold over a million copies

Sickr posted: " News has emerged today regarding the development of Bandai Namco and Namco Tales Studio, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. The project took three years to develop and that includes the various console releases and the English localisation. The origi" New post on My Nintendo News Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition took 3 years to develop and sold over a million copies by Sickr News has emerged today regarding the development of Bandai Namco and Namco Tales Studio, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. The project took three years to develop and that includes the various console releases and the English localisation. The original Tales of Vesperia was released on Microsoft's Xbox 360 in 2007 and an enhanced port was […] Read more of this post Sickr | August 22, 2021 at 11:10 am | Tags: bandai namco, jrpg, sales, tales of vesperia, Tales Of Vesperia Definitive Edition, tales series, video games | Categories: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1dwt Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/22/tales-of-vesperia-definitive-edition-took-3-years-to-develop-and-sold-over-a-million-copies/

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[New post] Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 still scheduled for 2022

Sickr posted: " Inti Creates is currently celebrating the seventh anniversary of the Azure Striker Gunvolt series. It is hard to believe that the series first debuted 7 years ago on the Nintendo 3DS eshop. The team says thanks for all those who have purchased or played " New post on My Nintendo News Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 still scheduled for 2022 by Sickr Inti Creates is currently celebrating the seventh anniversary of the Azure Striker Gunvolt series. It is hard to believe that the series first debuted 7 years ago on the Nintendo 3DS eshop. The team says thanks for all those who have purchased or played the action filled games and have reiterated that the third game […] Read more of this post Sickr | August 22, 2021 at 9:43 am | Tags: azure striker gunvolt, azure striker gunvolt 3, Inti Creates, Switch | Categories: Nintendo Switch | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1dwo Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/22/azure-striker-gunvolt-3-still-scheduled-for-2022/

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[New post] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge will feature at Gamescom opening night live

Sickr posted: " Geoff Keighley, journalist and organiser of Gamescom: Opening Night Live 2021, has confirmed this morning that we will all get a closer look at the eagerly-anticipated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge by Tribute Games and DotEmu during th" New post on My Nintendo News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge will feature at Gamescom opening night live by Sickr Geoff Keighley, journalist and organiser of Gamescom: Opening Night Live 2021, has confirmed this morning that we will all get a closer look at the eagerly-anticipated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge by Tribute Games and DotEmu during the live stream. Gamescom Opening Night Live 2021 takes place on Tuesday at 6pm UK time / […] Read more of this post Sickr | August 22, 2021 at 9:37 am | Tags: dotemu, gamescom, playstation, stream, Switch, teenage mutant ninja turtles, teenage mutant ninja turtles: shredder's revenge, xbox | Categories: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1dwg Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/22/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shredders-revenge-will-feature-at-gamescom-opening-night-live/

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[New post] VentureBeat’s Jeff Grubb says that he heard that the next Netherrealm Studios game is likely Mortal Kombat 12

ssf1991 posted: " Netherrealm Studios had been supporting Mortal Kombat 11 for a couple of years. However, in July, the studio announced that support for the game would be coming to an end. Since then, speculation on what Netherrealm's next game has been occurring, due in" New post on My Nintendo News VentureBeat's Jeff Grubb says that he heard that the next Netherrealm Studios game is likely Mortal Kombat 12 by ssf1991 Netherrealm Studios had been supporting Mortal Kombat 11 for a couple of years. However, in July, the studio announced that support for the game would be coming to an end. Since then, speculation on what Netherrealm's next game has been occurring, due in part to rumors of the studio working on a Marvel title. However, […] Read more of this post ssf1991 | August 21, 2021 at 9:18 pm | Tags: Jeff grubb, mortal kombat, news, Nintendo, video games | Categories: Nintendo | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1dw4 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/21/venturebeats-jeff-grubb-says-that-he-heard-that-the-next-netherrealm-studios-game-is-likely-mortal-kombat-12/

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