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FDA Warns GLP-1s May Increase Risk of Sudden Blindness

An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that GLP-1 drugmakers must add a warning label about a rare eye condition that can cause sudden blindness. The condition, called nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, affects the optic nerve, which carries signals from the eye to the brain. When blood flow to the nerve is reduced or blocked, it can cause sudden vision loss. The condition is permanent with no known treatment. The FDA said "there is a potential increased risk of rare NAION" in people taking GLP-1 drugs. The agency

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Epistemic Sudden Death

When sports go into overtime, they sometimes use "sudden death" format. Instead of gaining points incrementally, the next person to score instantly wins and the other guy instantly loses. "Epistemic Sudden Death" is when you've been accumulating some evidence or orienting to a situation, and now, you find yourself in a situation where you could gain decisive evidence about what world you're in at any time. You don't expect intermediate observations between the current state, and whatever it is you're expecting. In the case of AI, when you meet those observations, you also might suddenly [1] di

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Sudden Illness Sees Miyamoto Miss Nintendo's Financial Briefing, But He's Expected To Make A Quick Recovery

He'll be back at it very soon. Nintendo legend and creative mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto is almost 74, and while he has taken a step back in recent years, he's still quite active within the Japanese video game company. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Nintendo Life · EN