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WHO Review Links Cigarette Smoking to Lower Fertility—And Finds Quitting Matters
A WHO review says women who currently smoke face an estimated 40% higher risk of infertility than non-smokers, while former smokers fare better than current smokers. The evidence supports cessation care, not blame for people already navigating infertility.
UN Rights Chief Demands Hard Limits Before Advanced AI Outruns Oversight
Volker Türk has called for strong global guarantees around advanced AI and warned against control concentrated among a few companies and individuals. A credible safety regime must treat discrimination and gendered digital violence as present harms, not distractions from hypothetical catastrophe.
KOVE Raises CHF1.6 Million for an Implant Intended to Make Fetal Surgery Safer
The University of Zurich spin-off is developing a device to seal the fetal membrane after minimally invasive surgery. Funding will move it toward first-in-human testing; effectiveness in patients has not yet been established.