In return for the shield, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma are committed to paying up to $6 billion to help compensate communities and individuals for the ravages of the opioid epidemic.
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Sacklers Can Be Shielded From Opioid Liability, Appeals Court Rules
The decision gives the Purdue Pharma owners long-sought protection, but it will release billions of dollars from their fortune to states and communities to help cope with the costs of addiction.
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Would Large Language Models Be Better If They Weren’t So Large?
Teaching fewer words to large language models might help them sound more human.
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Complications After Delivery: What Women Need to Know
New mothers are at risk for up to a year, research has shown. But the first six weeks are the most perilous.
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Maternity’s Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home
Recent research shows that most pregnancy-related deaths occur in the year after a baby is born. The discovery is changing how doctors care for new mothers.